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hand saw blade guards, need a source
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/ |
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Sorry not "WWS" (woodworker's supply)...I meant highland-hardware. -- Alex cravdraa_at-yahoo_dot-com not my site: http://www.e-sword.net/ |
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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. |
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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. -- FF |
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wrote in message
ups.com... 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 |
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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, $3.99 @27" each and that is like..."whopping" for all I need, 7 guards. Any pointers much appreciated! Depending on length of saw and how much fiddling you wan to do, you might want to take a look at the slide on 'report' binders sold in places like Staples. IIRC, they're pretty cheap and operate on the same principle. Hey, that's a great idea. I hate those crappy things, but they would work great on a saw. |
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Lobby Dosser wrote in
news:C5X3e.1712$%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 |
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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 At least that should put to rest the popular misconception that pipe is sized by ID. -- FF |
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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? -- Alex -- Replace "nospam" with "mail" to reply by email. Checked infrequently. 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. -- Alex cravdraa_at-yahoo_dot-com not my site: http://www.e-sword.net/ |
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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. -- FF |
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Garden hose, split down the middle.
"AAvK" wrote in message newsXW3e.52727$AN1.6759@fed1read03... 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/ |
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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. -- Alex cravdraa_at-yahoo_dot-com not my site: http://www.e-sword.net/ |
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Garden hose, split down the middle. Kinda massive for just a basic hand saw I think...? Yoogly too! -- Alex cravdraa_at-yahoo_dot-com not my site: http://www.e-sword.net/ |
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On Sun, 3 Apr 2005 16:02:44 -0400, the inscrutable "Norman D. Crow"
spake: wrote in message oups.com... 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) --------------------------------------------------------------- Never put off 'til tomorrow | http://www.diversify.com what you can avoid altogether. | Dynamic Website Applications --------------------------------------------------------------- |
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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? |
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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? -- Alex cravdraa_at-yahoo_dot-com not my site: http://www.e-sword.net/ |
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I like big. Easy to handle, hard to loose.
"AAvK" wrote in message news:cc_3e.52754$AN1.2579@fed1read03... Garden hose, split down the middle. Kinda massive for just a basic hand saw I think...? Yoogly too! -- Alex cravdraa_at-yahoo_dot-com not my site: http://www.e-sword.net/ |
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In article pXW3e.52727$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... -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com) Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt. And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time? |
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"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. |
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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. -- Alex -- Replace "nospam" with "mail" to reply by email. Checked infrequently. |
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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 |
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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. -- Alex - newbie_neander in woodworking cravdraa_at-yahoo_dot-com not my site: http://www.e-sword.net/ |
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Ordered on the 3rd, got them on the 12th. OOPS! 11th... sorry. -- Alex - newbie_neander in woodworking cravdraa_at-yahoo_dot-com not my site: http://www.e-sword.net/ |
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