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- September 3rd, 2020, 1:35 pm
- ForumCOLON Other General Discussion
- TopicCOLON Fly press now works ☺
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- August 18th, 2020, 1:45 pm
- ForumCOLON Filing
- TopicCOLON fleam of 5 degrees? slope 45 degrees?
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fleam of 5 degrees? slope 45 degrees?
What fleam angle do you file at? What slope angle? 20200817_172025.jpg Here is my current set up with a vise sloping at 45° and only 5° fleam. And it works just fine. I hold file horizontal i.e. parallel to ground and parallel with the lines on fleam board. 20200817_144243.jpg I had been filing at 1...
- August 11th, 2020, 2:00 am
- ForumCOLON Filing
- TopicCOLON pls comment on this Great American filing system
- RepliesCOLON 7
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Re: pls comment on this Great American filing system
I have now filed lots of the Great American. My experience is here: https://www.shedtherapy.com/create-tooth-geometry-on-great-american-saw/ Whilst GA saws cut at half the speed of a well-tuned raker saw they are much less than half the effort to maintain. If you run a raker through dirty wood you c...
- June 27th, 2020, 2:03 pm
- ForumCOLON Crosscut saws 101
- TopicCOLON D Handle
- RepliesCOLON 8
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Re: D Handle
Here is blog of my process:
https://www.shedtherapy.com/making-d-handles/
I attach a template for the D handle
https://www.shedtherapy.com/making-d-handles/
I attach a template for the D handle
- June 21st, 2020, 11:58 am
- ForumCOLON Filing
- TopicCOLON pls comment on this Great American filing system
- RepliesCOLON 7
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- May 26th, 2020, 4:13 am
- ForumCOLON Rip Saws
- TopicCOLON DIY rip saw #3
- RepliesCOLON 4
- ViewsCOLON 1694
Re: DIY rip saw #3
Sumnergeo writes: I have been "ripping" a number of pecan logs and my procedure is to cut an inch or so into the butt with a 3-ft crosscut then split with wedges then draw knife and plane to get planks. He could also try a froe and cleaving brake. That allows a degree of control as to where the spli...
- May 26th, 2020, 3:30 am
- ForumCOLON Rip Saws
- TopicCOLON DIY rip saw #3
- RepliesCOLON 4
- ViewsCOLON 1694
Re: DIY rip saw #3
By straight teeth I meant - and apologise I was not clear - that the tooth line is straight. This has a curved tooth line which I now know is less effective at ripping than a straight one.
- May 14th, 2020, 2:29 pm
- ForumCOLON Rip Saws
- TopicCOLON DIY rip saw #3
- RepliesCOLON 4
- ViewsCOLON 1694
DIY rip saw #3
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- ForumCOLON Rip Saws
- TopicCOLON DIY rip saw - and it works ☺
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DIY rip saw - and it works ☺
20200416_200431.jpg 20200416_211813.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qWyhgG25_U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m61fllZSrGI I filed this from a 3 foot old junker. Pitch 22 mm, set 15 thou, gullets 12 mm deep, hook angle ( some call this 'negative rake') 5 degrees, clearance angle 10 degrees.
- April 21st, 2020, 2:03 am
- ForumCOLON Rip Saws
- TopicCOLON New Pit Saws
- RepliesCOLON 3
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Re: New Pit Saws
How did you find this saw in use? I bought one of theirs but sold it on because I had no pit.
The man who bought it found the saw very aggressive i.e. hungry and tiring for the sawyers.
The man who bought it found the saw very aggressive i.e. hungry and tiring for the sawyers.