bjordnolf Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 Well I am finally trying to contribute something for all the help I have gotten from this forum. I made this scraper sharpener yesterday in about 5 mins. All you need is roughly a 2x2 piece of wood (hopefully wood that wont warp too bad) make all corners 90 degrees and then its two quick cuts on the table saw, slip the file in and youre ready to go. And its pretty much free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrobb Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 Cool I just use an old edge bevel tool. It's only set for 0deg or 1 deg so it's rather useless for me...except as a scraper sharpener. Only problem is the file is 3" longer than the scraper so it's a rather short stroke to sharpen and kind of tricky. I may try this way. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 umm, isn't the file going to span the curvature of your sidecut and um, not work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullwings Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 umm, isn't the file going to span the curvature of your sidecut and um, not work? i think it's meant to be used to keep your wax scraper sharp and in shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csquared Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 Scraper sharpener, Jack. SCRAPER sharpener. I think its clever. A worthy addition to the communal body of knowledge. Beats holding the file down on the table with one hand and dragging the scraper over it (approximately square) with the other. That's a sure way to nick a finger or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trailertrash Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 yeah jack! let me guess. Communications? Sociology? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Sub Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 better put a manual with that if you let anyone else use it. They might nick their skin. wait...people don't read manuals. nice one, man. looks like a great idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pebu Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 Simple and cheap. Both of which are good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike T Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 Scraper sharpener, Jack. SCRAPER sharpener. someone please kidnap Jack and take him riding :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 Scraper sharpener, Jack. SCRAPER sharpener.I think its clever. A worthy addition to the communal body of knowledge. Beats holding the file down on the table with one hand and dragging the scraper over it (approximately square) with the other. That's a sure way to nick a finger or two. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 CoolI just use an old edge bevel tool. It's only set for 0deg or 1 deg so it's rather useless for me...except as a scraper sharpener. Only problem is the file is 3" longer than the scraper so it's a rather short stroke to sharpen and kind of tricky. I may try this way. J I could not get that tool to work for me so I mounted my router to my router table and had 4 new scrapers. Only takes off about 2mm per pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamby Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 Nice work b. Your file holder is a great idea. Another quick tune-up for a scraper can be made by taking a piece of adhesive backed sandpaper and sticking it to a smooth surface (like a counter top, or a cut-off from a sheet of MDF or other smooth sheet good). With the big surface area its pretty easy to keep the plastic scraper perpendicuar to the sanding surface. Simply work the scraper edge across the sandpaper, applying pressure as you move the scraper up and back (move it in a linear fashion - how to put it? - the same type of motion you make when you slide a credit card through a check out scanner - if that makes any sense) :) . I make my own adhesive backed sandpaper - using spray on 3m adhesive on regular (cheap) sandpaper. Happy tuning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 someone please kidnap Jack and take him riding :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEJ Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 It's things like this that keep me coming back. NICE. Simple, elegant design. (That was redundent because what makes it an elegant design IMHO is that it is simple.) Why make it hard? I also thought the router table idea was cool, set up the fence as a jointer and bang, it's done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 ferry clouver! Thanks! File that under "four thousand things I think are great ideas and I wish I had time to do". Then I would go about sharpening the 50 odd scrapers scattered around and clogging a good dozen worn out files. I need a helper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbird Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 I use a small bench belt sander to do my scrapers....very light pressure though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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