The new scraping thread

[.RC.]

Greg,
So the spotting fluid covers well then.
I'm not sure I want to know the answer to this but here goes. Have you seen the price of a large name brand plate?

Stuart

Not as bad as what you think... Around $2300 for a 36X24 Starrett.... There is a dealer in Sydney that sells them..

I have similar tools to Greg... An old 7EL Biax and I also use Canode ink, but I also have some home brew Prussian Brew given to me by a professional tool rebuilder in Melbourne.. It is just prussian blue powder and grease mixed together..

I also have some Yellow canode for highlighting...

Currently working on a Macson TC grinder... Very slowly... It only has one set of V and flat to scrape.. I have got the flat done but need to make up a template for the V.. I purchased some cast iron bar today to make the template.. Like Greg I also have a 18 and 38" straight edge that we purchased as cast from the US..

[.RC.]

Some Biax videos

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haLJVcgOr5E"]YouTube - ‪Biax practice scraping‬‏[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NnHnNGz3ME"]YouTube - ‪biax scraping‬‏[/ame]

[Dave J]

RC,
I thought you had the Biax flaker as well that you used on you vice?

Dave

[.RC.]

No, I did a bit of hand flaking on it.... What a disaster that was (the flaking)

BTW I am selling my 18"X24"X3" surface plate if anyone is interested... $165+ freight..ex Rockhampton Qld..

[Stustoys]

Got some more details on the plate .RC.? sounds like something I would be interested in. I'll pm you

Stuart

[Stustoys]

.RC.
Did you use the horizontal head because it made the work holding easier?(What do you think of that head btw, should I be looking out for one?)
What angle did you put on the side face of the smaller one?

Stuart

[RayG]

Hi Stuart,

I can provide storage for you (at a competitive rate) if you can't find room for it.

Regards
Ray

[Stustoys]

Well thanks Ray, but I think you have enough pretties already, I need to lift the tone of my shed lol. If you have a job in mind i'm sure we can work something out. Thats assuming it ends up in my shed.
Stuart

[Dave J]

Hi Stuart,
You are lucky it's still there. RC posted up about it on PM a few months ago, and I thought it would have gone by now.

Dave

[eskimo]

Yup. Gutting. I am waiting on a quote from a car importer on the price to ship in two or three plates from the states.

what what what....let me know eh?

[.RC.]

Found this in Melbourne

http://www.toolingonline.com.au/home...category_id=63

[Bryan]

Hi Stuart,
You are lucky it's still there. RC posted up about it on PM a few months ago, and I thought it would have gone by now.

Dave

If I'd known I wouldn't have bent over for McJing. Ouch.

[Greg Q]

Thanks for the link RC. I sent a message regarding larger sizes (I imagine I'm not Robinson Crusoe there?)

Greg

[Stustoys]

What is a "Smooth 'Ball bearing' surface"?

Bryan,
Did you get in before their price rise?

Stuart

[.RC.]

Who is busy this saturday?

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