DougQuote:
Originally Posted by doug3030
I may have confused exactly what you were doing in my mind and not appreciated you were modifying two saws. That saw certainly looks like a D-8.
Regards
Paul
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DougQuote:
Originally Posted by doug3030
I may have confused exactly what you were doing in my mind and not appreciated you were modifying two saws. That saw certainly looks like a D-8.
Regards
Paul
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Originally Posted by Bushmiller
Just to make sure it's clear, Paul.
Saw number 1. No 12 lookalike, currently filed rip - getting a D-8 thumbhole handle in sheoak and becoming my ripsaw.
Saw number 2. D-8 currently filed rip - refiling as crosscut, probably leave existing handle for now (it's in good condition) but later make a duplicate of its current handle in sheoak to match the other one.
I went out to the shed this morning fully intending to work on the Thumbhole handle for my saw.
I went to start up the 14 inch bandsaw and remembered why I had not used it for a few years. :rolleyes:
One of our offspring had been given permission to use the bandsaw for a small project and decided to also use it to cut up big blocks of beeswax. :oo:
She was making candles to sell at markets to make some money but finished up paying out $50 site fees and selling $10 worth of candles and bath bombs so she eventually lost interest in that.
But anyway, I was left with a bandsaw full of bees wax, so that turned out to be my project for the day. NEVER EVER let anyone cut up beeswax on your bandsaw. :no:
I am not sure how long the bandsaw ran before the blade slipped off the back of the wheels, brining that ill-advised activity to an abrupt end, but in that short time the entire inside of the cabinet got splattered, the blade guides were covered, the tyres were fully waxed; even the trunion got more than its fair share. There was wax everywhere.
I basically stripped the whole bandsaw back to its component parts, with the exception of removing the motor which remained unaffected, and the top wheel mount/blade tensioning mechanism, which was somehow spared the wax, probably due to it being located in the centre of the top wheel and the wax being distributed by centrifugal force.
Half a bottle of kerosene later I have a clean bandsaw. While it was all in pieces I did any maintenance that looked due, such as dressing the tyres and the blade guides. Tyres got spun on the drive wheel and sanded smooth (120 grit to remove the irregularities and 240 grit to finish) while ensuring the crown was preserved and the blade guides went on the metal lathe to be re-faced - first time I have used the lathe on steel. :cool:
It is nearly all back together now but final assembly will probably keep me busy until it is time to start cooking the roast lamb for Valentines Day dinner. So I probably won't get any saw handle making done today. Oh, and I better get all the beeswax out of the kitchen sink before I pick Jools up from the train too. :wink:
Doug
On the positive side I am guessing there was very little rust.
Regards
Paul
No rust to speak of Paul. There was more rust on the new blade that had been hanging around waiting for me to clean the bandsaw than there was anywhere else. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Bushmiller
On the other side of the coin, somewhere along the line, probably when moving house the base has taken a knock and only three legs will touch the ground at a time. I loosened all the bolts but still no joy, so I removed each bolt one at a time and drilled the holes out a bit bigger. I didn't quite finish that before I had to go and get dinner started for Valentines Day.
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Doug,Quote:
Originally Posted by doug3030
Will now be taking over head of catering at the handle saw day thingy.
Looks like we’re having roast for lunch.
I can’t wait, I love a good roast.
Doug if you could just have your peoples talk to my peoples that would be much appreciate.
Cheers Matt.
Umm. There's no such thing as free lunch :wink: , but I'm seriously tempted to travel.Quote:
Originally Posted by Simplicity
Regards
Paul
Sally runs a full wet bar.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bushmiller
Don't believe it - it doesn't work like that......only water in the full wet barQuote:
Originally Posted by Simplicity
With my bandsaw now working like new again, I was able to cut out a perspex template for the thumbhole handle. I also had to get my scrollsaw back into working order to do the handhole and thumbhole.
With the scroll saw working again, I also cut out the hand holes in two other backsaw handles which I had bandsawn a while ago. :2tsup:
Now I have three backsaw handles ready to fit and shape and a perspex template done.
These are tasks I am better off doing in my own shed with my own gear before heading up to Matt's handle making day. There will still be plenty of work to do on them when I get there.
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What are you planning for work holding, when shaping all these handles on the day Matt?
I have a few vices so hopefully we can get people clamped down[emoji23].Quote:
Originally Posted by DSEL74
Depending how many attendees we have, I may need to look into asking people to bring there own vice.
I’m just concerned that the day turns into one big massive self help group with all these weird vices going around tho.
Cheers Matt [emoji23][emoji23].
I have a few vices so hopefully we can get people clamped down[emoji23].
Depending how many attendees we have, I may need to look into asking people to bring there own vice.
