Anyone know a good source of cheap hand saw blade guards made of plastic,
slide-ons for covering the teeth? I think Lee Valley used to sell them but they
are no longer listed that I can find. I DAYS-ed it and the only source was at
WWS, $3.99 @27" each and that is like..."whopping" for all I need, 7 guards.
Any pointers much appreciated!

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Sorry not "WWS" (woodworker's supply)...I meant highland-hardware.

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"AAvK" wrote:


Anyone know a good source of cheap hand saw blade guards made of
plastic, slide-ons for covering the teeth? I think Lee Valley used to
sell them but they are no longer listed that I can find. I DAYS-ed it
and the only source was at WWS, $3.99 @27" each and that is
like..."whopping" for all I need, 7 guards. Any pointers much
appreciated!


Depending on length of saw and how much fiddling you wan to do, you might
want to take a look at the slide on 'report' binders sold in places like
Staples. IIRC, they're pretty cheap and operate on the same principle.

AAvK wrote:
Anyone know a good source of cheap hand saw blade guards made of
plastic,
slide-ons for covering the teeth? I think Lee Valley used to sell
them but they
are no longer listed that I can find. I DAYS-ed it and the only
source was at
WWS, $3.99 @27" each and that is like..."whopping" for all I need, 7
guards.
Any pointers much appreciated!


For small saws try Office Depot or Staples. The spines used for
report covers work well.

For larger saws slitting the smallest PVC pipe you can find (1/8" pipe
is just under 1/4" ID) should work or you can make your own out of
wood.

Wood is probably better than PVC. The latter will give off a little
hydrogen cloride over time and may damage the saw.

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wrote:


For larger saws slitting the smallest PVC pipe you can find (1/8" pipe
is just under 1/4" ID) should work or you can make your own out of
wood.

I guess that is the special pipe they have in the back, with negative
wall thickness! g

How about cheap garden hose or similar tubing for large saws?
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AAvK wrote:
Anyone know a good source of cheap hand saw blade guards made of
plastic,
slide-ons for covering the teeth? I think Lee Valley used to sell
them but they
are no longer listed that I can find. I DAYS-ed it and the only
source was at
WWS, $3.99 @27" each and that is like..."whopping" for all I need, 7
guards.
Any pointers much appreciated!


For small saws try Office Depot or Staples. The spines used for
report covers work well.

For larger saws slitting the smallest PVC pipe you can find (1/8" pipe
is just under 1/4" ID) should work or you can make your own out of
wood.

Wood is probably better than PVC. The latter will give off a little
hydrogen cloride over time and may damage the saw.


'Nother alternative, try slitting some 1/4 or 5/16" vacuum hose.

Nahmie

Lobby Dosser wrote:
"AAvK" wrote:


Anyone know a good source of cheap hand saw blade guards made of
plastic, slide-ons for covering the teeth? I think Lee Valley used to
sell them but they are no longer listed that I can find. I DAYS-ed it
and the only source was at WWS, $3.99 @27" each and that is
like..."whopping" for all I need, 7 guards. Any pointers much
appreciated!



Depending on length of saw and how much fiddling you wan to do, you might
want to take a look at the slide on 'report' binders sold in places like
Staples. IIRC, they're pretty cheap and operate on the same principle.

Hey, that's a great idea. I hate those crappy
things, but they would work great on a saw.

Lobby Dosser wrote in
news:C5X3e.1712$%b1.1627@trnddc08:

"AAvK" wrote:


Anyone know a good source of cheap hand saw blade guards made of
plastic, slide-ons for covering the teeth? I think Lee Valley used to
sell them but they are no longer listed that I can find. I DAYS-ed it
and the only source was at WWS, $3.99 @27" each and that is
like..."whopping" for all I need, 7 guards. Any pointers much
appreciated!


Depending on length of saw and how much fiddling you wan to do, you
might want to take a look at the slide on 'report' binders sold in
places like Staples. IIRC, they're pretty cheap and operate on the
same principle.


The sharpening service I use, Bay Area Carbide, in Concord, CA, uses a
sliced plastic tubing to cover the teeth of the circular blades after
sharpening. They also have a slide/clip cover for the hand saws they did
for me. So next time you have a sawblade sharpened, or buy a new blade, or
router/shaper bits, or similar, ask the counter person of you can buy a
couple of extras. Turns out I couldn't buy any, but they gave me a few.
After three or four years, they recognize me a little.

Good folks, mentioned by name in response to Morris' micro-rant in an
earlier post.

Patriarch

alexy wrote:
wrote:


For larger saws slitting the smallest PVC pipe you can find (1/8"
pipe
is just under 1/4" ID) should work or you can make your own out of
wood.

I guess that is the special pipe they have in the back, with negative
wall thickness! g


At least that should put to rest the popular misconception that pipe is
sized by ID.

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I guess that is the special pipe they have in the back, with negative
wall thickness! g

How about cheap garden hose or similar tubing for large saws?
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For that thought I then thought "why not rubber medical tubing" for
hand saws? ...I think making that slice would be something to think
about, to do it evenly.

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alexy wrote:
wrote:


For larger saws slitting the smallest PVC pipe you can find (1/8"
pipe
is just under 1/4" ID) should work or you can make your own out of
wood.

I guess that is the special pipe they have in the back, with negative
wall thickness! g


*I* realize you were making a joke but for the benefit of those
who don't get it:

http://www.harvel.com/pipepvc-sch40-80-dim.asp

How about cheap garden hose or similar tubing for large saws?

That'd work, it's just a bit clumsier to use something flexible.

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Garden hose, split down the middle.

