DW85 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Tryed searching for this but couldn't turn up any info...I just got my hands on a York Fatman! It looks like it was repainted at one point in its life and the finish is slick as ever...it won't hold chalk very well at all...My question: Is it acceptable to sand blast the slick paint off and just let the iron season naturally to make for a better surface to hold chalk? Question of "feat purity" I guess you could call it. With the slick paint on it it feels as if I might not be able to make much progress with this brute...can't get much friction going at all. Any input is greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autolupus Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Tryed searching for this but couldn't turn up any info...I just got my hands on a York Fatman! It looks like it was repainted at one point in its life and the finish is slick as ever...it won't hold chalk very well at all...My question: Is it acceptable to sand blast the slick paint off and just let the iron season naturally to make for a better surface to hold chalk? Question of "feat purity" I guess you could call it. With the slick paint on it it feels as if I might not be able to make much progress with this brute...can't get much friction going at all. Any input is greatly appreciated. Bare metal is fine, I prefer it. If there were significant grooves or anything over the standard finish? Maybe we should have a requirement for surface finish, say for instance 63μ" ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DW85 Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share Posted October 2, 2015 Tryed searching for this but couldn't turn up any info...I just got my hands on a York Fatman! It looks like it was repainted at one point in its life and the finish is slick as ever...it won't hold chalk very well at all...My question: Is it acceptable to sand blast the slick paint off and just let the iron season naturally to make for a better surface to hold chalk? Question of "feat purity" I guess you could call it. With the slick paint on it it feels as if I might not be able to make much progress with this brute...can't get much friction going at all. Any input is greatly appreciated.Bare metal is fine, I prefer it.If there were significant grooves or anything over the standard finish? Maybe we should have a requirement for surface finish, say for instance 63 μ" ! No grooves or lines just slick black paint...looks like the Fatman has a date with the media blaster and a trip to a certified scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedd Johnson Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Here's my suggestion, like I outline in my Blob ebook...If you're going to modify the Blob/Block in some way that could make it easier to lift, do so in only a small region, away from the main place to grip it. So, in the case of a Blob, you would grip it up around the number or York. For training, you could treat a spot well away from this in order to get a grip. Just my thoughts. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DW85 Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 Here's my suggestion, like I outline in my Blob ebook...If you're going to modify the Blob/Block in some way that could make it easier to lift, do so in only a small region, away from the main place to grip it. So, in the case of a Blob, you would grip it up around the number or York. For training, you could treat a spot well away from this in order to get a grip. Just my thoughts. Like that Idea Jedd. Two blobs in one...Once I can lift it in the bare metal spot, then i can train for the slick finish lift. Thanks for the input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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