[TheForge] Grinding wheels....

Fri Jun 13 20:54:00 2003

I think I seen  this at my great aunts place years ago, they had about a
pint tin can mounted above the wheel w/ a small hole punched in the  bottom
so water driped on the wheel.
Randy Mundt
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phlip" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 7:39 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Grinding wheels....


>
> Ene bichizh ogsen baina shuu...
>
>  He was amused that I wanted to
> > fix it up and make it work again. Told me stories of guys who would go
> > up and down the neighborhood streets with a pedal powered sharpening rig
> > and sharpen the housewives knives.
>
> Yeah, they used to do that in Georgetown, in DC, when I was a kid. Then, a
> few years ago in Zanesville Ohio, I guy started doing it. Very nice guy,
and
> with a bit of guidance, would get my knives beautifully sharp...
>
> > The lower third of the  stone ran in a small  rounded tank of water that
> > hung from the axle frame so the stone cut cool and never loaded up. The
> > tank has to be drained when not in use or the stone will soak up water
> > on the bottom and be out of balance.
> > When I got mine functioning  I found that they were designed for smaller
> > folk than myself...felt like an adult trying to ride a kiddie's
> > hotwheel......Pete
>
> His was rather small, too. I'm wondering if it might be a portability
issue,
> requiring that particular designe to have shorter pedals to avoid hitting
> the ground, or other interference. Of course, it could also just be that
the
> parts scavenged to make them came from kid's bicycles ;-) I'll keep the
> water tank idea in mind. I'm now talking to a couple of people- may wind
up
> wwith a pair of wheels in different grits- and in both cases, it looks
like
> I might hafta do some frame repair and modification, so adding in a water
> tank might be an interesting addition.
>
> The first one looks like in might arrive via SCA mail Tuesday, when I go
to
> work, so I may be able to play with it at Vinland Raids, that weekend ;-)
>
> Phlip
>
> "When in doubt, heat it up and hit it with a hammer."
>  Blacksmith's credo.
>
>  If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
> cat.
>
> Never a horse that cain't be rode,
> And never a rider who cain't be throwed....
>
>
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