Hello,

I looked at the FAQ and the chisel section has yet to be written. I
had someone do some pointing for me and I watched to see how it was
done. It was a father and son team and I noticed one used a scutch
chisel to remove the old mortar from around the bricks, whereas the
other used a plugging chisel. Is this because they only owned one of
each type?!

Is one type of chisel better suited to this purpose than the other? If
so what are the two types used for?

I read on the internet about the plugging chisel being angled but I
don't quite understand why. What is the point of this? Can it be
resharpened on a bench grinder? Do you have to be careful to put the
same angle back?

I suppose the advantage of a scutch chisel is the scutch is replaced
when it is worn out, saving the hassle of having to resharpen?

Thanks,
Stephen.

On Sep 4, 9:12*am, Stephen wrote:
Hello,

I looked at the FAQ and the chisel section has yet to be written. I
had someone do some pointing for me and I watched to see how it was
done. It was a father and son team and I noticed one used a scutch
chisel to remove the old mortar from around the bricks, whereas the
other used a plugging chisel. Is this because they only owned one of
each type?!

Is one type of chisel better suited to this purpose than the other? If
so what are the two types used for?

I read on the internet about the plugging chisel being angled but I
don't quite understand why. What is the point of this? Can it be
resharpened on a bench grinder? Do you have to be careful to put the
same angle back?

I suppose the advantage of a scutch chisel is the scutch is replaced
when it is worn out, saving the hassle of having to resharpen?

Thanks,
Stephen.

Write it If you post it here, people normally offer suggestions and
pick up on any issues. It can be quite a learning process.


NT

Stephen wrote:
Hello,

I looked at the FAQ and the chisel section has yet to be written. I
had someone do some pointing for me and I watched to see how it was
done. It was a father and son team and I noticed one used a scutch
chisel to remove the old mortar from around the bricks, whereas the
other used a plugging chisel. Is this because they only owned one of
each type?!

Angle grinder & a diamond blade. Really fast & can achieve surprising high
degree of precision. Dust & face mask essencial.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On Fri, 4 Sep 2009 10:05:41 -0700 (PDT), NT
wrote:

Write it

But if I knew what to write, I wouldn't be asking the question
unfortunately.

On Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:10:56 GMT, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:

Angle grinder & a diamond blade. Really fast & can achieve surprising high
degree of precision. Dust & face mask essencial.

That's interesting. They mentioned the other type of angle grinder
attachment when they came to quote, yet when they came to do the work,
they did it by hand; perhaps because it was only a small area?

I understand it is like a drill bit that fits the angle grinder
spindle. IIRC these have been discussed on this group before but the
consensus was that they were difficult to steer in a straight line,
leading to damage to the bricks.

So you recommend a disc instead? I'll remember that for future use. Is
the disc exactly the right size or do you have to make multiple
passes? OTOH I guess it depends how thick your mortar was to begin
with?