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16th February 2016, 08:28 AM #61
Dazm, if you are going to use them regularly, just clean off any surface rust from the top & sides with medium/fine emery, lap the backs till they're dead flat & polished for about 25mm behind the edge, put a fine edge on them, and enjoy the results.
You can lap the whole back if you are a masochist & have nothing else to do for a few weeks, but it's really only necessary to do the business ends if you are going to use them for general bench work & dovetailing. And imo, the quickest & most reliable way to flatten backs is with diamond plates, but a couple of decent-sized plates will set you back a couple of hundred, unfortunately. I have a very strong dislike of the abrasive paper stuck to glass or other flat surface method, for flattening. It simply won't & can't produce a properly flat surface - sharp edges, yes, but the backs will be slightly to severely rounded rather than flat. It may not matter in many applications, but it makes a big difference for jobs like paring or making vertical cuts to a scribe line, if those backs are genuinely flat...
Cheers,IW
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16th February 2016, 08:35 AM #62
Wow, those chisels appear to be in a pristine state, jadh77! I'm guessing they've been cleaned up at least a little, even so, they've been well looked-after. If they are from the 1920s/30s, that makes them over 90. I'm a few years less than that, and I've got many more rust spots & dings than your chisels.......
Cheers,IW
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3rd March 2016, 03:11 PM #63Innovations are those useful things that, by dint of chance, manage to survive the stupidity and destructive tendencies inherent in human nature.
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3rd March 2016, 03:52 PM #64SENIOR MEMBER
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Nice set of chisels there Rob. Are you going to buy them. One of them seems to have an owners initials stamped into it. ??APQ. Cant see it on the others though it could be there. IN the U.S. an equivalent set of six Lie Nielsen's would cost you less than US$350.( And in Australia about 675 oz dollars) Without a box or tool roll. So these look to be just for the collector.
Interesting
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4th March 2016, 01:15 AM #65Innovations are those useful things that, by dint of chance, manage to survive the stupidity and destructive tendencies inherent in human nature.
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5th March 2016, 05:07 PM #66
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I have attached photos of my little berg family, less my set of knives. As you can see most are well used and need some tlc. Hence i have gone to the effort to produce the decal. I have one chisel that im currently restoring and will post the results when finished.
Are you going to tell us how you restore your blades to look new?
Cheers stew
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5th March 2016, 08:42 PM #67
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5th March 2016, 10:35 PM #68SENIOR MEMBER
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thought you might like to see a couple of these old bergs I have kicking around.
these wer sold by a Sydney tool merchant T.Aitken
hard to date exactly but pretty sure they are around c1900 give or take 10years
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6th March 2016, 03:43 PM #69
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My first attempt at the berg decal restoration..... Note this has to dry for about 8 hours so it will most likely be a bit lighter in colour by then.
Cheers Stewart
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7th March 2016, 12:08 AM #70
Hi Stew,
If you have any problem with the decals coming off you can make them more secure using this stuff: Micro Sol 1 oz Bottle Decal Setting Solution Stock MI 2 | eBay
And if you get one placed incorrectly you can remove it with this solution: Micro Set Solution 1oz Bottle Decal Setting Solution Remover Stock MI 1 | eBay
Cheers,
RobInnovations are those useful things that, by dint of chance, manage to survive the stupidity and destructive tendencies inherent in human nature.
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7th March 2016, 07:33 AM #71
Thanks rob
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10th March 2016, 12:59 PM #72
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10th March 2016, 01:53 PM #73
Something I regretted having done was passing on a set I bought of Pacman some time ago.
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10th March 2016, 02:12 PM #74
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10th March 2016, 02:19 PM #75
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