Create any moulding profile by making moulding knives yourself.
You can make your own moulding knives. It's easier than you think. By making your own knives you can customize a moulding profile and get a completely unique product. You can run your own moulding on a table saw equipped with a moulding head, or you can just make the knife profile and then have a professional woodshop use the knives to run your moulding. You can purchase a few items from a local metal shop and make your own knives in your garage.
Instructions
1. Lay the steel out on a flat surface with the shiny side up. Draw out a moulding profile on the edge of the steel lengthwise using a toothpick dipped in etching fluid. When you have established the profile, use the brush to color in the area that you are going to remove using the grinder with fluid.
2. Put on safety glasses. Hold the metal with the channel lock pliers at a 30-degree angle pointing up, with the profile facing the wheel.
3. Turn on the grinder and begin grinding the steel away from the profile, maintaining the same angle. If you vary the angle slightly it will still be okay. Move the steel back and forth over the wheel, grinding away the steel slowly until you have removed all of the colored metal.
4. Place the metal in a can of cold water to let it cool. After five minutes, take the metal out. Check your profile and then grab the steel with the pliers and fine-tune the profile, applying it to the wheel while maintaining the 30-degree angle. Bring the profile to a sharp, knife-like edge gently and carefully to get all the detail that you want.
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