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6th September 2014, 07:01 PM #1
Dances with splinters
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Disston D-100 saw worth restoring?
G'day,
this week one of the blokes at work discovered one of his tool-boxes (for long term storage) wasn't as waterproof as he'd thought.
The upshot was that he gave me two Disston handsaws that are caked in heavy rust scale. "They were my Grand-dads but I've never used them." I think they're salvageable - they don't appear to be overly pitted at first glance - but it will still take a bit of time and elbow grease.
The D7 handle is kaput, water-swollen & split in three; I'll keep the blade & fittings as spares for mine.
The D-100 though... I just don't know. It looks uncomfortable to use. The handle & inlay are in good nick, most damage - if any - is to the blade. But I'm NOT a collector, I doubt I'd ever use it, I don't think there's anything special about the model (or is there?) and personal shed time is a very sparse commodity for me at the moment... so I am unsure whether it'd be worth the effort for me to bring it back into working condition.
The D-100 isn't uncommon or of any great value, yes? I won't regret it if it's just thrown into my ever-growing pile of "things I might get around to doing. Although probably not."??
Thoughts or opinions anybody?
- Andy Mc
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6th September 2014, 08:49 PM #2
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Reckon pmgee is your man for info - he has a lot of that kind of thing
If you're going to store it for Ron then maybe get the rust off it and oil it. I've got a heap of citric acid up the hill if you want some.
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7th September 2014, 02:07 AM #3
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Do you mean D100 old style?
or D-100 space style?
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7th September 2014, 12:26 PM #4
Dances with splinters
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Sorry, I have the 60's, 'space' version.
- Andy Mc
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7th September 2014, 07:15 PM #5
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Skew
Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!
Sorry, I have the 60's, 'space' version.
The new one! That's a shame; Not highly regarded or even regarded at all
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PaulBushmiller;
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7th September 2014, 09:10 PM #6
Dances with splinters
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Ah, that's what I thought. So to the 'really not urgent' project pile it goes! Originally Posted by Bushmiller
The new one! That's a shame; Not highly regarded or even regarded at all.
- Andy Mc
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11th September 2014, 06:56 AM #7
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Hang on a second
I have a clean one of these ... no stamp at the heel ... the "8 Points" is etched under the "D-100"
It's not the ugliest thing ever.
The actual grip part is real wood, and would suit someone with large hands.
I think mine has been machine sharpened.
It isn't one of those thick heavy blades, so I am guessing it tapers ... and it has a decent sort of ring to it.
It says "Chrome Nickel Alloy Steel" and "Taper Ground"
The older D100s cost more than a standard D8 and most of the ones I have seen/seen advertised seem to be in the finer pitches ... 9ppi, 10ppi, 11ppi, 12ppi. Presumably they were a bit of a prestige item. But then again #12s cost I think about the same, always very nice blades, and I have seen them in ALL pitches and handles beaten to crap, blade filed to buggery quite often.
So - in summary - it could be a quite nice saw if it suits your hand. Did you say what the pitch is?
Cheers,
Paul
PS ... and you'll probably get plenty of rust off it in less than ten minutes with 80 or 120 grit sandpaper used lightly with WD40 to remove the worst of it ... then something finer to finish.
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11th September 2014, 07:22 PM #8
Dances with splinters
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It's not the appearance of the thing... it's that it feels uncomfortable in my hand.
I could probably get used to it (in the same way that I'm used to the $15 plastic handled Bunnies throwaways
) but I already have my favourite saws.
The handle, both ally & wood, is in good nick however it was stored upright (teeth down) in his toolbox, so the teeth were sitting in the water and at the mo there's so much rust I can't identify individual teeth. Still, for all the "bulk" of the deposits it's only a relatively recent thing, not several years' worth, and I expect that you're quite right that a bit of WD-40'll clean thing up... enough to see what's what, anyway.
I'm fairly certain the teeth will have to be recut and reset though.
- Andy Mc
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