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11th December 2013, 08:35 PM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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File, Hacksaw and Drillpress
Hey experienced folk,
Any good web galleries or threads showing what people have achieved with just a hacksaw a file and a drill press ?
Or alternately anybody have any good stories from apprenticeship days ? Or photos of what they made ?
I'm sure there are a heap of newbies like me who probably have no idea and would be interested in whats possible
Anybody ever spent ages setting up a job on a lathe or mill only to realise that if they had thought a bit harder its actually possible to do in ten minutes with a file and hacksaw ?
When I was working I'd often see people try to use a complicated computer tool when a calculator could do the job.
Bill
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11th December 2013, 08:45 PM #2
Hi Bill,
Do a search through Abratools posts. He has shown many the things he made during his apprenticeship in the 60's (?) Here is a good start https://www.woodworkforums.com/f65/ov...6/#post1481177
Cheers,
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Have a look at this guy's thread "Dhem's Random Projects" - Page 17. It's very inspirational to look at the quality of this guy's work.
An excerpt from that same post:
Used a bastard file to make a 5/32" wide bevel on the edges. I calculated that width to work with the corner radius that's on the 1" x 2" tube it will be welded to. My goal is to make it look seamless after the cap is welded to the tube:
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12th December 2013, 12:28 PM #5
I think there is a few people who have made dovetailed body planes with not much more then a hacksaw, file, and a ball pein hammer.
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12th December 2013, 12:57 PM #6
Here's my entry in the file, hacksaw, hammer category. ( ok, ok, some parts were bandsawn )
Build thread is here https://www.woodworkforums.com/f44/co...moother-80704/
Regards
Ray
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I reckon this example of Ray's work exemplifies his artistry with a file, saw, sandpaper and I imagine a rasp or two. Eye hand coordination at its best. Stunning stuff.
BT
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ring in
this scribing block/surface gauge is not the actual one. I made one very similar
with a hack saw, files, drill press and cold chisels. plus a scraper to scrap the bottom
and vee. Of course there is the standard tool makers clamps. sliding g clamp.
vee blocks step blocks.
scriber.jpgLast edited by azzrock; 13th December 2013 at 01:37 AM. Reason: forgot the photo
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13th December 2013, 08:19 AM #10
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chisel
g'day. It was made in two stages. First part was just a basic rectangle cast iron block. Roughly the shape of the bottom piece of the scribe block. ON one side we cut grooves with a hack saw and chiseled the block down to size much like you might a piece
of wood. at this stage we used go no go gauge to get the thickness right. They were teaching us to use basic tools plus basic measuring tools. ie go no go gauge mics and a square.
later on but still before they let us near machine tools we finished the block of to it finished form. With a hack saw, files and further down the track scraped the bottom.
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you got it
standing on the out side looking in
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