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2nd August 2013, 02:29 PM #1New Member
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Should my new chisels look like this?
Hello
I've just bought my first set of chisels (Bahco 434) after having old family hand-me-downs but I'm a bit concerned about the flat side having pitted marks. Is this normal? I was imagining they would be super sleek and perfect!
I bought them on Ebay from a big seller in the UK but I'm a bit worried they are dodgy or at least seconds that they are passing off as the real deal.
Here's a photo of them:
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What your thoughts?
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2nd August 2013, 02:35 PM #2
Personally I would send that pic to the seller, tell him you are dissatisfied, and demand another unblemished set or a refund.
I'd go for the refund and get these. The best set in the world.
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2nd August 2013, 02:53 PM #3
New chisels should not be pitted like that. Ask for another set or a refund. Bahco have a good reputation so that is a surprise.
Regards
John
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2nd August 2013, 04:54 PM #4
No, Bahco chisels shouldn't look like that, I'd contact Bahco as well as the seller.. send them an email with pictures.. Bahco
Bahco is generally well regarded and just the grinding looks dodgy to say the least. I wonder if they are fakes?
Regards
Ray
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2nd August 2013, 06:08 PM #5
The Chisels.
Hi TT,
Those Chisels make me wonder why buy Chisels from the UK.
When in fact, if you went to a Tool Sale or a Sun. Market or the like, you could pick up some very nice ones there.
Some need a bit of work, but I bet they don't work any worse than those bright shiny new ones do, & a heck of a lot cheaper.
I believe that the older ones as used over the yrs. that the steel maybe even better than what you bought from OS.Regards,
issatree.
Have Lathe, Wood Travel.
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2nd August 2013, 08:13 PM #6
Welcome to the forum.
What your thoughts?We don't know how lucky we are......
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2nd August 2013, 08:38 PM #7
TT, they most assuredly should not look like that. Not even my Chinese Irwins were that bad (and they were pretty bad). A little hard to tell from your phone pic, but they look like there are inclusions in the steel. Ray?
One of them lloks to be woefully out of flat at the cutting edge, and the middle one has a very nice gouge out of the socket from the grinding process. In fact, unless you've flattened the backs a bit, they look a bit like they have been hand ground on sandpaper (and that definitely doesn't happen in a factory).
Some of those pits are going tp give you grave troubles as the blades become shorter.
A refund due if ever I've seen a case for it. If you play your cards right (and send a clearer pic), Bahco might even send you a set of replacements (in other words, be nice but assertive). Wouldn't be the first time something like that has happened, where a reputable manufacturer bends over to protect their name - they are well aware that you will then sing their praises to anyone who will listen. Same thing happened with some drills in the metalwork forum recently - the real manufacturer sent a new set to replace some fakes that were purchased in Asia somewhere.
HTH
Brett
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2nd August 2013, 08:51 PM #8
Even the backs of my $15 for 6, including finger jointed wooden box, stone and shapening jig Trojan brand chisels look better than that!!
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2nd August 2013, 08:57 PM #9
Btw, how much did they cost, and how much was the freight?
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4th August 2013, 12:16 AM #10New Member
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Thanks for all your replies!
So Friday I handed them over to a more knowledgeable eye and it turns out all the mess on the back is just debris stuck in the varnish used to protect the blade during manufacture etc.
They look great now after a sharpen, however I feel like an utter dill!
In the meantime I wrote to Bahco who did indeed offer replacements.
FenceFurniture they were $53 with free shipping from the UK.
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4th August 2013, 10:38 AM #11
Classic!
I've had another look at the pic........it still looks like pitting.
We don't know how lucky we are......
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5th August 2013, 01:27 AM #12Senior Member
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Debris
it turns out all the mess on the back is just debris stuck in the varnish .
English debris can be the pits.
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5th August 2013, 08:44 PM #13well aged but not old
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I have a set of these PMV 11 chisels on the way! You can get them from Lee Valley for Bout $355 for the set of 5 plus postage or around $630 for a large Australian supplier! Even with postage getting them directly would be a lot cheaper than that. As it happens I am getting them delivered by my daughter when she visits.
My age is still less than my number of posts
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