Comments for From the Workshop http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog A Blog by Karl Holtey. Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:25:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Window to my workshop 43 by admin http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/2010/09/15/window-to-my-workshop-43/comment-page-1/#comment-1038 admin Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:25:40 +0000 http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/?p=1095#comment-1038 Hi I purchase my polymer from these people http://www.ivoryalternative.com/. You will also find them useful for ivory and ebony alternatives. k Hi

I purchase my polymer from these people http://www.ivoryalternative.com/. You will also find them useful for ivory and ebony alternatives.

k

]]> Comment on Window to my workshop 58 by admin http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/2011/11/01/window-to-my-workshop-58/comment-page-1/#comment-1037 admin Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:23:13 +0000 http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/?p=1501#comment-1037 Hi Sorry about the crashing but we changed the settings to avoid so much spam. Once registered you will not have a problem. There has been much to-ing and fro-ing in my mind and I am tempted to lean towards the martensitic 400 grades for the sake of having it magnetic. A little rust resistance is better than none. I have never had a problem with 303/304 stainless in the past and the recent 304 bar forms - supposedly - that I bought were in fact cropped from a sheet by some cretin. It is a total nightmare to work with. Never ever experienced such trouble before. I have no doubt the 304Ugima would do well but I feel that the time has come to move on. k Hi

Sorry about the crashing but we changed the settings to avoid so much spam. Once registered you will not have a problem.

There has been much to-ing and fro-ing in my mind and I am tempted to lean towards the martensitic 400 grades for the sake of having it magnetic. A little rust resistance is better than none.

I have never had a problem with 303/304 stainless in the past and the recent 304 bar forms – supposedly – that I bought were in fact cropped from a sheet by some cretin. It is a total nightmare to work with. Never ever experienced such trouble before. I have no doubt the 304Ugima would do well but I feel that the time has come to move on.

k

]]> Comment on Window to my workshop 58 by Archie http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/2011/11/01/window-to-my-workshop-58/comment-page-1/#comment-1035 Archie Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:48:44 +0000 http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/?p=1501#comment-1035 Hi Karl, Hopefully I will not crash and burn this time. 304 stainless steel can be sourced in a variation called 304Ugima this varient is easier to machine and will not wear your cutting tools so fast. But you probably know all of this and will have a good reason as to why you are not using it ! Go on then let's hear it ??? Best wishes, Neil. Hi Karl,
Hopefully I will not crash and burn this time.
304 stainless steel can be sourced in a variation called 304Ugima this varient is easier to machine and will not wear your cutting tools so fast.
But you probably know all of this and will have a good reason as to why you are not using it ! Go on then let’s hear it ???
Best wishes,
Neil.

]]> Comment on Window to my workshop 43 by kmbagpipes http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/2010/09/15/window-to-my-workshop-43/comment-page-1/#comment-1034 kmbagpipes Thu, 03 Nov 2011 08:47:54 +0000 http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/?p=1095#comment-1034 I am enjoying the blog, great to see the craftmanship. I was interested in that material (Polymer) which has a wood or horn? grain effect that you are using. Would you be able to point me in the direction of where to get some to try it out on musical instruments. I am enjoying the blog, great to see the craftmanship.
I was interested in that material (Polymer) which has a wood or horn? grain effect that you are using. Would you be able to point me in the direction of where to get some to try it out on musical instruments.

]]> Comment on Window to my workshop 57 by admin http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/2011/10/24/window-to-my-workshop-57/comment-page-1/#comment-1028 admin Thu, 27 Oct 2011 08:45:04 +0000 http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/?p=1498#comment-1028 Hi Archie There is a short reply and a long reply but I am having a day off today so it is the short one! Certainly not practical and you are thinking like a woodworker! In my workshop I have a very good bow saw and to make this kind of cut I would require a purpose made fixture and then the cut itself would take an extremely long time. I would only be saving a few extra ounces of steel. It would be nice to make it out of a solid bar but there would still be a large amount of milling and I would have to make it a cross grind on top. I might come back to this idea at a later date. Don't write the riveting off because as you can see they are integral with the sneck. The fact that they are riveted over on the underside of the blade whilst the sneck block is still square enables me to use the fly press which does a lot more than just peining the end of the rivet. It swells the whole of the rivet making it extremely tight in its bore. This is about as good as it gets. It allows me to concentrate on the finish and texture of the blade. k Hi Archie

There is a short reply and a long reply but I am having a day off today so it is the short one!

