Ripped and Torn Shoulders on Saw Blades- part 1
Solving problems with Ripped and Torn Shoulders on saw blades. Note: the information presented here is all presented in good faith by people with a great deal of experience in their area. However sawmills and sawing situations vary widely. Do … Continue…
Tags: Brazing, ripped shoulders, saw blades, saw plate
Protecting Glass in Sandblasting Cabinets
Protecting the glass in sandblasting cabinets We did a lot of cabinet sandblasting years ago before we switched to a chemical approach. What worked best for us was to make a sandwich consisting of a perforated steel sheet, a very … Continue…
Stainless Steel Tools
Stainless Steel Tools are important to prevent rust contamination on stainless steel parts or fasteners. Stainless steel tools have been a necessity for many industries that use stainless steel fasteners of parts. For many years, there was not a process … Continue…
Tags: stainless steel tools, wera tools
Wood Finishes
Why Finish Wood? There are many benefits to adding a finish to your wood projects. Finishes help to protect the wood and can enhance the wood’s appearance. Below are some reasons why applying a wood finish is important. 1. A wood … Continue…
Determining Saw Blade Quality from Chip Size
How tools form chips during the cutting process is usually of more importance to the Toolmaker / designer than to the woodworker. Woodworkers most often simply check sawdust and chip size visually as a gauge of tool performance, and that … Continue…
Tags: chip size, cutting tools, tool performance
Brazing and Soldering- The Difference is Crucial
Technically soldering is done at lower temperatures and brazing is done at high-temperatures. The separation point is usually about 800°F. A braze joint can be somewhere between 10 and 100 times as strong as a solder joint. There is silver … Continue…
Tags: Brazing, brazing flux, silver brazing, silver soldering, soldering
ISKA and Sawfiler Meeting Information
Below is a list of the times and places for several of the upcoming ISKA and Sawfiler Meetings. If there is one going on in your area, we strongly recommend you go. These meetings are very informative and it’s a … Continue…
