Sandvik coromant carbide way scraper
"Joseph Gwinn" wrote in message
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On 2011-11-23, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:
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I will probably keep one of these Sandvik scrapers./
Iggy, I've only met two people who actually knew how to scrape the ways
on a machine. Both were OLD, and both made their own tools from HSS
blanks.
Although I'm sure the carbide will last longer between replacements than
a hand-honed edge, these guys both "tuned" their tools about every ten
minutes. I think the attention to the "instantaneous" condition of the
edge made a big difference in how their work turned out.
My question with a carbide scraper would be, "How do you tell when it's
not quite keen enough to do the quality job I want?" And then, of
course, how fast can I get new inserts?
I learned rather quickly that indexable inserts get dull, too! G
Lloyd, I can guarantee 100% that I will never scrape any machine ways
that are worn, as a restoration project. I will keep this scraper for
some minor jobs, like repairing dings.
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They're great for scraping off 30 years of glurp from your cast-iron fry
pans. Ask the man who owns some. d8-)
Heresy! You've removed the seasoning!
Actually, it's easy to restore the seasoning - I bake some peanut oil
onto all surfaces.
Joe Gwinn
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Yeah, the iron-pan purists would drum me out of the corps. But I do what you
do, only outdoors, getting some oil in the pan smoking over a propane stove.
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Ed Huntress
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