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Was impossible
Well, quite. Either way I'm pleased to have got one. I'm just getting set up for scraping it this evening.
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Well, quite. Either way I'm pleased to have got one. I'm just getting set up for scraping it this evening.
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Yes If I can get casting price down.
Pete has suggested making some 12” ones
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That’s lovely.
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TBH I think there will be a large market for 6x8" 7x10" and 8x12" squares. People have smaller machines in their workshop. Lots of them about.
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Wow that looks smart!
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Thanks! It's by no means professional but it's good enough for a working tool to do what it has to.
It's good iron for a straight edge. Not so soft that it wears quickly or lets the scraper cut too deep but not so hard that it's difficult to scrape. So long as I keep the edge keen on my scraper it cuts with a nice even stroke. You have to keep the pressure up on the scraper. Just like when drilling cast iron where you don't stop cutting - if you let it skid on the surface you'll blunt the insert. I just leave the sharpener running and give the blade a lick over after every pass.
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That was fast, it only came off the planer Saturday night!!
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No sense messing around
I'm about 2/3 way through doing the bevel now. Going to finish it tomorrow.
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what do you gauge it against to get it true. a surface plate ???No sense messing around
I'm about 2/3 way through doing the bevel now. Going to finish it tomorrow.
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An even bigger straight edge. A beautiful 48" Windley which has done no work at all, I only use it for checking/scraping other straight edges. It's a heavy bugger though, about 30kg. Doing the sole was easy because I could put the 30" on top of the big'un but for the bevel I've had to keep picking up the 4 footer and turning it over to print the bevel face. My arms are aching now.
Still got all it's original scraping intact:
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Bedding curls, good old English pattern know known as Moore pattern
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So you're not aiming for an specific bevel angle, just a consistent angle down the length of it?
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That's it - the angle doesn't matter a jot, except that it needs to be less that the dovetail angle you're working on. What you're aiming for is a flat face that fits into the dovetail for spotting with the blue.
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I have straight edge envy (plus scraping skills envy) really nice job!
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That’s the smallest windley bros straight edge I’ve ever seen!
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After a few 12 and 14 hr days on the planer I’ve switched to the shaper for some respite
