Dale Cruea
01-21-2012, 3:50 PM
I like using card scrapers. I have been trying to use them for some time now. I have made scrapers from saw blades, I have purchased a few.
I have had a lot of trouble getting the side flat. Every scraper I had was always wavy. I would rub the sides on a diamond stone until my fingers gave out.
To make a long story short, I finally purchased a prepared edge scraper from what I would have thought was a reputable company. Manufactured by what I thought was a reputable manufacturer.
I got the scraper. One edge was rolled up and the opposite side was rolled down.
Looks like it had been sheared and bent. as I tried to remove the burr on the rolled up side no real problem.
However as I tried to remove the burr from the other side(rolled down) I could not. The scraper was bowed or bent down so bad I will have to completely stone this side flat at the edge.
I could not stone within 1/16" of the edge without lifting the back of the scraper up.
I will say that this scraper is flat without any waves in it.
With shipping this scraper was a little over $24.00.
Is this normal for all scrapers?
Has anyone purchased a prepared edge scraper? Was it OK or did you have this problem with it?
I don't remember noticing this condition on my other scrapers, just wavy. Not rolled over on the edge.
I have written the company an e-mail but no response yet. May not work on Saturday.
No company is mentioned because I don't want to bad mouth this company. It just upsets me.
I have had a lot of trouble getting the side flat. Every scraper I had was always wavy. I would rub the sides on a diamond stone until my fingers gave out.
To make a long story short, I finally purchased a prepared edge scraper from what I would have thought was a reputable company. Manufactured by what I thought was a reputable manufacturer.
I got the scraper. One edge was rolled up and the opposite side was rolled down.
Looks like it had been sheared and bent. as I tried to remove the burr on the rolled up side no real problem.
However as I tried to remove the burr from the other side(rolled down) I could not. The scraper was bowed or bent down so bad I will have to completely stone this side flat at the edge.
I could not stone within 1/16" of the edge without lifting the back of the scraper up.
I will say that this scraper is flat without any waves in it.
With shipping this scraper was a little over $24.00.
Is this normal for all scrapers?
Has anyone purchased a prepared edge scraper? Was it OK or did you have this problem with it?
I don't remember noticing this condition on my other scrapers, just wavy. Not rolled over on the edge.
I have written the company an e-mail but no response yet. May not work on Saturday.
No company is mentioned because I don't want to bad mouth this company. It just upsets me.