Certainly not practical and you are thinking like a woodworker! In my workshop I have a very good bow saw and to make this kind of cut I would require a purpose made fixture and then the cut itself would take an extremely long time. I would only be saving a few extra ounces of steel.

It would be nice to make it out of a solid bar but there would still be a large amount of milling and I would have to make it a cross grind on top. I might come back to this idea at a later date.

Don’t write the riveting off because as you can see they are integral with the sneck. The fact that they are riveted over on the underside of the blade whilst the sneck block is still square enables me to use the fly press which does a lot more than just peining the end of the rivet. It swells the whole of the rivet making it extremely tight in its bore. This is about as good as it gets. It allows me to concentrate on the finish and texture of the blade.

k

]]> Comment on Window to my workshop 57 by Archie http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/2011/10/24/window-to-my-workshop-57/comment-page-1/#comment-1027 Archie Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:27:45 +0000 http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/?p=1498#comment-1027 Hi Karl, Now here's a thought ! Why not buy the tool steel in a much thicker grade cut through the billet diagonally yielding 2 wedge shapes. then mill down to flat leaving the rear end for machining and forming the sneck. Send for hardening and once returned do the bizzo with the surface grinder and well there you have it ! No rivets, Integral sneck ? Best wishes, Archie. Hi Karl,
Now here’s a thought !
Why not buy the tool steel in a much thicker grade cut through the billet diagonally yielding 2 wedge shapes. then mill down to flat leaving the rear end for machining and forming the sneck. Send for hardening and once returned do the bizzo with the surface grinder and well there you have it !
No rivets, Integral sneck ?
Best wishes,
Archie.

]]> Comment on Window to my workshop 57 by admin http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/2011/10/24/window-to-my-workshop-57/comment-page-1/#comment-1025 admin Tue, 25 Oct 2011 08:22:49 +0000 http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/?p=1498#comment-1025 Hi Black The cutter, for those that are interested, is a Dormer C700 R=12.5 HSCo corner radiusing cutter. It is an off the shelf component but not widely available and cost about £200. I know because I have just had to order one! It is the only cutter of this of any quality with 20 mm shank (this is partly why it is so expensive, a 25mm shank would be less than half this price. Anyone contemplating purchasing a milling machine I would strongly recommend it has nothing smaller than a 40 international spindle). k Hi Black

The cutter, for those that are interested, is a Dormer C700 R=12.5 HSCo corner radiusing cutter. It is an off the shelf component but not widely available and cost about £200. I know because I have just had to order one!

It is the only cutter of this of any quality with 20 mm shank (this is partly why it is so expensive, a 25mm shank would be less than half this price. Anyone contemplating purchasing a milling machine I would strongly recommend it has nothing smaller than a 40 international spindle).

k

]]> Comment on Window to my workshop 57 by admin http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/2011/10/24/window-to-my-workshop-57/comment-page-1/#comment-1024 admin Tue, 25 Oct 2011 08:18:04 +0000 http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/?p=1498#comment-1024 Hi Black The real issue here is that the rivet is integral to the sneck, whereas a loose rivet would be weak and will allow movement then look unsightly. A loose rivet would be more effective in a larger sneck. k Hi Black

The real issue here is that the rivet is integral to the sneck, whereas a loose rivet would be weak and will allow movement then look unsightly. A loose rivet would be more effective in a larger sneck.

k

]]> Comment on Window to my workshop 57 by Black http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/2011/10/24/window-to-my-workshop-57/comment-page-1/#comment-1023 Black Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:43:35 +0000 http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/?p=1498#comment-1023 I also love that big radius cutter. Is that an off the shelf component or a special order? I also love that big radius cutter. Is that an off the shelf component or a special order?

]]> Comment on Window to my workshop 57 by Black http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/2011/10/24/window-to-my-workshop-57/comment-page-1/#comment-1022 Black Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:50:53 +0000 http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/?p=1498#comment-1022 Yes, the sneck on other blades seem to be attached without much care for accuracy, whereas you have applied the same amount of precision normally dedicated to the bed & mouth of planes. Yes, the sneck on other blades seem to be attached without much care for accuracy, whereas you have applied the same amount of precision normally dedicated to the bed & mouth of planes.

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