I’m just concerned that the day turns into one big massive self help group with all these weird vices going around tho.
Cheers Matt [emoji23][emoji23].
I could be persuaded to bring my travelling workbench. In addition to the holdfasts I use in the kids' mallet making classes at Dave's GTG I also have wonderdogs and a Z-Vise that I use on that bench. Plenty of space for two to work at, three is possible, even four if they are very good friends. :roll:Quote:
Originally Posted by Simplicity
I now have this image in my mind:Quote:
Originally Posted by Simplicity
You are all seated in a circle. Matt holds the floor:
"My name is Matt and I'm an addict. I want to share my vices with you ." (Huge round of applause) :D
Regards
Paul
Aw.... pictures Doug?
You are putting me in a really awkward position.
I looked up images for addiction and that was, how can I put it, too realistic. So I looked for "indecent obsession" thinking it might be similar (pure conjecture on my part you understand), but there must have been some sort of musical group with this name and showed nothing very interesting at all. Anyhow it wasn't what I was looking for.
Then I thought "fetish" could come close. This is the definition
- 1.
a form of sexual desire in which gratification is linked to an abnormal degree to a particular object, item of clothing, part of the body, etc.
!important]"a man with a fetish for surgical masks"
2.- an inanimate object worshipped for its supposed magical powers or because it is considered to be inhabited by a spirit.
Now this was very interesting and although the second meaning was maybe more appropriate, I decided to research both in the interests of science and to a lesser extent to appease Doug. I am now much more worldly as a result of my research, but there was little I could post picture-wise without incurring some criticism.
So then I looked up vice and it seems I can't spell as the sort I wanted was listed under "vise." However there was nothing there that you haven't seen before (which was not the same story with fetish.)
So lastly here are my two dedicated handle making vices, which you have probably seen before, but are the best I could come up with under the circumstances (the circumstances being primarily censorship.
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In trying to find my vices (for handle making) I also turned up another picture I had saved as maybe useful and more quickly made.
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Sorry the pix are not more exciting. Those I rejected certainly were.
Regards
Paul
Paul,
I assume all is well, that can be well, north of we’re I’m am sitting [emoji849].
Please check the use by dates, of the after 11 am beverages.
Thank you very much for a delightful or delicious if you want to fall that far, very narrow selection of beautiful English words.
Your red vice is that new !!
I just get back to reading the marquis de sade I’m fairly sure I heard there was a reference to saws in there somewhere.
Cheers Matt.
Nope. It appeared in the thread you had on vices.Quote:
Originally Posted by Simplicity
Regards
Paul
Matt
This was your thread. I hadn't realised it was so long ago.
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f44/grip-vices-205263
Regards
Paul
Thanks Paul,Quote:
Originally Posted by Bushmiller
Well that was a trip down memory lane, and my vice has progressed about as far as how politicians becoming honest.
Cheers Matt [emoji849]
A little update for those attending or those considering attending.
I’ve done a lot of soul searching, and this could be possibly the hardest some would say dumbest thing ever I’ve done.
But sometimes you just have to man it up, I even think woman should man it up too.
Tho they will possibly man it up better than me.
Ok with a big breath and I’ve never ever ever done this in a social media kind of way.
I’ve had a bit of saw cleansing, and will have a few saws to sell at the saw handle making thingy day.
Prices starting at $0,00AU and upwards.
Will post some pics on the weekend(Note point don’t go losing sleep over it or getting to exciting think more bargain basement type saws.
Some still even have sort of teeth on them)
Cheers Matt.
Matt,
I am not sure whether to curse you or thank you for starting all this. It seems all the gear I need to make saw handles was in a state of disrepair or pending an upgrade.
First of all I had to fix my 14" bandsaw, then I had to put my scroll saw back together and now I have had to pull my drill press apart and build a dust box under it to incorporate sanding drums into the setup.
I took the auxiliary table off of the drill press and made and attached a plywood box under it with a port for a vacuum cleaner hose. The table has sacrificial inserts in the drilling area. I opened up the bottom of the insert mortise so that it now goes right through the table leaving a small lip on all four sides to support the sacrificial inserts for drilling and also the new inserts I made with holes a bit larger than the sanding drums that go into the drill chuck.
I had an offcut piece of 9mm MDF with a hardwood veneer on one side, which was the right thickness for the sanding inserts. The veneer should make them more durable and they are much smoother to make moving the workpiece over the sander easier. It made 14 inserts. I have eight sizes of sanding drums so plenty for spares in case I need ot make custom sized drums.
The port to attach the vacuum is removable by four screws to allow easy access inside the box if needed and also to allow a 4" dusty port to be attached if needed.
