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I had been hearing about bog oak for years but don't recall anyone every mentioning that it was low density (light in weight) or that it chipped easily. Thanks for that info.
In terms of aesthetics, I actually prefer the brass back with the steel plate and black handle. The engraving is excellent as part of that.
For slotted steel back, you might want to consider a 400-series stainless rather than one of the 300's. Years ago, I sent a job to the machine shop with an expectation that it would come back in their preferred 300-series steel. They surprised us by making it out a 400-series (410?). They said that they did it because it was so much easier to machine. That was great for them, but bad for us because I did not have the budget to have them make it again. We had planned to use a magnetic stir bar in the device. With the 400-series steel, we could not do that and had to completely rework the design to feed in a mechanical stirred from the top.
This is also why I keep saying that Robust should switch to a 400-series stainless for their lathe beds so that the magnetic lathe accessories would work with their lathes.
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(01-29-2025, 09:07 PM)iclark Wrote: I had been hearing about bog oak for years but don't recall anyone every mentioning that it was low density (light in weight) or that it chipped easily. Thanks for that info.
In terms of aesthetics, I actually prefer the brass back with the steel plate and black handle. The engraving is excellent as part of that.
For slotted steel back, you might want to consider a 400-series stainless rather than one of the 300's. Years ago, I sent a job to the machine shop with an expectation that it would come back in their preferred 300-series steel. They surprised us by making it out a 400-series (410?). They said that they did it because it was so much easier to machine. That was great for them, but bad for us because I did not have the budget to have them make it again. We had planned to use a magnetic stir bar in the device. With the 400-series steel, we could not do that and had to completely rework the design to feed in a mechanical stirred from the top.
This is also why I keep saying that Robust should switch to a 400-series stainless for their lathe beds so that the magnetic lathe accessories would work with their lathes.
Interesting. I just priced 17-4 stainless. YIKES! $370.00 for a piece 12" x 12". Would only make 8 12" saws providing there were no screw ups. Easier said than done. Doesn't look like I will be experimenting with that stuff anytime soon.
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