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10 September 2014 at 8:36 pm #78225
I bought a 7TPI saw for £1 at a car boot The blade was red rusty and the handle had been painted with black paint , I stripped and oiled the handle and cleaned the blade of rust. I then cut set and sharpened the teeth.
I then compared its cutting capability against a Spear and Jackson 7 TPI hard point saw I had . I found that the depth of cut I could achieve in 12 strokes with the hard point saw took 20 strokes with the refurbished saw.
Some of this or maybe all of the difference could be due to my sharpening skills. But I think for performance and cost I will for my hand saws stick with hard point saws. All of my back saws can be sharpened i.e not hard point
The hard point saw was buy one get one free from B&Q for £9.98.
I would be interested to hear what your thoughts are on Hard point saws vs saws that you can sharpenAttachments:
You must be logged in to view attached files.10 September 2014 at 11:05 pm #78454The Spear & Jackson hard point saws are my favourite of all the hard point saws.
Hard point saw are ultra sharp in more of a cross cut configuration.
David is your saw a rip configuration this may have an effect how quick you will cut across grain.
You will need a more passive rake and fleam to make cross cut. You file evry other tooth from one side then the other.
I am sure you have seen this before but it is useful for saw sharpening.
http://www.vintagesaws.com/library/primer/sharp.html
Sorry David read your post again and see that you wrote Depth of cut So I presume you were ripping.
I would just give your saw another tinkle with file to make sure teeth really sharp. Also this is where set of teeth important. Too much set and you wobble about a bit also have to remove more material. Too little and you can bind in cut. You may have to experiment a bit with tooth geometry and set.
For a pound what have you got to lose.12 September 2014 at 1:02 am #80049Hi Dave
You have that looking good once you get it set up it should be a good tool. -
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