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by CasperFatone
Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:03 pm
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: You got your Ceramic Mule. How you gonna sharpen it?
Replies: 144
Views: 9550

Re: You got your Ceramic Mule. How you gonna sharpen it?

Holy Christ man, THANK YOU for such a detailed response! Seriously. I typically have to engineer everything on my own, and definitely was not expecting that level of information from ya, so thanks man. I use a freehand system currently, but have been *****ing at it forever and this was in the "...
by CasperFatone
Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:23 am
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: You got your Ceramic Mule. How you gonna sharpen it?
Replies: 144
Views: 9550

Re: You got your Ceramic Mule. How you gonna sharpen it?

Here is my setup with the bar in vertical position for the contact wheel. This is before I did the horizontal mount for the platten. CasperFantone, what kind of scales are those on the Mule? They look fancy! The knife in the picture with the contact wheel is an M398 Mule that I converted to a liner...
by CasperFatone
Wed Feb 28, 2024 10:13 pm
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: You got your Ceramic Mule. How you gonna sharpen it?
Replies: 144
Views: 9550

Re: You got your Ceramic Mule. How you gonna sharpen it?

Here is my setup with the bar in vertical position for the contact wheel. This is before I did the horizontal mount for the platten. https://i.imgur.com/W0lagc9.jpeg Here it is with the bar in the horizontal position for use with the platen. https://i.imgur.com/nP4QbqC.jpeg To build this setup I use...
by CasperFatone
Wed Feb 28, 2024 8:23 am
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: You got your Ceramic Mule. How you gonna sharpen it?
Replies: 144
Views: 9550

Re: You got your Ceramic Mule. How you gonna sharpen it?

Unfortunately I do not have access to a BESS tester, but might be willing to get one soon. Recently I built a guided sharpening system for my 2x72 that operates similar to a Tormek, and might start offering sharpening services to some friends that are professional chefs. I were to do that I’d like t...
by CasperFatone
Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:28 pm
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: You got your Ceramic Mule. How you gonna sharpen it?
Replies: 144
Views: 9550

Re: You got your Ceramic Mule. How you gonna sharpen it?

I had what I consider a positive sharpening experience with the HIC Mule this evening and wanted to share what I learned along the way. When I first got this knife it wasn’t super sharp, but also not as bad as some people seem to have gotten. I was able to get it to the point it would shave arm hair...
by CasperFatone
Thu Feb 22, 2024 7:05 pm
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: Elastic Ceramic. Wow!
Replies: 458
Views: 91984

Re: Elastic Ceramic. Wow!

Maybe a silly question, but will the black color go throughout the blade or is just the outer part that is black? If grinding on the spine while fitting handles changes the color it might look odd... The color definitely goes all the way through. I’ve drilled two holes in mine and can say this with...
by CasperFatone
Fri Feb 16, 2024 11:44 am
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: My Folding Mule Project
Replies: 143
Views: 20850

Re: My Folding Mule Project

Mrchunkle wrote:
Fri Feb 16, 2024 9:58 am
I was going to jump on here to laughingly ask you to make a folder out of the ceramic mule. but here I find you already starting. were you thinking of a ceramic ball detent? Any other material would just wear away
I’m going with an Axis/crossbar style lock, so no detent ball needed on this one ;)
by CasperFatone
Fri Feb 16, 2024 11:42 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: What Spyderco is in your pocket today??
Replies: 48646
Views: 5044657

Re: What Spyderco is in your pocket today??

It’s a modded Yojumbo kind of day in the shop

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by CasperFatone
Fri Feb 16, 2024 8:02 am
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: You got your Ceramic Mule. How you gonna sharpen it?
Replies: 144
Views: 9550

Re: You got your Ceramic Mule. How you gonna sharpen it?

A question for those using belt sanders/grinders: Casper F uses the hard rubber wheel of his belt sander/grinder as his backstop. Captain Vege uses the metal platen (back plate) as his backstop. Can we discuss the advantages/disadvantages of each? The rubber wheel would be round with a little give ...
by CasperFatone
Thu Feb 15, 2024 8:33 pm
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: MT40P – HIC Mule Team Dropping Soon!
Replies: 240
Views: 23542

Re: MT40P – HIC Mule Team Dropping Soon!

Just to throw in, mine came sharp, not consistently sharp through the whole edge. Nothing like a new steel Spyderco. I appreciate the sharpening sharing going on here; I don’t have anything that would sharpen this yet but I was inclining towards a wheel with some sort yield to it and a very fine di...
by CasperFatone
Thu Feb 15, 2024 2:22 pm
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: You got your Ceramic Mule. How you gonna sharpen it?
Replies: 144
Views: 9550

Re: You got your Ceramic Mule. How you gonna sharpen it?

