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Thread: Striking knife
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15th February 2005, 04:47 PM #16
Pops
Welcome to the BB. You are already showing signs of the right type of humour to survive here!
I think your honing idea is great, as long as the belt is indeed smooth and does not wear away any important parts ... of the sander. I am not sure if I am as keen on using the rounded section, however. I have done much honing in the past on a leather disk (which I chuck on my drill press), and found that it is harder to use than a flatter, longer surface.
Where about in Perth are you? We will have to get all the Perthites together again at some stage. We have done this at the Woodshow before.
Regards
Derek
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15th February 2005, 04:57 PM #17Originally Posted by derekcohen
Yes - the knife in the cutting gauge is (what else!) a bit of old hacksaw blade - lasts and lasts.....
I put an old blade in the vise and whack it with a hammer to break off a piece 3-4mm wide, then grind it straight and put a symmetrically-curved, sharpened end on it - works well for me but actual shape may be a personal preference. Hone and sharpen with a fine diamond file, and Bob's your uncle.
The fun part is making the tapered square hole for the cutter and the wedge. The wedge needs to be a shallow taper to hold well. (I cheat and put a little drop of yellow glue on both bearing surfaces - holds well, and you can easily loosen it with a sharp rap when necessary.)
The gauge in the picture has been in constant use for many years and hasn't required re-sharpening, yet.IW
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15th February 2005, 05:33 PM #18
Hi Derek,
Thanks for the welcome, and you too Termite, (I do like your dry humour, have read many threads). I am in Melville, a South of the River boy, but closer to the Leach highway, the rough side). I made it to the Perth Wood Show last year, first time in 5 years, (am usually working, damn those bills that keep arriving in the letter box). Would be a great idea to get the Perth crew together, there are a lot on this board it seems. Given my first woodworking tool was an axe, (and I have not progressed too far from that), rubbing shoulders with some real wood workers might see some skill rub my way.
The belt idea: I initially thought of putting a new belt inside an old, (stretched belt, turned insideout) so that the sander would be protected, again plain laziness has prevented that experiment. The other thing I needed to do was investigate belt types from various manufacturers to find one that had the smoothest join, so I would not get a bump in the belt as it wizzed around. Actually what I really meant to say was that the round end would be good for polishing the back side of chisels, I do like them shiny, and the sander flat for the bevel. I may have to try this out over the weekend. Damn!!! Enthusiasm!! I am starting to sound like you blokes already.
Quick Termite, bash me, this keenness to experiment is taking a hold.
Cheers
Pops