Ceramic rods from light bulbs ?

rebeltf

rebeltf

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A few years back I bought two knife sharpeners at a local gun show , they were 'handmade' with stag handles , the guy who made them said he gets the rods from old halogens bulbs.
I havent been able to find out any info on this , anyone else ever heard of this ?
By the way these two sharpeners are awesome to touch up a blade with.

Thanks.
 
It's an old electricians trick , works good . A bit of dumpsterdiving can give you a lifetime supply .
 
In Russia old Pentium is very popular for same reason - they have very good ceramic base.

Thanks, Vassili.
 
I've alway thought the ceramic coating on spent fuel rods from nuclear reactors worked great. The only trouble is, I don't have any hair left to test my blades on!
 
Try Pentium then ;) - this Intel CPU (not Plutonium) can be found in old computers nobody use now. Pentium, Pentium II etc...

Thanks, Vassili.
 
I use the rods to finish off a toothy edge(edc, sere 2000 and Greco

dangler) at work all the time. Works great :cool:
 
can someone post a pic of the finished product, both before when you break the bulb, and after when you have the ceramic....? please and many thanks in advance! :)
 
woodybushman,

I'll try posting a pic tomorrow, as soon as I figure out how. With any luck someone that knows how will beat me to it.


Steve
 
GarageBoy said:
Careful! High Pressure gas!
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Never had a problem with the gas, just put the bulbs in a burlap sack and drop it on a concrete floor. Better yet, have 3 or 4 bulbs in the bag, that way you have spare rods. :D :D


Steve
 
Wow thanks for all the replies ! I have thought about the processor thing Vasilli but didnt think it would work , now thanks to you I will give it a try.
I hate to spend money on something if I can get the same for free and it works just as good ;)
45 acp. I had forgotten , sodium bulbs.... that's right. At any rate they work pretty darn good providing the blade was reasonably sharp in the first place.
 
Well, as long as there is a burlap sack, it should be fine. Some gases might be hazardous, so don't inhale it.
 
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