One thing to add to what Joe just said... for the young folks! If you use a buffer pad on a grinder be VERY careful. Even a practiced user can be caught off...
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Ed
kollekter
Nov 30, 2004 2:02 pm
Bill, I hope everything works out ok for him. If he's anything like my pop being around him after a prostate check is a real treat...kinda like a pissed off ax...
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Cameron Michel
mentalcase958
Nov 30, 2004 4:12 pm
You guys are the absolute best!! Thank you all so much for the help. I'm definatly going to look into getting some of that equipment. I'll make sure that I've...
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Dalmo Mariano
redatorfreel...
Nov 30, 2004 5:06 pm
Hi, Joe, as a 3/4 scale of you I dont have the enormous hands and arms you got. Anyway Sometimes I hold the knife with one hand and the grinder with the other....
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PELLIOTT@...
bikesandguns13
Nov 30, 2004 5:16 pm
Yo Cam, For your first attempts, go down to your Home Depot, Menards, etc. Pick up some 3/16 thick flat stock. It's available in 1 inch, 1 1/2 inch. & 2 inch. ...
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brknfthr@...
knifesrme
Nov 30, 2004 5:49 pm
Well now I expect you to have a 100% stick ratio if you are at a beach and throwing at sand, unless you accidentally stick it in one of those bikini clad ...
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Ed
kollekter
Nov 30, 2004 6:37 pm
Dalmo, A CITY???? In Brazil???? I thought you all lived in palm frond huts and ran around naked except for all the foxy ladies in the grass skirts and clam...
11100
The Rev. Dr. David R....
throwdinimax...
Nov 30, 2004 6:39 pm
Mike, a quick overview of the scores reveals the obvious: 1) your ability to stick (stick ratio) decreases with distance, and 2) your score drops off with ...
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Roy Hutchison
royhutchy2000
Nov 30, 2004 6:47 pm
Joe, I dont get charged any set up fee, its all in the cheap cost. Also the material cost is included into the final price of about $ 4. Thats...
11102
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jester_j6s
Nov 30, 2004 7:15 pm
Here's a great resource of steel information: http://users.ameritech.net/knives/steels.htm -R->...
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Roy Hutchison
royhutchy2000
Nov 30, 2004 7:52 pm
-R-> I wrote 2 articles, they are in Scotts past newsletters. Roy L ... From: ---R---> To: thrower@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 11:44 PM ...
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Roy Hutchison
royhutchy2000
Nov 30, 2004 7:53 pm
Ed Your buddy ripped off his thumb, eh. Neh, thats just a flesh wound. I tore my left arm off one morning and never noticed it until I went to look at my...
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Cameron Michel
mentalcase958
Nov 30, 2004 7:54 pm
Alright, so judging by that site, a good steel for me to start with would be 440C, right? I'm not sure I understood some of the stuff said about any of them,...
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Cameron Michel
mentalcase958
Nov 30, 2004 7:54 pm
Alright, thanks. I'll write that down and see if I can get down to Home Depot this weekend. Cam ... 2 inch. ... knives ... having...
11107
Cameron Michel
mentalcase958
Nov 30, 2004 8:07 pm
-R-> Now that I really look at the design you gave me and my actual "knife" I don't think that it's something I can do with a hacksaw... Lol. I'll try my best,...
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Kaspars Balodis
zabaksmers
Nov 30, 2004 9:12 pm
David, actually (if I see the numbers right) the sticking ratio is 98,5%, 97,5%, 93%, 86,5% and 83%. Mike, if you could stick all knives (ie. if you could...
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Roy Hutchison
royhutchy2000
Nov 30, 2004 9:16 pm
Joe Are we supposed to be throwing from the 5 distances? Roy L [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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The Rev. Dr. David R....
throwdinimax...
Nov 30, 2004 9:17 pm
Kasper, I took his stick ratio for the 1/2 spin and presumed that was the best he could do. Then all other sticks at other distances are a percentage of that. ...
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Chad Wilson
caeman
Nov 30, 2004 9:19 pm
... I think Joe said to throw from where ever you wanted to throw from. The point of the "contest" was more to throw 1000 times than actually trying to...
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Kaspars Balodis
zabaksmers
Nov 30, 2004 9:22 pm
Watch the jpg file and see your number one more time :) On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 21:17:04 -0000, The Rev. Dr. David R. Adamovich...
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jester_j6s
Nov 30, 2004 9:26 pm
You can cut it if you take your time. It won't be easy, but when I was 12 or 13 I cut out some 6 sided throwing stars out of sheet metal, and it took a long...
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Matthew Rapaport
mattrapaport96
Nov 30, 2004 9:38 pm
Hello Cam... 440C is "good for knives" meaning REAL knives, the kind that have to cut and maintain their edge for a reasonable time. You don't throw real...
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jester_j6s
Nov 30, 2004 10:06 pm
Mattew's right, 440C is expensive to start with. Gil Hibbens throwers are 440C and are pretty durable, so the steel is ok for throwers, but it might be to much...
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Dalmo Mariano
redatorfreel...
Dec 1, 2004 1:09 am
Yes, Ed, we have cities down here. This one where I am now is named Santos, and is the biggest port in South America. Check it on the web, you will like it. ...
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Cameron Michel
mentalcase958
Dec 1, 2004 2:54 am
Matt Thanks for all of that info, but I still don't know what kind of steel to use. Lol Cam ... knives ... are not ... steel like ... especially ... steel ... ...
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Cameron Michel
mentalcase958
Dec 1, 2004 2:58 am
Alright, disregard that last message. Lol Thanks, that really helped alot. I think I understand a little better now. Basicly I should start off with some of...
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Matthew Rapaport
mattrapaport96
Dec 1, 2004 4:17 am
I understand... It comes down to this... You don't need expensive steels for 2 reasons... 1. You aren't ready for it. Why pay more when you are just learning. ...
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bowyer38
Dec 1, 2004 4:50 am
Thanks everyone for the kind words and emails concerning my dad. You guys are the best! Ed...you have no idea how hard he is to deal with right now. I would...
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brknfthr@...
knifesrme
Dec 1, 2004 6:48 am
Sounds like I need them to be made in the UK Roy Joe D. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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brknfthr@...
knifesrme
Dec 1, 2004 6:54 am
Not really but Mike is getting old and what he reads he don't hear so well! I just wanted everyone to throw 1000 knives, I said from their favorite distance to...
