Thread: Group Purchase - Brass back stock for sawmakers

Hi All,

PM's have been sent, everyone should have received one, if you didn't get a PM, then let me know.

I will list the parcels here as they are posted out over the next few days...

Regards
Ray

Late as usual Ray, must've had me head up me @%se. Yes please.

Hi All,

Packing and wrapping this weekend, and posting Monday. I just checked the bank and most payments have come through already.

Regards
Ray

Hi All,
The first batch has been posted, this includes...

aaa, woodwould, interwood, pops, funky, vernonv, gimjam, goguppy, IanWells, whit68, BitsLong and Oraloon..

Next batch will go soon.

I struck a problem when I started cutting the saw plate, the roll that I had unpacked a while back has some pitting, small black dots of rust scattered at random through the roll. Wheras the other roll that was still as MikeW had packed it and was still wrapped in corrosion inhibiting paper, was clean and bright.

So I have cut the long lengths (the 1m length) from the clean roll, and selectively cut the 200mm sections from the pitted roll. Some of the pitting cleans off nicely with 1200 wet and dry and shouldn''t present a problem. I am going to need to get some more plate from MikeW for the second batch.

The lesson here is, that, when you get your saw plate, take care to oil it before putting it away in storage. I have wiped over all the lengths with a light coat of camelia oil as I was packing them, but don't rely on that longer term, use your own favourite rust preventative regime.

Regards
Ray

Thanks Ray for all your efforts.

Thanks Ray, I'm waiting with baited breath.

Originally Posted by Vernonv

Thanks Ray, I'm waiting with baited breath.

Me too

Good on you Ray, I'm happy to chip in a bit more to cover the extra cost of the waste.
Looking forward to making some saws.
Kevin

Originally Posted by kevjed

Good on you Ray, I'm happy to chip in a bit more to cover the extra cost of the waste.
Looking forward to making some saws.
Kevin

I will throw in a bit more also.

Peter

Thanks Ray - I am happy to put in extra if you are in any way out of pocket.

regards
Anthony

Thanks Ray - received a well wrapped lunch of brass and steel - tasty!

Ditto - though I haven't had a chance to unwrap mine yet.

I'd been wondering how to make a handle/cut slot in it and only just came across Rays guide now (while looking for sources for split nuts).

Most comprehensive guide I've found so far (11 pages, well illustrated/photographed)

http://www.wkfinetools.com/tMaking/a...andle-RG-1.asp

Gathering expressions of interest for split nuts (2nd round) in a new thread.

Originally Posted by Bitslong

I'd been wondering how to make a handle/cut slot in it and only just came across Rays guide now (while looking for sources for split nuts).

Most comprehensive guide I've found so far (11 pages, well illustrated/photographed)

http://www.wkfinetools.com/tMaking/a...andle-RG-1.asp

Gathering expressions of interest for split nuts (2nd round) in a new thread.

Hi Bitslong,

There is a downloadable pdf of that article here..
http://www.backsaw.net/index.php?opt...=58&Itemid=102

Regards
Ray