Thread: Saw restoration to the nth degree

He got a nice shine on things but may have missed the point a bit as to restoration. A bit agressive in his methods. Be surprised if there is any detail left on that medallion after the wire wheel.
Regards
John

Originally Posted by orraloon

.... A bit agressive in his methods. Be surprised if there is any detail left on that medallion after the wire wheel....

You're not wrong there, John! I guess it's ok to 'restore' something that's common as dirt like that, but p'raps it would be better for the lovers of old saws if this guy isn't let loose on a genuine antique..........

Cheers,

AWFULLY shiny. Filling and re-drilling the holes in the plate seemed a bit excessive, but perhaps the plate was not original. Whether it was or not it looked like he was not the first to take that saw apart and clean it.

Here is another one - with a new take on plate thickness - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxjIxa_l2x0 - now to get back to my tax return...

A lot better than the last guy.
Regards
John

I don't mind the first guy's job. I think he did ok, given the piece.

Seems more functional than the second guy's. (But I like that guy for other videos)

I thought it was interesting that they both (seemed at least) to have little issue drilling through the sawplates.

My few experiences with handsaws have been very different (before the carbide bits).

Cheers,
Paul

Originally Posted by pmcgee

....I thought it was interesting that they both (seemed at least) to have little issue drilling through the sawplates.....

I skipped through quite a bit of both videos, Paul, but did watch one hole being drilled. I couldn't tell if he was using an ordinary HSS drill or not, but to judge by the smoke & the scorch mark on the wooden backing board when he removed the saw, it involved a lot of pressure & heat. That works, though you end up with a very dull HSS bit after a couple of holes. An alternative is to chuck a squared-off nail in your DP and hold it at high speed against the plate in the spot where you want to drill. Use moderate pressure & hold it there 'til there is a red-hot spot, then let it cool, and it should be soft enough for you to easily drill it with a regular HSS drill. However, a carbide bit makes the job much quicker & easier, & no smoke.....

Cheers,

However, a carbide bit makes the job much quicker & easier, & no smoke.....

Speaking of red-hot and smoke ... I wasn't going to link this 'cos the guy is a little bit irritating to listen to (but then again ... look who's talkin')

but ... in the spirit of cowboy experimenters everywhere ...

(I've seen him in the past and dismissed him until I noticed the number of subscribers and number of views on whatever video it was)

On a whole other level ...

Same guy has rather more luck with files than the other one