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21 December 2020 at 5:25 am #691011
From my understanding “Everclear” is the purist alcohol obtainable. It’s pricey though. I could use it since I only mix very small batches so it never sits mixed on the shelf very long. I have used Behlen Behkol (denatured) for years with NO complaints. I save a little by using cheaper hardware store alcohol for cleaning brushes etc. Behkol is supposed to give a little longer open time and I have had no problems at all dissolving shellac in it. My own test is when I sand and only get fine white dust with NO build up on sandpaper or steel wool tells me ALL I need to know!! By the way, you can use a cheap “blade-type” coffee grinder to grind shellac flakes to fine grain that will dissolve almost instantly!
- This reply was modified 3 years, 4 months ago by William Nenna.
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17 September 2018 at 8:24 pm #551662Paint stripper works if you let it set. You probably want to strip the handles anyway as they are rough and gunky. Sand them smooth after stripping and apply linseed oil (wipe dry after 5-10 minutes) once every few days for a week and then once a week for a month. That’s an authentic old-fashioned finish that will age and grow a patina like most old tools have. I picked up mine in South Bend, so Hi Neighbor!
- This reply was modified 5 years, 7 months ago by William Nenna.
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16 September 2018 at 6:44 pm #551583That’s right and that is what that tool is used for. It’s a different type of burnisher.
16 September 2018 at 10:54 am #551580I saw the ad yesterday (Sat) 9/15 and picked up a set last night. I may go back for another as if the value is there somebody will wish they had a set. These chisels look like they will “clean up” well with a little work and once sharpened I’d like to test and compare them to other Chinese chisels (Harbor Freight) made of the same Chrome Vanadium steel, similiar style although the handles are not shaped or sized as well as these. These may prove to be at least as good or better then the current Marples blue handle chisels which look OK but are a big disappointment holding an edge compared to what they once were and while inexpensive are still at least 4x the price of Aldi’s.
16 September 2018 at 9:57 am #551577I have one of those with the box and instructions (somewhere). It’s supposed to put the correct burr angle on a card scrapper quickly and repeatably. I don’t know how useful the tool really is as I don’t know if I ever actually used it because I’ve always used a regular burnisher. If I remember right, (I could be wrong), it’s only used on a scrapper filed at a 90-degree angle not the 45-degree angle filed on a card used with a Stanley #80 scraper plane which would would have made this tool very useful. If your using a card scraper by hand you “feel” for the the angle of the burr when using it so a “precise” angle is a total non-issue. I suppose it could save some time if your doing a lot of scraping and have to resharpen often. This is a good reminder for me to actually check it out the next time I need to use a scraper. I’ll need to “dig it out” as I do not yet have a work space set up which I’m hoping to do so I can work on many of the projects here.
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16 September 2018 at 8:03 am #551573I just picked up a wood handle set at Aldi’s last night 9/15/18. Are you sure you didn’t pick up the plastic handled file set that is packaged right alongside the chisels in the same display? NOTE: I hear the chesils sold in the UK may have plastic handles. Maybe someone can confirm this.
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