Thread: Making scrapers

Tiger,
No, the hacksaw blade is thicker machine blades and is firmly silver soldered to the base material. I made these a while back, before high speed steel blanks were available on the internet. In fact there was no internet then. I still make the odd "special job" tool because I don't want to wait a week for the post, plus it is good fun to make your own tools...... sometimes.
Jim

Hello All,

Following on from this thread I was always told by the guys at the woodturning club ( Southern region in Sydney) that making chisels out of old files is a no-no (explosions, lost eyes, dis-embowelment....)

The first lathe I bought had about 8 "chisels" converted from old metal files and I had two break on me due to inexperience in using them (had too much overhang and the rotating lump sheared it clean off at the toolrest).

I have a video displaying just this but it's too big to upload.

I get that these converted chisels can be made to be razor sharp for a clean finish but if you are looking for a super clean finish to remove tool marks try using cabinet scrapers (Curved and straight)

They work magic and give a much finer finish than any chisel I have OR sandpaper.

My 2 cents worth...


Cheers,

Scott in Peakhurst.

This is a good article about making your own lathe tools, it has some good info about heat treatment and making your tools safe

http://www.bigtreetools.com/articles/siegel%2018-4.pdf