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  1. #1
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    Default A Panel saw revival

    I had need of a finer toothed saw than the usual saw that gets used for nearly everything, I have a couple of saws that were dad's so I decided to give the Disston panel saw a cleanup and make it usable, Dad would've bought this saw 50 yrs or so ago at a guess


    The poor neglected rust encrusted saw, closeup handle and the dodgy looking teeth, got used for cutting plaster at one point
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    I tackled the rusty blade with 120 grit emery paper and elbow grease,
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    Next I tackled the teeth, firstup.. joint the teeth then teeth shaping, I completely stuffed the first go, I held the file at the wrong angle, I had the 15 deg at the back of the tooth so I had do more reshaping the teeth....more filing! got there in the finish
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    I set the teeth and put the handle back on, rubbed the blade with some candle wax,
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    the test is in the cutting
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    Pete

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    Nice
    Thinking of getting me a used one too, tired of the crappy plastic handle impulse hardened teeth saws. I probably won’t get the filing half as good as you though

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    Noice jobI have a few ive been gunnado for ages must get round to it
    Some people are like slinkies - not really good for anything, but they
    bring a smile to your face when pushed down the stairs .

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    Looks like that extra filing practice done you good, Pete - those are well-made fangs!

    Good on yer for bringing an old tool back to work....

    Cheers,
    IW

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    Hi Pete,

    Nice recovery job. There are many satisfying reasons to feel proud of bringing a saw back to working order.

    Not the least of which is that it belonged to your father, and I guess he would be very proud to see it restored to service.

    It's nice to see a restoration post that focuses on the teeth, which is after all, is one of the most important parts of any saw. And as IanW notes already they are a nice looking set of teeth!..

    Good stuff.

    Regards
    Ray

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    Thanks everyone for the positive comments, I think dad would have been pleased.

    The camera has a macro function the makes it easy to get in close to the pointy bits.

    I have a few of dads other saws that I want to return to service but I have a few questions on these saws if I can ask the collective darksiders
    I'll take some piccies first tho, should make it easier


    Pete

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