Gentlemen (persons?),
I am rehabing an old hand saw. It has a Warranted Superior medalion, a Diston etch, a nib, an 18 inch long blade, and about 14 tpi. I picked it up for $3.00 at a swap meet because it was such a cool looking little saw.
When I got it the handle was loose so I took it apart to clean everything up (very little rust), threw a sharp on it, (getting better at that), and now for re assembly. I cannot get the saw nuts tight so that the handle doesn't move on the plate.
I'm not sure if its just a matter of getting enough tork on them, if that's the case then how do I grab hold of the 'nut' side to tighten the 'screw' side.
Or perhaps I need to modify them so that they will clamp down on the now slightly shrunken handle. I can see how that would be done, but looking for a better way. I still need a good way to grab the 'nut'.
I'm still pretty new to this and want to avoid screwing this little saw up.
Thanks for being here,
Marc