I am loving these hand vises. They are like a much stronger grip for my hand that never gets tired and just as easy to move and turn to any angle as I file. I can still do rolling movements since the vise is just an extension of my hand and wrist.
There are times a stationary vise is better suited to a filing task (e.g. flats), but for light, curvy, shaping objectives, like on this little hammer head, the hand vises excel.
I had already started setting up the band saw, but then I thought "ah, these boards aren't too big, let's get some practice in resawing thin boards by hand". #HandTools#woodworking
After thickness planing: tadaa, two 4 mm strips and one 3 mm strip (which was the middle of the board). So 9 mm of the original thickness were lost in saw dust and plane shavings… 😬 #HandTools#woodworking
@daniel_bohrer I have never been really successful with western push saws. But Japanese pull saws have been a real game changer for me. Much more practice with push saws might of course help as well. But I really love pull saws. And as a (ok, a very little) bonus, you have less waste material, because the blade is thinner.
I finally found a good offer for a hand-cranked grinder on the local classifieds. The seller didn't know the model, but the "Ixion" logo was still recognizable to me – an old German make, probably from the 1930s, that usually goes for twice the asking price… 🙂
It only needed a bit of light clean up with soap and a wire brush. The insides were still good as new, but the screw hole holding the hand crank tight needed a small reminder that it once was an M5 thread… #HandTools#ToolRestoration
That's what fascinates me about these old machines: they just work! No motor coils or electronics that can burn out, or refuse to work because the software wasn't updated in time, just three plain gears and a cover to hold the lubricants in. Basic physics that lasts several lifetimes!
Question for #handtools#woodworking enthusiasts..
Would it be considered cheating if I used powertools to make my shooting board? and if it is, would you be kind enough to look other way as I make mine? 😆
@Rajiv
It would be harder for me at least to get the angles and depths of cut using power tools. With a hand saw I just saw draw a line and saw it to the depth I want, then knock out the waste with a chisel. With power tools I’d have to figure out how to set that up safely.
I haven’t used fusion, but it may be way easier for you either because of your tools or because the design is made for power tools.
Finally taking time to turn this Singer treadle sewing machine cabinet into a foot-powered bench grinder.
Some oak for a mount, a 10mm all-thread for the axle, and some 3D printed parts (pulley, bushings and washers). The mass of the grinding stone acts as a flywheel to keep it all going.
First functional test is promising, a bit of runout but I won't be doing microbevels with this thing.
I see, thanks. I picked up a manual bench grinder recently for 10€. You have to really get the revs up to keep it grinding, and not push down too hard. But it works pretty good for shaping.
Only problem is the crank gets in the way of anything except working on the cutting edge, so it’s not good for other kinds of grinding needs in tool restoration. Just one tool in the kit.
Another idea I’ve been thinking of is buying a used motor, arbre, belts, pulleys… and making a custom grind/polish station with multiple kinds wheels (stones, brushes, cloth). Could still be cheaper than a factory-made grinder.