Thread: Get your hand saws sharpened for free

Hi Matt, count me in and I am happy to bring along my Tormek T3 sharpener for all those that would like to sharpen their instruments by a power tool..

Originally Posted by DaveTTC

I think sulphuric is what they use to clean bricks.

Hydrochloric, otherwise known as Muriatic (which they will have).

Edit: Oops, Issa beat me to it. Must read all responses.....

Originally Posted by Complicated

Hi Matt, count me in and I am happy to bring along my Tormek T3 sharpener for all those that would like to sharpen their instruments by a power tool..

That could be a bit, ah, complicated for saws.

I was having a look at the saws I posted in the photo yesterday.

I thought I might start practicing on this one:

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nothing to lose if I stuff that one up surely

Cheers

Doug

Complicated .
Welcome aboard ,thanks for the offer, of your Tormek T3.
But it's proberly not needed .
But bring along your old saws ,be great too see you there.
Matt .

update on my saw file inquiries - waiting for someone to get back to me.

Will let you know when there is something to tell

Cheers

Doug

For those interested,
I was slightly bored the other night.
(That's not what you should be interested in)
Well about 3 weeks back and for the price of a coffee.
From eBay I've become the very proud owner of these.



http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item...d=140626357399

LED Jeweler 20X Magnifier Magnifying Eye Glass Loupe+ Illuminated Lamp Light


And for the price I've had endless mins of fun.
And they do actually work rather well for the price.
My right thumb, up close I found .
No I won't go there .

Ok what you want to hear is these may be useful for some of those wanting a cheap option for sharping very small saws .
Matt

Originally Posted by doug3030

update on my saw file inquiries - waiting for someone to get back to me.

Will let you know when there is something to tell

The information below arrived yesterday in my emails, did not find them til this morning as the spam filter grabbed them.

I asked for a quote on the four files listed by the first supplier. The quotes are for a selection of files to give us an idea of prices, not meant to be restricting us to just these files as we can order any bahco saw files from the first supplier at least, provided we give sufficient lead time. Note that the second quote is not for the files I asked about. These are apparently just easier for them to find.

Both of these retailers are tool shops which I use and am known at, having an account there. Knowing these two suppliers, I am not surprised that supplier 1 was prepared to go the extra mile.
While researching this I discovered that Paul Sellers also highly recommends the Bahco saw files.
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This from one supplier-------------------------------------------------------------------------ref price--------ex gst---------net price<br>
4-186-06-2-0 Bahco 6" Slim Cut Taper File 1.0 1.0 0.0 -----------------------------------10.05 -----------7.31 -----------8.04
4-187-06-2-0 Bahco 6" Extra Slim Cut Taper File 1.0 1.0 0.0 ----------------------------10.25------------7.45 -----------8.20
4-188-06-2-0 Bahco 6" Dbl Extra Slim Cut Taper File 1.0 1.0 0.0 -----------------------11.80 ------------8.58 -----------9.44
COMMENT Above file ETA 3-4 weeks 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00
4-188-05-2-0 Bahco 5" Dbl Extra Slim Cut Taper File 1.0 1.0 0.0 -----------------------11.55 ------------8.40 -----------9.24
These files are handle-less and are the ones that I have been advised are of suitable quality.
(Sawfile handles are easily obtained and easily made. I made all the sawfile handles for the Backsaw making workshop that Dale (dsel74) facilitated a couple of years ago.)
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From another supplier---------------------------------------------------------------------------ex GST ------------inc GST
File taper slim second 150mm 8.4mm width /w ergo handle Bahco -------------------------6.00 ------------------6.60
File taper slim second 150mm 7mm width /w ergo handle Bahco ----------------------------7.31 ------------------8.04
File taper slim second 100mm slim ergo handle Bahco -----------------------------------------5.56 ------------------6.12
File taper slim second 125mm 7mm width /w ergo handle Bahco ---------------------------5.72 -------------------6.29
File taper slim second 125mm 6mm width /w ergo handle Bahco ---------------------------6.55 -------------------7.21

This is the range of Bahco files that they are prepared to get in, not the ones I asked to get a quote on. These are the ones supplied with a handle and I was warned off of these ones.
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Of course there is also the option of Lee Valley as I mentioned in a previous post, with the file roll as well. Personally I would rather get just the files I want ordered in through the local supplier and ask Julie to make a tailored file roll out of my stash of black calico. She can make crochet hook rolls out of fabric printed with poppies so she should be able to do this simple task for me.

