Turn old saw blades into scrapers?
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11 September 2015 at 12:40 am #130276
I recently purchased two Disston D-23 saws from eBay. One was great. The other…not so much (for the price I paid just getting one good one was worth it though).
The bad ones blade is bent and twisted and I can’t get it right. I’d hate to throw it away but it is useless as a saw.
Has anyone tried turning old blades into card scrapers? Or anything else? I’d love to find a use for this tool in one form or another. Any ideas are greatly appreciated.
Kevin
11 September 2015 at 12:45 am #130277I recently purchased two Disston D23 saws from eBay. One was great, the other…not so much. The blade is bent and twisted. I’ve tried to straighten it but have been unsuccessful.
I’d hate to throw it out but it is useless as a saw. Has anyone tried turning old blades into card scrapers? Or anything else? I’d love to be able to do something with it. Seems a shame to let the materials go to waste.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Kevin11 September 2015 at 1:49 am #130284I’ve not done that, but I’ve heard of this before and have thought about it. I have a crappy dovetail saw with unsharpenable teeth that I plan to cut up some day to use as scrapers. I’ll just cut into rectangles and smooth the edges, should be good for scrapers.
I’ve also thought about making a scratch stock from an old blade. I’ve heard some people make them from pieces of bandsaw blades, so a saw plate should be plenty thick.
Make sure you keep the old saw handle just in case you find another saw in need.
I’ve done it with a square I cut out of a bad saw blade. It worked OK, but I have since bought cabinet scrapers from the store.
The DIY scraper from the saw blade seems too thick. I like a bit of flex.
However, it is a good experiment to cut out a shape and give it a go.
11 September 2015 at 1:58 pm #130301I’ve thought about it, but I keep finding the saws with good plates and bad handles! Matt’s scratch stock idea is a good one, too.
11 September 2015 at 10:10 pm #130328Thanks for the ideas. I have plenty of plate to work with so maybe I’ll try each of those 🙂
Kevin
11 September 2015 at 10:27 pm #130331Being the rookie I am I had to look up what exactly a scratch stock was. Super excited to get started making one of these. Thanks again for the idea!
Kevin
i think the d23 were thin bladed saws so the saw plate might be thin enough for all sorts of stuff?
Scrapers can be thick or thin, depends.
Also chair Devils, and who says scrapers have to rectangles? Different shapes can be handy for other projects, rounded for spoons etc. I would not throw the blade or the handle out. Reuse recycle up cycle16 September 2015 at 6:00 pm #130555Yes, old saw plates make fine scrapers. I recently bought a D23 with a kink in the blade that I couldn’t fix so I shortened it and used the end to make scrapers. They are handy for chair devils as you can make a number of sizes. The resulting D23 panel saw is handy too.
I find the easiest way to cut them is to score first with a Dremel tool on both sides then bend til it breaks. The jagged edge can be cleaned up with a file (or grinder). They are 1095 steel at around RC 45. I’ve found most Distons to be about .030 thick, which works well for scrapers.Cheers
27 September 2015 at 8:28 pm #130878I’ve made several from old saw plates. They won’t replace a quality cabinet scraper, but they work great for any general purpose scraping (removing old finish). I’ve turned a few into a simple beading tool also. I also made a split nut driver for my very old saws from saw plate scraps.
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