On 2009-08-08, Roger Shoaf wrote:

"Pete Keillor" wrote in message
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I made this little cutter to make the spindle gasket for my Hardinge
TM, which is finally going back together. It uses No. 11 X-acto
blades. I may add a dowel for the slot in the blade, but maybe not.
It worked fine on a cutter mat. The pivot is a hand ground point on a
set screw locked by a second set screw.

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Pete Keillor

Nice looking tool. I am curious about something however, why did you choose
such a large chunk of iron to hold such a small blade?

My guess is that it prevents tipping of the blade carrier and
digging in.

And would not a
tapered center point be much easier to spot correctly?

I think that a small part of it is tapered, but again you are
benefiting from the large surface area of the holder preventing tipping
and gouging of the gasket material.

Enjoy,
DoN.

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