Hacksaw

[Parm]

I was doing something today and got the hacksaw out, after a couple of strokes the blade snaped and I got a little annoyed. After taking a deep breath and standing back I stopped doing what I wanted to and promptly decided to restore the tired old hacksaw, removed all the rust cleaned up the little pins that hold the blade and rubbed it all down with 240 and 500 wet n dry, quick blast with some etch primer and followed up with two coats of satin black on the frame. I now have a Starrett No 144 hacksaw ready for another 30 years of service!!

It's quite satisfying to restore simple everyday tools that often get overlooked and it's light years better than the Stanley Fat Max hacksaw that I've also got !!!

 

[the snooper]

I was doing something today and got the hacksaw out, after a couple of strokes the blade snaped and I got a little annoyed. After taking a deep breath and standing back I stopped doing what I wanted to and promptly decided to restore the tired old hacksaw, removed all the rust cleaned up the little pins that hold the blade and rubbed it all down with 240 and 500 wet n dry, quick blast with some etch primer and followed up with two coats of satin black on the frame. I now have a Starrett No 144 hacksaw ready for another 30 years of service!!

It's quite satisfying to restore simple everyday tools that often get overlooked and it's light years better than the Stanley Fat Max hacksaw that I've also got !!!

apart from the blade you didn't fit a new one according to your post

 

[brightspark]

I was doing something today and got the hacksaw out, after a couple of strokes the blade snaped and I got a little annoyed. After taking a deep breath and standing back I stopped doing what I wanted to and promptly decided to restore the tired old hacksaw, removed all the rust cleaned up the little pins that hold the blade and rubbed it all down with 240 and 500 wet n dry, quick blast with some etch primer and followed up with two coats of satin black on the frame. I now have a Starrett No 144 hacksaw ready for another 30 years of service!!

It's quite satisfying to restore simple everyday tools that often get overlooked and it's light years better than the Stanley Fat Max hacksaw that I've also got !!!

has it got the ergonomicaly friendly handle though

 

[Parm]

apart from the blade you didn't fit a new one according to your post

Appologies, it does have a new blade, cuts very well

 

[the snooper]

Appologies, it does have a new blade, cuts very well

but did you get the job you started done ? or did it take a back seat due to the refurb

 

[brightspark]

Appologies, it does have a new blade, cuts very well

well it will if it has a new blade and the frames half decent

 

[Parm]

has it got the ergonomicaly friendly handle though

I don't know about ergonomic handles, the one I have looks like a file handle, it's some sort of heavy duty plastic with ribs in it for grip

 

[Parm]

but did you get the job you started done ? or did it take a back seat due to the refurb

I did get the job done, I was cutting some copper lighting conductor bar to make some spines for a dragon I'm making, will up load some pics shortly on another thread

 

[Parm]

I'm on a roll today, couple of wood chisel handles were knackered today, chisels are good and functional but handles done for, so after a bit of discussion my dad has offered to make some replacement handles out of some titanium bar that I've got, will be hugely OTT, but eh what the heck, they are my chisels, and some time on a lathe and a friendly welder with awesome TIG skills equals two tools from going to the bin, pics will be up loaded when done

 

[Bill Edwards]

Well I'm quite disappointed. When I was reading your first post I assumed you had repaired the blade, by welding, grinding and sanding smooth and then hardening and tempering it.

That would have given you full marks for your repair!

 

[Parm]

Well I'm quite disappointed. When I was reading your first post I assumed you had repaired the blade, by welding, grinding and sanding smooth and then hardening and tempering it.

That would have given you full marks for your repair!

Very funny!!!

 

[Parm]

Well I'm quite disappointed. When I was reading your first post I assumed you had repaired the blade, by welding, grinding and sanding smooth and then hardening and tempering it.

That would have given you full marks for your repair!

As soon as I master even a single element of that repair I will be the first one posting here

 

[Bill Edwards]

It's all straightforward enough!

 

[bigegg]

I'm on a roll today, couple of wood chisel handles were knackered today, chisels are good and functional but handles done for, so after a bit of discussion my dad has offered to make some replacement handles out of some titanium bar that I've got, will be hugely OTT, but eh what the heck, they are my chisels, and some time on a lathe and a friendly welder with awesome TIG skills equals two tools from going to the bin, pics will be up loaded when done

I like the idea.


BUT...

Titanium welds to carbon steel ???
And even if it does, aren't you going to ruin the temper of the wood chisels by welding?

 

[Parm]

I like the idea.


BUT...

Titanium welds to carbon steel ???
And even if it does, aren't you going to ruin the temper of the wood chisels by welding?

I don't know if it will weld therefore I've given it to an expert welder, the chisel is about 7" to the tang so I don't think heat will be an issue, if it is I have acces to full heat treatment facilities to sort out, chisels are both old and good quality but sadly no handles so I can't make them any worse

 

[Maker]

I like the idea.


BUT...

Titanium welds to carbon steel ???
And even if it does, aren't you going to ruin the temper of the wood chisels by welding?

He could tig braze it.

Well I'm quite disappointed. When I was reading your first post I assumed you had repaired the blade, by welding, grinding and sanding smooth and then hardening and tempering it.

That would have given you full marks for your repair!

No different to making a band saw blade:

 

[Parm]

He could tig braze it.

No different to making a band saw blade:

You clearly haven't seen my welding skills