I am a retired machine tool fitter of 50 years experience, and I must say your hand scraping is very good indeed, you are not far off with you tecnique, and I love you enthusiasm to learn, your adaption of the saw to make a machine scraper is mindblowing! the stroke is a bit long for me, but you had to work with what ypu've got. My hat's off to you, thankyou for uploading, cheers Dave from the UK
As always, Ca Lem, your narratives with little if any dialog are most informative. Also, you continue to amaze us with your ability to salvage wonderful tools and capabilities from what many of us would deem scrap. The refurbishment of the Sawzall was terrific! The tool holder made from a combination of freehand work and careful machining was enlightening. Continued success to you and your family!
Yes a few kind words are easy especially when we are taking about such a talented and hardworking young gentleman. Ca Lem is a gifted man and we are lucky that he takes the time to make these videos for all of us.
@@andyZ3500s See, it is indeed easy when you have the likes of Ca Lem to light the way. If he ever comes to America, I don't think any one is going to out work him or out ingenuity him!
Ca Lem, you are such an inspiration to us all. Your never ending efforts to perfect new skills is something to behold. Thank you so much for these awesome videos! Your hand work and creativity never cease to amaze us. Wishing you great fortune and success in all that you do!
Nice work! Biax blades are a little bit thinner and have rubber pad where the blade gets screwed in, so if the blade feels to hard, try a thinner blade and put a layer of rubber, like from bicycle tube between blade and the mounting mechanism.
4 года назад+2
Thanks man. I really need to get used to it first.
I think Stefan Gotteswinter has a video where he talks about the rubber pad at the blade base. As I remember its a pretty important thing for proper operation of the power scraper.
Man, I always enjoy watching your experiments. It's like I can see you learning as you go ... I can almost hear the wheels turning in your head! Very much a pleasure to see. Thank you!
You're ingenuity and hard work are an inspiration. I'm sure everything in your shop will be scraped to dead flat in short order. You are a truly impressive person.
Been watching for a while now, love how you show us your learning process and the obstacles you have to overcome. Awesome little power scraper you made :)
That old sawsall was so well built! Amazing! I wish that power tools today were as well built as those old timey tools, they lasted forever.... Ca Lem, it is always a pleasure to watch a genius at work! You have an amazing mind and equally amazing skills! Thank you so much for sharing your work with us. You inspire us all! :)
Hi, Nice ingenious project. I've tried learning myself scraping too, and even took some classes. I don't know about robin's technique but here are some tips for 'straight' scraping: - I see recurring lines through the scrape marks in the hand scraping, this can mean your blade has a (micro) chip in the edge, check with a magnifier. The edge needs to be finely ground with a sharp edge. Grind with the wheel rotating into the cutting edge to prevent chipping/fractures, preferably with diamond wheel, and hone with a very fine wheel. Watch out for the grinding dust, it is bad for your health, wear a good mask for very fine dust. Test the cutting edge on your finger nail it should dig in and not slide. - For normal scraping you can remove(grind) the sharp points from the side of the blade, It prevents you from scratching up the workpiece, and there is no downside (not sure if this is no problem for robin's technique too) - I don't see any chips being made. Only scraping the blue off does nothing, you should really be able to make chips. - When running the machine try to have a bit of force down on the blade. For A biax you aim for about 2 KG on the tip if you put it on a scale. - The blades for the machines also have a bit of spring. If the holder in your machine is too stiff you can mill out a section along the length about 5 - 10 mm wide, perhaps 0,5 - 1 millimeter deep, maybe it helps. These are just some tips, hope you have fun learning it. If you want to read about it find the book 'Machine Tool Reconditioning' by Edward F. Connelly (You might be able to find a pdf somewhere online)
06:57 - when pressing something in ball bearing, or pressing bearing in hole - always try to not put balls under load when you do it, or lifespan of baering will be shortened. When you put shaft inside of bearing - always force inside ring, do not hammer/press the outside one. And viceversa - when you press bearing into hole, always press against outside ring.
Hello from Russia!!! In Soviet Union produced the dual-mass power scrapers. Your scrapers have a lot of vibration and it hard to work. Think about to add second mass or cut the moving mass for decline vibration. Have a good work, best regards!
@@car9167 he probably means having a second heavy slug of metal inside the machine reciprocating in an opposite direction to the scraper blade. That way the accelerations cancel each other out.