With Easter only weeks away, and possibly adding to the leadtime of 3-4 weeks to get files in, it is probably time to pick out a few saws each and work out what files you need.

If I understood correctly, supplier 1 can source the whole Bahco range of saw files here: https://extranet.snaeurope.com/prodb...ectionID=51591 look about half way down the page for triangular files.

Does this help anyone?

Cheers

Doug

Doug, they are quite good prices, around 27% off list price as far as I can ascertain. Certainly better than what I have been able to find so far.

The 4-186-06-2-0 file is a number 2 cut, it has 20 T/cm it is 150mm long on the triangulated section where the work face is.

The 4-188-06-2-0 file is a number 2 cut, it has 24 T/cm it is 150mm long on the triangulated section where the work face is.

The 4-188-05-2-0 file is a number 2 cut, it has 26 T/cm it is 125mm long on the triangulated section where the work face is.

According to a local supplier in Melbourne, these files are showing as in stock and should be able to be in store in 3 business days, I would allow at least 4 if not 5 to be sure.

I couldn't get anywhere with your link, I'm not a member and didn't think joining was worth it.

Mick.

Originally Posted by Optimark

Doug, they are quite good prices, around 27% off list price as far as I can ascertain. Certainly better than what I have been able to find so far.

Thanks Mark, I thought the prices were pretty good

Originally Posted by Optimark

The 4-186-06-2-0 file is a number 2 cut, it has 20 T/cm it is 150mm long on the triangulated section where the work face is.

The 4-188-06-2-0 file is a number 2 cut, it has 24 T/cm it is 150mm long on the triangulated section where the work face is.

The 4-188-05-2-0 file is a number 2 cut, it has 26 T/cm it is 125mm long on the triangulated section where the work face is.

I have not cracked the code completely but

4- seems to be saw sharpening files
188, 183, 186 seem to be model numbers, but not sure how they are generated or if they have any other meaning than a generic sequence
06, 05,04 are the length in inches
2 is second-cut, also seen numbers form 0-4 in that place in the part number, self explanatory
0 at the end seems to be no handle. 2 on the end means handled. I have been told handleless files are better quality

Originally Posted by Optimark

According to a local supplier in Melbourne, these files are showing as in stock and should be able to be in store in 3 business days, I would allow at least 4 if not 5 to be sure.

Neither of my suppliers have the handleless ones in stock and supplier 1 estimates 3-4 weeks, but with the time we have and the cheaper price its probably worth ordering early

Originally Posted by Optimark

I couldn't get anywhere with your link, I'm not a member and didn't think joining was worth it.

Not sure why, I cannot access the link from my post either but I can navigate to that page without joining.
go to bahco.com
click on "products" tab near the middle of the page
Click on "catalog"
Click on "flat engineering files" (near top of left hand column)
Click on "sharpening files" (partway down right hand column, after new page loads, Left hand column remains the same)
Scroll down to triangular files
I found it takes a while for each page to load at times, so patience is needed

Cheers

Doug

Doug, I tried to make a direct link and it came up with the same dead link as your link, something strange going on there.

Meanwhile I think you are reasonably correct about the codes, although I wonder why a Swedish company uses inches in the code for actual file groove length when every measurement is metric.

I agree, ordering within the next week is probably a very good idea.

Is your source just for you, or is it a general source?

Mick.

Doug really ,great work there ,much appreciated .
But just for a bit of spice ,really sorry ,
Was at Ballarat swap meet today .



Box of twelve files

Originally Posted by Simplicity

Box of twelve files

Nice find - what PPI saws do they go with?

Cheers

Doug

Dont rub it in

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Gents saws small back saws
Very pleased with my self