What's the story on HEAT at the edge of a ceramic knife? If I were to put a steel edge to my belt grinder (regardless of the belt being used) I'd be worrying about heat and temper. What's the story with ceramic? Any problem if the edge gets hot? Hopefully someone with more intimate knowledge of the...
by CasperFatone
Thu Feb 15, 2024 7:53 am
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: You got your Ceramic Mule. How you gonna sharpen it?
Replies: 144
Views: 9550

Re: You got your Ceramic Mule. How you gonna sharpen it?

The 1000 grit belt I used is a Silicon Carbide belt from Red Label Abrasives. It came as part of a sharpening belt set that they sell on Amazon. For $30 you get six belts (two of each 600, 800, and 1000). I’ve had them for years and honestly haven’t used them much because I tend to do my initial gr...
by CasperFatone
Thu Feb 15, 2024 7:47 am
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: You got your Ceramic Mule. How you gonna sharpen it?
Replies: 144
Views: 9550

Re: You got your Ceramic Mule. How you gonna sharpen it?

The 1000 grit belt I used is a Silicon Carbide belt from Red Label Abrasives. It came as part of a sharpening belt set that they sell on Amazon. For $30 you get six belts (two of each 600, 800, and 1000). I’ve had them for years and honestly haven’t used them much because I tend to do my initial gr...
by CasperFatone
Wed Feb 14, 2024 10:48 pm
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: You got your Ceramic Mule. How you gonna sharpen it?
Replies: 144
Views: 9550

Re: You got your Ceramic Mule. How you gonna sharpen it?

The 1000 grit belt I used is a Silicon Carbide belt from Red Label Abrasives. It came as part of a sharpening belt set that they sell on Amazon. For $30 you get six belts (two of each 600, 800, and 1000). I’ve had them for years and honestly haven’t used them much because I tend to do my initial gri...
by CasperFatone
Wed Feb 14, 2024 8:29 pm
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: My Folding Mule Project
Replies: 143
Views: 20850

Re: My Folding Mule Project

I got the pivot hole drilled today, which feels like a big step forward. After some deliberation I decided to just go with a 1/8” hole and forgo a pivot bushing, but I figure I can always enlarge the hole to use one if need be. Hopefully the ceramic is low enough friction that it doesn’t need one, b...
by CasperFatone
Wed Feb 14, 2024 8:00 pm
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: You got your Ceramic Mule. How you gonna sharpen it?
Replies: 144
Views: 9550

Re: You got your Ceramic Mule. How you gonna sharpen it?

As many others have said, out of the box my Mule did not seem to be especially sharp. It would cut printer paper but had a tendency to snag and tear, and it wouldn’t shave arm hair. I will say that before doing anything to it I tested it out on some double thick cardboard that I had and it handled i...
by CasperFatone
Wed Feb 14, 2024 4:08 pm
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: MT40P – HIC Mule Team Dropping Soon!
Replies: 240
Views: 23542

Re: MT40P – HIC Mule Team Dropping Soon!

Whats is hardness of those mules? I don’t have any specific number to give you, but I will say that it appears to be harder than a solid carbide drill bit judging by the fact that it doesn’t scratch the surface. This morning I was able to successfully drill through the handle of mine using diamond ...
by CasperFatone
Tue Feb 13, 2024 11:06 pm
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: My Folding Mule Project
Replies: 143
Views: 20850

Re: My Folding Mule Project

Here is the first step towards making a folder out of the HIC Mule, successfully making sure I can drill holes in it. This is without a doubt the hardest material I have ever tried to drill through. The Rex76 Mule was hard as a *****, but with solid carbide bits and plenty of oil lubricant it was sl...
by CasperFatone
Tue Feb 13, 2024 7:59 am
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: Could we see a Rex-121 mule?
Replies: 15
Views: 1420

Re: Could we see a Rex-121 mule?

I would definitely buy at least one.
by CasperFatone
Mon Feb 12, 2024 7:19 pm
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: My Folding Mule Project
Replies: 143
Views: 20850

Re: My Folding Mule Project

Turned out great! Are You planning to make a folding HIC one? :D I’m going to try, but we’ll see how it goes. First thing I want to do is test drill a hole in the tang for a pivot, which I plan to do somewhere near the tail of the handle so if it cracks I still have a usable knife. If that goes wel...