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Scratch Stock for dadoes?
Davy Barr
>Fellow expert Galoots,
What would prevent a home-made scratch stock from being plenty good enough for cleaning up the bottoms of dadoes and grooves? I just can't seem to get a price to fit my budget on those Stanley 71's and am wondering about alternatives. Just using a chisel doesn't get the bottoms of my hand-sawn dadoes level enough without tons of finesse work. Of course, I don't own a crank-necked chisel so that may make a difference too. Suggestions?
Re: Scratch Stock for dadoes?
Steve Wargo
>I've found complete 71's for $2 at garage sales and flea markets with all three cutters. E-bay often sells them for $20. That's far cheaper than the amount of time you'll spend trying to get a scratch stock to work effectively.
Re: Scratch Stock for dadoes?
Davy Barr
>I've been trying for weeks now to get one off E-bay for less than 30.00 and haven't been able to do it. I also live in Old Tool He**, so getting them locally is imposssible. I don't mind making a scratch stock because I could use it for other purposes too, especially if it can be used as a router too.
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paul womack
>I would suggest making a OWT, using a chisel as a blade.
BugBear
I agree
Adam Cherubini, NJ
>Or a plow plane iron. Or a file!
Adam
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Angelo in Cornwall, NY
>Make your own router. A router shaped piece of wood, an eyebolt, wingnut, and an allen key, ground to look like a router cutter. I'll see if I can find some pictures I've saved off the web, or I'll take a pic of mine later.
make your own *LINK*
Dennis
>Some day iam going to make one like this,just for the small stuff.
This is really nice.
Dennis
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a tiny router plane
Re: Scratch Stock for dadoes? *LINK*
MikeL in SoCal
>Davy,
Although complete sets at $2 are not common, reasonably priced routers are not uncommon. Click on the link below as an example. No affiliation, etc.; just a satisfied customer.
Cheers,
Mike
71 1/2 for sale
Re: Scratch Stock for dadoes?
Davy Barr
>You're about to convince me. Please do post some detailed pics of an OWT router. Especially give me more details on how to attach the blade via the bolt and wing nut. It's probably a fun and easy project.
Quick and Dirty anyone?
Jeff Aldred
>Anyone into quick and dirty?
You guys may kick me off Wood Central for this one:
1) Take a piece of 1 by 2 maybe 3 inches long. drill a 1/8 hole in the middle of it.
2)Thread in a #8 or #10 wood screw, maybe an inch long. I use a Roberts head, but Philips or slot will do.
3) Take a file, and sharpen the edge of the screw head, leaving enough of the head so that you can still adjuct the depth with a screw driver.
4) Use a screw driver to adjust the depth, and away you go.
I said it was quick and dirty! It works pretty well if you are still looking for that #71. I have been using mine for years!
Davy, here is the "clamp"
Angelo in Cornwall, NY
>This is my router, not yet finished. The clamp bolt is actuallt a thumbscrew. It passes thru a hole which has a slot cut around it on the throat side. The screw fits into the slot.
Clamp close up
Angelo in Cornwall, NY
>I decided to grind down the sides...well just because.
Brilliant!
Derek Cohen (in Perth, Australia)
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Ernie Miller Topeka
>There was a record one on the bay yester day that solf for about $5 pluss shipping across the watter