Re: [gingery_machines] new article available: A Few Basic Tests to Perform on your Mill

Steve,

Are you sure those are metal and not wood scrapers?

Rick
rick.sparber.org

On Jun 29, 2011, at 7:39 PM, Steve Wan <stewan@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Rick
>
> Many thanks for the info!
> Appreciated very much!
>
> I'm looking at Veritas tool, will be using this concept to level my
> dovetail plates as it can be taken apart for lapping. I have a similar
> blade sharpener by 'General' will make a jig like this to hold the
> dovetail plate flat over an abrasive paper to level it.
>
> http://www.veritastools.com/Products/Page.aspx?p=121
>
> Steve-S'pore
>
> On 6/30/11, Rick Sparber <rgsparber@aol.com> wrote:
>> Steve,
>>
>> I just got my latest Home Shop Machinist magazine and there is an article on
>> scraping.
>>
>> Here are two articles:
>>
>>
>> http://rick.sparber.org/df.pdf
>> http://rick.sparber.org/tus.pdf
>>
>> Best of luck,
>>
>> Rick
>> Rick.Sparber.org
>>
>> On Jun 29, 2011, at 6:35 PM, Steve Wan <stewan@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Rick
>>>
>>> Thanks for being frank! Will lookout for any info in the web.
>>> Has not done this yet, will explore further as my lathe is shouting for
>>> help ;)
>>> Possible to email me your draw filing PDF over again? I miss that...
>>>
>>> Steve-S'pore
>>>
>>> On 6/29/11, Rick Sparber <rgsparber@aol.com> wrote:
>>>> Steve,
>>>>
>>>> Many thick books have been written on lapping and scraping. I do a very
>>>> small amount of both and am a rank novice. It is fair to say that I have
>>>> done more harm than good over the years.
>>>>
>>>> I have written about draw filing as a means of truing up a square but
>>>> that
>>>> is the limit of my knowledge and "skill".
>>>>
>>>> Rick
>>>> Rick.Sparber.org
>>>>
>>>> On Jun 29, 2011, at 4:28 AM, Steve Wan <stewan@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Rick
>>>>>
>>>>> It will be great if you got a write-out on lapping or scraping the
>>>>> lathe bed ways for worn out machines. Many of us have used our
>>>>> machines for many years. Yet do not know the best way to re-condition
>>>>> it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Steve-S'pore
>>>>
>>>
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