I recently talked to Barb Snyder from http://barbkat.com about getting some belts for my new grizzly 2X72 belt sander. I was under the impression that the zirconium belts are what I would need for polishing metal but she said that she only carries zirconium belts up to 120 grit. From reading the oth...

If you time is worth anything then you are quickly approaching the point at which it becomes more feasible to purchase your rings pre-cut or investing in a automatic sawing rig of some sort.

Sir Gunn, There are several methods available for cutting butted rings efficiently: The method I use, because it is the easiest and requires the least tools, is score and break. the method is detailed in the article below: http://www.mailleartisans.org/articles/articledisplay.cgi?key=8002 This metho...

Harbor Freight Throatless Shear

To anyone who has experiance with this model is it rated for 16ga stainless?

It looks like the equivalent to the beverly B1 shear, which is rated for up to 18ga stainless. The online manual doesn't seem to say what this one is rated for though.

- Larch

In my coiling rig I actually weave the coils with a gap between each ring. It effectivly makes a coil that is pre strenched out. I only use this technique on large suits of chainmail cuase when I do this it tends to make the ring form into a mild taco shape when closed. The toca shape isn't recogniz...

Though I would have preferred some 304 stainless I have recently come across a 3 by 5 foot sheet of 410 stainless for cheap. I heard that this grade of stainless is far less rust resistant than the 304 grade. If any body has experience in the 410 grade, is it still more rust resistant than mild stee...