Forum Replies Created
-
AuthorPosts
-
According to one book (I think Aldren Watson’s but I don’t have it handy) halving and doubling the tooth count are possible, but any other process would require a new tooth line.
To halve the count focus your file on every other tooth until they disappear (it is relatively easy to do this on accident if you aren’t watching what you are doing).
To double the count, joint of half the height off each tooth and file (or hacksaw as per Paul) a new gullet in every flat.
In both cases, it is necessary to make sure that you have gone down far enough that the set has disappeared too, so you don’t break of a tooth trying to set it the opposite from its original configuration.
The concept is that you don’t have rows of teeth all engaging at the same time, which would stagger in the cut(potentially). Rather you have a consistent number of teeth engaged at any point in time, instead of jumping from one row to the next. I imagine you could get a similar effect if the machine-cut teeth were not in a straight line, but had a wavy pattern instead.
I have yet to have a problem with woodworking debris in my carpet. My biggest problem is actually that the carpet compresses, and so my bench wobbles when I start putting the pressure on something. I do use a canvas dropcloth for glue ups, but the sawdust and shavings come up fine with a shopvac and normal house vac.
Paul’s video was more on flattening than on thicknessing per se. I am curious how he would go about getting say 1/2″ material from 3/4″ or 1″ boards. I would assume based on his blogs that he has no problem using a powered thicknesser for the grunt work of stock removal, or maybe resawing on his bandsaw at the Castle, but how does that translate for those of us who don’t have space or money for power tools? (My shop is in a corner of our living room at the moment.
-
AuthorPosts