"AAvK" wrote in message
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Anyone know a good source of cheap hand saw blade guards made of plastic,
slide-ons for covering the teeth? I think Lee Valley used to sell them but
they
are no longer listed that I can find. I DAYS-ed it and the only source was
at
WWS, $3.99 @27" each and that is like..."whopping" for all I need, 7
guards.
Any pointers much appreciated!

--
Alex
cravdraa_at-yahoo_dot-com
not my site: http://www.e-sword.net/

OK guys I went ahead and bought into those expensive ones,
thicker plastic and made for the job exactly. Donwanna deal
with going crazy over the solution of saving $$$ and then
doing the work it takes... they should last and it was easier
just to order them. My 1st order with HH so I'll see how
they perform too. Thanks greatly for all the humor, I love
every one of you guys. I really do... everyone is a brother.

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Garden hose, split down the middle.


Kinda massive for just a basic hand saw I think...? Yoogly too!

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On Sun, 3 Apr 2005 16:02:44 -0400, the inscrutable "Norman D. Crow"
spake:

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AAvK wrote:
Anyone know a good source of cheap hand saw blade guards made of
plastic,
slide-ons for covering the teeth? I think Lee Valley used to sell
them but they
are no longer listed that I can find. I DAYS-ed it and the only
source was at
WWS, $3.99 @27" each and that is like..."whopping" for all I need, 7
guards.
Any pointers much appreciated!

For small saws try Office Depot or Staples. The spines used for
report covers work well.

For larger saws slitting the smallest PVC pipe you can find (1/8" pipe
is just under 1/4" ID) should work or you can make your own out of
wood.

Wood is probably better than PVC. The latter will give off a little
hydrogen cloride over time and may damage the saw.


'Nother alternative, try slitting some 1/4 or 5/16" vacuum hose.

C'mon, guys. Can you say "saw till"? I knew you could.
http://www.shavings.net/sawtill.html (smaller, houses 16-20 saws)
http://homepage.mac.com/oldmillrat/PhotoAlbum49.html (larger, 48 saws)



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"AAvK" wrote:


OK guys I went ahead and bought into those expensive ones,
thicker plastic and made for the job exactly. Donwanna deal
with going crazy over the solution of saving $$$ and then
doing the work it takes... they should last and it was easier
just to order them. My 1st order with HH so I'll see how
they perform too. Thanks greatly for all the humor, I love
every one of you guys. I really do... everyone is a brother.


STOP PRESS!! Vinyl Glazing Channel/Spline at the Borg?

STOP PRESS!! Vinyl Glazing Channel/Spline at the Borg?


Spline at the borg? Vinyl glazing channel? That the same idea as those
plastic binders rib things at staples? Only longer?

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I like big. Easy to handle, hard to loose.

"AAvK" wrote in message
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Garden hose, split down the middle.


Kinda massive for just a basic hand saw I think...? Yoogly too!

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In article pXW3e.52727$AN1.6759@fed1read03, "AAvK" wrote:

Anyone know a good source of cheap hand saw blade guards made of plastic,
slide-ons for covering the teeth? I think Lee Valley used to sell them but they
are no longer listed that I can find. I DAYS-ed it and the only source was at
WWS, $3.99 @27" each and that is like..."whopping" for all I need, 7 guards.
Any pointers much appreciated!

I got a bunch of 'em at Sears, lo these many years ago. Don't know if they
still have them, though...

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And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time?

"AAvK" wrote:


STOP PRESS!! Vinyl Glazing Channel/Spline at the Borg?


Spline at the borg? Vinyl glazing channel? That the same idea as those
plastic binders rib things at staples? Only longer?


Yes. See also the post about the 8' lengths of plastic channel for
decorative panels.

wrote:


alexy wrote:
wrote:


For larger saws slitting the smallest PVC pipe you can find (1/8"
pipe
is just under 1/4" ID) should work or you can make your own out of
wood.

I guess that is the special pipe they have in the back, with negative
wall thickness! g


*I* realize you were making a joke but for the benefit of those
who don't get it:

http://www.harvel.com/pipepvc-sch40-80-dim.asp

Yes, but did you realize that I was making a joke out of ignorance? I
assumed you reversed the 1/8 and 1/4. Your cite caused me to do a
little more digging to find out what is going on with these pipe
sizes, and I found this explanation of nominal pipe size or iron pipe
size: http://www.keidel.com/mech/pvf/pipe-intro.htm

So, thanks for the education, and apologies for my uninformed but
light-hearted ribbing!

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"AAvK" wrote:


Garden hose, split down the middle.


Kinda massive for just a basic hand saw I think...?
True. But just cut it to length and throw away the remaining 73'6"!
g

Yoogly too!
No argument there. But there is lots of clear pliable plastic (isn't
that redundant?) tubing that would work well.
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To cover my handsaw blades, I've been using vinyl undersill - it's for
vinyl siding when you cut the top nailer off & need to finish it off &
stiffen it. It comes in 10' sections & I used to just pick up an extra
scrap off a job. I actually had to go out & buy a piece for $3 or so a
few years back. Still have enough for a couple of saws left.

Not all of it is made exactly the same. Look around a little & try to
get the tighter version, if you can. Some is a little boxy & doesn't
grip the blade quite as well.

Jim

On 3 Apr 2005 12:09:07 -0700, wrote:

slitting the smallest PVC pipe you can find

Totally OT, but "slitting pipe" made me think of this
http://www.monochrom.at/krabbe/index-eng.htm

BTW all, Highland hardware delivered the guards nicely but pretty slowly!
Ordered on the 3rd, got them on the 12th. They are thick and soft, bendy,
easy to cut to size (did it with a chisel), and a bit hard and slow to slide on.
Not supremely worth it for the munee.

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Ordered on the 3rd, got them on the 12th.

OOPS! 11th... sorry.

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