(Mandatory paragraph to appease the dust fanatics) Initial indications are that there would not be enough air able to enter the box for a 4" dusty to be worth while and the vacuum is working perfectly to remove dust from the table. I am using other collection methods to deal with any airborne dust that the vacuum misses or generates.
Anyway, the drill press auxiliary table is still fully functional and has only been modified by cutting out the base of the insert mortise. It works exactly the same as it used to, but now I have the added advantage of the sanding capability with no mess.
So thanks Matt, for motivating me to get on with some overdue jobs, but I'm not sure I really need to be this busy.
Six weeks to go.
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I just had another look at the pictures above and they don't really show much of the box - I need more light in the shed if I want it to double as a photography studio.
SO here's a picture of the box and the vac port prior to fitting.
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Doug,Quote:
Originally Posted by doug3030
Glad I could be of assistance, the drill press thingy table bit thingy looks excellent.
I’ve never consider a career in motivational speaking but immmmm [emoji56][emoji56][emoji56].
Is there much money in it.
Cheers Matt.
Did you say only six weeks till I need to be ready
“SALLY SALLY SALLY”
I got my new toy today - Liogier Handle-maker's Rasp
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Brett (FenceFurniture) put it up for sale in the Marketplace https://www.woodworkforums.com/f221/l...82#post2128735
I have a lot of handles to make so this should come in handy right now and in the future with other projects other than saw-making too.
Doug
I saw that you bought that. Good choice.
Regards
Paul
Thanks Paul,Quote:
Originally Posted by Bushmiller
I have a couple of Auriau rasps, which have convinced me that it's worth paying out for quality rasps.
Hopefully Liogier is of a similar quality to the Auriau ones.
Doug,Quote:
Originally Posted by doug3030
Are there any chance you will be bringing them with you in April.
I would like to have a closer look if I may.
Cheers Matt.
If I am making timber handles, they will be in my toolbox :2tsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Simplicity
Yes, you can check them out, mate :cool:
Shameless bump.
Cheers Matt.
(Not to far away now folks)
I am slowly getting stuff together for this event.Quote:
Originally Posted by Simplicity
I raided the scrap bin at Williamstown metal yesterday and purchased some offcuts of half-inch brass rod to make up some saw-nuts.
I still haven't got the sheoak thumb-hole handle cut out yet, although I have fixed my scrollsaw and modified the drill press to double as a drum sander to make the job easier.
Too many projects and so little time. How did I ever find time to go to work?
I'll have to get back into the workbench build when all this is over.
Since Matt recently reminded us that his sawhandle making day is only three weeks away, I thought I had better get a wriggle on.
Here's what I did today:
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Is it wrong to fall in love with a saw handle?
It's fine providing it doesn't morph into an indecent obsession, but I don't wish to say any more on the subject. :wink: As it happens I now eagerly await the curves. Looking good.Quote:
Originally Posted by doug3030
Regards
Paul
Quote:
Originally Posted by doug3030
Doug,
It’s certainly not wrong to proud of ones own work,
With regards your being in love with soon to be born saw handle
I ain’t going there [emoji849][emoji849][emoji849][emoji849]
Cheers Matt,
I will do my best to ensure it does not develop into a paraphilia :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bushmiller
I hope to make some sexy sawnuts over the weekend so that I can take my mind off of the handle. :wink:
Doug,
Now the big question because it is obvious you are developing a fondness for this particular piece of timber.
Now a saw handle,when is the tricky saw slot going in.
The pressure is now on especially since your now emotionally involved.
Cheers Matt,
So far, Matt, all I have done is cut out the shape and sand the saw-marks off.Quote:
Originally Posted by Simplicity
With that profile defined, I think it best to cut the kerf for the saw-plate and drill the holes for the sawnuts while the handle still has flat sides.
I believe it would be more difficult to do those tasks if the handle shaping took place first.
It is also probably a good idea to cut the kerf as early in the piece as possible as it is the step with the greatest risk of disaster.
I haven't decided what to use for cutting the kerf yet - I need to measure the sawplate and find something with a similar kerf.
Quote:
Originally Posted by doug3030
Doug Doug,
My whole point your just at the hot lust stage of the dating thing.
I would do the saw slot if it was me right about Now.
If it all goes pear shape you haven’t wasted a lot time on the saw handle.
You still get to shed a tear, but you ain’t in the divorce court screaming your lungs out about all the effort you put into the love affair.
I’ve used a hacksaw blade in the past to start a slim saw slot.
That then can be opened up using the same saw plate you intend to use on the saw.(But with no set)
Cheers Matt.
If its all the same to you I will eat my dinner first, before it goes coldQuote:
Originally Posted by Simplicity
This is a rehandle job - saw is already setQuote:
Originally Posted by Simplicity
Mat, I am out for this unfortunately, I really wanted to come down and say hello to everyone but it is not to be.