James Scheffler
07-05-2010, 5:07 PM
While on vacation this week I picked up a Stanley No. 80 cabinet scraper in nice condition. There is still enough usable length on the blade for a number of resharpenings, but I might pick up another blade or two so I can sharpen more than one at a time. The original blade is 3/64" (about 0.047")
So the choices I see are: (1) Hock, which is most expensive ($20+) but thicker than the other choices (1/16"). Hardness is unspecified.
(2) the LV replacement blades for their cabinet scraper, which are rather inexpensive ($5), but thickness and hardness are not specified.
(3) cutting down a 1 mm thick card scraper, which is a few mils thinner than the stock blade. The LV card scrapers are RC 48 - 52. This is even cheaper (you get two blades from one card scraper) but it's more work.
So I guess it comes down to price and thickness. Does a thicker blade make much difference in performance in a cabinet scraper? If thickness doesn't matter all that much, I would probably just go with the LV even though the thickness is unspecified. However, maybe someone has one they can measure for me.
Any advise would be much appreciated!
Jim S.
So the choices I see are: (1) Hock, which is most expensive ($20+) but thicker than the other choices (1/16"). Hardness is unspecified.
(2) the LV replacement blades for their cabinet scraper, which are rather inexpensive ($5), but thickness and hardness are not specified.
(3) cutting down a 1 mm thick card scraper, which is a few mils thinner than the stock blade. The LV card scrapers are RC 48 - 52. This is even cheaper (you get two blades from one card scraper) but it's more work.
So I guess it comes down to price and thickness. Does a thicker blade make much difference in performance in a cabinet scraper? If thickness doesn't matter all that much, I would probably just go with the LV even though the thickness is unspecified. However, maybe someone has one they can measure for me.
Any advise would be much appreciated!
Jim S.