New ways to use hole punches.
asterix (Aug 28, 2022), carloski (Aug 22, 2022), Moby Duck (Aug 31, 2022), nova_robotics (Aug 26, 2022)
Thanks mr_modify1! We've added your Hole Punch Sharpening Method to our Sharpening category,
as well as to your builder page: mr_modify1's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:
New plans added on 12/16/2024: Click here for 2,633 plans for homemade tools.
I've done both, and both for leatherwork and metalwork. A lead block, IMO, is better, as you can re-melt the lead when you feel the surface is too messy. Use wood shavings and maybe a bit paraffin wax for a flux, and skim the bits of metal or charred leather out, let it cool, and you're good to go. I use an old US GI Mess Kit with the folding handle as a mold. End grain wooden blocks work as well, except that they wear out. You can only shave them down so far before they don't work anymore.
That style. I would not use it for food service after using it to melt lead, btw. I use a Coleman stove outdoors for the heat source. Do NOT have any water around the pan when you're melting the lead, as you're likely to get a visit from what reloaders call "the Lead Fairy". I guarantee you wouldn't like that. It's called a steam explosion, and it throws molten lead all over the place.
Bill
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