rock island stiddy

[jonet143]

stiddys are hard to come by. stiddys are expensive. well, thanks to orvet, this is no longer true. dale built this stiddy and replicated the camillus knife clamp and i am one happy camper. these are now some of my most favorite tools. gotta go, knives to pound!

[keithlong]

Hey Johnnie,
Looks like you are off to a good start, just [ost pics of the knives you work on.

[jonet143]

hey keith, this one replaces the jeweler's anvil i have used for years. it will make it a lot easier.

[orvet]

Glad you like it Johnnie. You have the first prototype.
I am working on number two and already have some significant changes that I have made on it. One of the things I am working on is a softer surface (than the steel) to add that will not damage the bolsters of a knife. I am kicking around a couple three ideas in that regard.

It has been many years since I have welded……I can tell by looking at my welds on that stiddy!
But my welding guy came to the rescue with some better rod, so the next welds should look better.

I hope to eventually offer these for sale in my AAPK store, as soon as I settle on the final design.

Dale

[justold52]

some better rod

I have in the past baked my rods at about 250 for about 2 hour.

This helped get the moisture out of them.

Perhaps try that and you old rods will work beter.

If I can help I do have a milling machine in my garage.

[orvet]

Thanks Ken,
I have heard that before, however in this instance the age & condition of the electrodes was not the issue.
They told me that railroad track (in the US) contains a good bit of manganese. I got some electrodes with manganese in them and they worked much better. I won’t keep electrodes around for long unless they are properly stored. I just bought a sealed container for that very purpose.

Dale

[johnnierotten]

Cool,Johnnie!!!........when you mentioned Rock Island I was thinking firearms.

[jonet143]

close johnnie! it is in my "arsenal" of tools! dale did a great job on the "prototype", even signed it.(where is my coa?) anyway it is sure to keep me on the right "track".

[jonet143]

well, the post brought my genuine, (non-parker) signed by craftsnan dale vincent, framed c.o.a. for my new favorite tool. thanks orvet!

ps...it works great!

[CLIFF]

I bought this steady a long time ago, the base is 1 & 1/2 thick, 5 & 3/4" across, the stedy is 3 & 1/2" high, 1 & 1/2" wide, and 5" long. I was going to post this on AAPK, but could not load the photo's to the post

cliff

[jonet143]

that is a fine piece of machine work cliff! who is the manufacturer?

[CLIFF]

KNIFE REPAIR & RESTORATION, by Adrian Harris. Listed a steady maker by the name of, R.E. Roberts I contacted Him, and found out that He has not sold a steady in a long time, but He would make this one. And you right it is nice, This was a long time ago

cliff

[orvet]

Here is another stiddy I made after I made Johnnie's.

I put a strip of micarta on it in case someone needs a soft area that won't mar the bolsters.

It is currently for sale in my AAPK store.

Dale