Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Disston Rust re-visited . . .
Steve Mackay
>Despite being not worthy of the effort . . . I FINALLY have a "chop-saw" that fits my bench. Thanks to Mr. Hamilton for the guidance ! These were REALLY ugly flea market specimens. Why do I get so proud of this stuff ? My, my, what to do with the hunk I cut off the end ?
Re: Disston Rust re-visited . . .
Steve Mackay
>You folks said this one had some life left in it in its original length. Same ugly though. "Cleaned up" rather well. Old boy even still cuts clean. Guess I'll allow both into the shop. Even got a "Who-wha" out of SWMBO. Thats a GOOD thing !
Re: Disston Rust re-visited . . .
Vlad
>That's kinda kewl from what you originally had. Well done. I'm laughing but I'm likin' it!
Vlad
Re: Disston Rust re-visited . . .
Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native in FL. Exile :~(
>Way way, way waaaaaaaaaaaaaay COOL Steve. You done Good!
I can scarely believe that these are the same saws, not to mention the same handles. You really done very very well.
See, did I tell you that for $3 each you'd learn alot from these saws. Might of even done a bit of teching as well.
Very Nicely done Sir.
Todd O.
Thanks, WC ! Whats next ?
Steve Mackay
Very nice Steve!
Scott Burr in Ben Lomond, CA
>It turned out real well. You should be proud. Now for the left-overs, scrapers and beading/ scratch stocks! Time to get back to work eh...
Hmmmmm . . ., actually . . .
Steve Mackay
>I "really try hard" to limit to stuff I can use regularly. Kind of had a stair saw in mind. BUT - to be "my way" I want a fence to one side so I can, kind of, "dado" slots. Suggestions ?
Stair saw... you need two,
Scott Burr in Ben Lomond, CA
>1 rip and 1 crosscut. If you want a fence on them add it! I use a batten/board as a fence but, what the h#ll go to town!
I wanna see it/ them!
Thumb Screws . . .
Steve Mackay
>My real hold-up for this one AND a couple other projects is real brass thumb screws. I want the same type of thingies that were on finner marking gauges. The end is kind of paddle/oval shaped. I figure theres a term for that (?). I've given up trying to google it. You get an avalanche of un-related hardware jiberish. I'm hyped that Lee Valley might have such an animal but I'm still waiting for the catalogue. With baited breath, I might add !
Re: Thumb Screws . . . *LINK*
Wiley Horne
>Steve,
See link to McMaster Carr below. Go to the front page, which has the extended menus. Scroll down and find the main category 'Fastening and Sealing'.
Under 'Fastening and Sealing' you will find two entries you want. One is called 'Thumbscrews', and the other is called 'Threaded Inserts'. Or you can wait and see what LV has. But McMaster is fast and has the right thing you need. I find their selection better than MSC in thumbscrews and threaded inserts.
Wiley
McMaster Carr
Re: Thumb Screws . . .MSC Direct *LINK*
Wiley Horne
>More yet....
Once you find what you want at McMaster, you might try a search at MSC Direct (see link below).
I don't think either one of them carries the real nice thick paddle thumbscrews though. They're better on the round knurled ones.
Wiley
MSC Direct
Easy to make, even without a lathe.
David Barnett - SW Florida
>Use brass threaded rod, either drill and blind tap a shallow hole* in a bar of 360 brass (easy to work), tightly screw in threaded rod (bolt shank, all-thread, whatever), flux, hard (silver) solder just enough to run into the thread hole, a couple paillons is all you need, then use a half-round file to shape, finishing up with sandpaper. If you collar the base of the thumbscrew you can tap for more threads. Doesn't have to be round and the thumb part doesn't have to be an oval or ellipse. If you do want a rounded collar, then try turning it in a drill press using files WITH HANDLES (emphasis for safety) and eye protection. Dremel or Foredom tools with sanding drums can grind the relief in little time or you can use the top wheel of a 1" belt sander (contact wheel). If yours is hard plastic like mine was, a hard rubber caster contact wheel is an easy upgrade mod.
*My first one of these I drilled and tapped a hole through the entire chunk of brass (a bar is easier to manage, though -- just hacksaw off when you know how much you need and after you affix the threaded rod). You can use epoxy when there's this much thread. The epoxies for golf club making have incredible shear strength, btw.
Dang it Steve!!
Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native in FL. Exile :~(
>QUIT EATING THE BAIT!!!
Sorry, couldn't resist. ;~)
Todd O.
Spell check
Bill Houghton, finally Spring!! in Sebastopol, CA
>The original idiom was "bated breath," as in "abated," as in "holding my breath." "Baited" does bring up rather a different image, though I don't know what bait to use to attract tool porn catalogs, other than money.
Re: Spell check
Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native now in Jax Fl.
>Yeah Bill, I know it, and I knew what he meant, that's why it was just so irresistable to bust Steve's chops with this one. I couldn't believe that I beat Bob to the punch(line) on this one! Classic! I'm still smirking.
Todd O.
Both ! . . .
Steve Mackay
>The Lee Valley catalogues (tools, garden & hardware !) appeared yesterday. I'm "baited" either way you spell it ! ! !With these I figure my Christmass shopping will be DONE by, oh, lets see, July ! I can see now I've been throwing $ in the street for some time !