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Have a Mill file.Used it on the Panel saw.....
Have a bright spotlight that I can shine across the teeth, to see how they are coming out....and a hand-held magnifier, to see the teeth.
The newest saw, the Crusader, does not need all that much sharpening done.....just a refresh.
Saw set is in the house...Millers Falls made. #214......
Dykem? I have been just letting the rust do that....
Tooth counts above 8ppi....I start to see double....so that a 11ppi looks like 22....I send those to a sharpening service @ $0.60 per inch.
It is not so much a matter of handles....it is more about holding onto them....fingers tend to get crampy, after a while
Saw vise is a Wentworth No. 1.....
I sharpen saws when they are rehabbed, and they seem to stay sharp for a year, or two. Mostly, it is about fixing other peoples screw-ups.....
Already tried out the 18" or so of the panel saw I have sharpened up.....cuts fast, and straight...just a tad rough....will stone it, after the rest of the teeth are done.
Saw files? Stanley 5, or 6" Extra Slim taper....@$6.00 each. Been getting 4-5 saws per file. About time for a new one...
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Also, at the same garage sale as the Belknap rip saw....was a Jorgenson Mitre Box.....almost like the one I already had....
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This is the one I have...and is nicer than the one at the sale, yesterday....plus, will-power to keep from buying any more mitre boxes.....5 is enough, right?:rolleyes:
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Was in Menard's today, to pick up a 6" extra slim taper file..usually bought a Stanley one.....except...they no longer had Stanley files....they were all branded as Craftsman..$5.99...about the same price as the Stanley version I had been using...
Also picked up a can of Turtle wax Polishing Compound,,,,going to try it on a couple saws, to shine the plates up a bit better....we'll see...
Took a bad tumble last night...kind of bruised up, and sore...found out I don't bounce...
Stay tuned...
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Rehab on the Sheffield saw is done.
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And is now hanging up with the other 3 panel saws...
Film at 2300 hrs, ZULU...
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Tools used..
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Millers Falls No. 214 was a bit too big for this saw. Yes, I do have a few mill files in the shop. had to change out the Stanley saw file...4 and a half saw plates was a bit too much for it. New file is from Craftsman....with a Lifetime Warranty.... Plate was shined up, using this stuff..
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Seems to work...
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Jointed the bad teeth...
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Almost done...went back and fine tuned a few...
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Looks like it will be a Carpentry Saw...until I get around to sharpening it again....have a Disston D-8, 10ppi, 24" for the finer cuts...
Might try the Crusader saw, in the morning....at least get it polished up.
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26" Rip saw...maybe the M-F 214 can give the teeth a bit of set...IF needed.
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6 ppi.....a No. 17 sold by Belknap ( which later became Blue Grass tools)
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Polishing is done on the Belknap No. 17 Crusader saw...
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Saw has been taken for a test drive...
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Of about 10 full strokes...a little rub with the old candle helped out...Results?
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Plate is stamped as a "7"...7ppi.
Cleaned and oiled up the Millers Falls No. 214...in case I might need it..
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Anvil setting is a "8" on the dial....not sure if that will work...or not...
have no clue as to that screwdriver, at the moment....OEM paint job looking a tad...scruffy..
hang the saw up, until needed.
Not too bad of a saw..for a dollar bill?
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Still have a few rehabs to do...but,
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1 of 5 Block planes is now done. Stanley made a 220 model, Geo. Worthington Co. had it set up to sell as a W2200.
May work on some of these...when I next get to the shop..
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Hmm...messy. Will save the 5th one for last...
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Great Neck Tool Co.'s knock-off of a Stanley No. 9-1/2....sole needs a lot of work..
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Ya think?
Stay tuned..