@@rhysd5410 Maybe but that would be difficult to implement. Making the body way heavier to add mass/inertia is another way to go. I'm thinking conservation of momentum here. The higher the mass on the body the smaller the kickback
Way to go! People always seem to be stopped when they can't have or can't find something. I love it when I see people that don't let that stop them doing what they want.
I have a bit of a 'MacGuyver' reputation among friends and family. Once after fashioning something out of bit and bobs a friend said, 'if there's ever a zombie apocalypse, I wanna be on your team." I was flattered, for sure. Well, I'm extending the same sentiment to Lem here, I really want to be on his apocalypse team. What a great builder and creative hacker. I love that bit with the housing and the band saw. Housing in the way? BAND SAW! Such a precise build. Bravo.
Awesome rebuild! When I watched you later in the video, with the hand scrapers, I wondered why you didn't make your power scraper to use the carbide like the hand scrapers... I have no experience scraping, but it certainly appears to be a good practicle skill for you to learn and add into your machine rehabbing toolbox! Another awesome video!
Brilliant build on the power scraper. I like the way that you shortened the stroke. The explanation of how the Moore Pattern works was easy to understand thanks.
I've been wanting to do that to a seawall I have in the drawer but it's not built as adaptable as yours. You've inspired me to try again. Thanks for the video.
You young man are brilliant. Under different circumstances you should have been a mechanical engineer; you would have killed it in university. Like a guy once said in a movie called Hard Times “It’s a pleasure to watch you work”.
inexpensive, but by no means what i would call "cheap". What I mean to say is, its done very well. and for all the silence, you share many of the needed details on screen. you got skills Ca!
If you want to make comfortable pull scrapping best is to built a swiss tool with the blade mostly vertical and a close to 90 deg handle ( as a hammer shape ) . Thanks for your interesting video . Another challenging domain is the soft bearing scrapping , different tools , different technique but interesting too.
Wow, clearly your thinking on your feet. Well done on the modification to the saw, that's going to save you some time in the long run. Always impressive to watch your videos, you never disappoint. Thanks Stay Safe!
Fantastic result. Next time you can use boric acid and wire to avoid scaling on such tiny finished parts. I think that would a lot more helpful for you.
I have wanted something just like this, only I wanted to attach different files; round, flat, fine, medium, etc. Files for projects that didn't need that sensitive touch at first, or at all. *Well done Ca Lem.*
Scraping is an art form. Skills take time to develop. Its also hard work. I remember my first time. Only after getting proficient with the hand tools, we were allowed to use the power tools.
Dude! You always impress me with your skills. You make the best of what you have and do a really good job. I always learn something from watching your channel. Thanks for sharing your content.
Excellent video, very well made, and thanks for sharing. I appreciate you mentioning the basic scraping techniques, because I originally thought there was just two: manual or powered.
Great idea - even in US an actual power scraper - if you manage to find one - can easily cost over $1000... used. A used and working corded demolition saw can be had for $20.
Nice work bud. I just picked up my first non antique lathe and will be doing my first amateur restoration. I've been wanting to do this for a very long time and love watching your restoration videos. I might even make a video of my lathe more for a way to remember where all the small stuff goes haha.
4 года назад+1
Good luck. Maybe you will have 2 lathe at the end ;)
Your demonstration of the Moore scraping technique, I noticed the right index finger of your handle hand is extended. Is that important or inconsequential? Seems like you might increase your control and precision with that?
Very nice idea with the Power Scraper, I would recomend a piece of Rubber under the Blade at the mounting Screw. Have a look like a Biax has its Blade attached, it will prevent chatter and improve the Finish.
Scraping is totally maddening! Especially the scraping of ways with two or more surfaces at angles to each other! How do you stay square and parallel? Dear Mr Ca Lem this looks like it has worse consequences than taking an underpowered barge upstream through the dam gates on the Mekong and being filmed from all angles! Love your work and thanks for sharing.
Wow, that’s an incredibly nice reciprocating saw, I have never seen one anywhere as nice, those roller bearing are never seen on the cheap saws we get in US. Nice use of Moore scraping. I just use regular push scraping because I couldn’t really figure Moore style out. But Moore looks so much nicer
Gday Cà Lem, brilliant job as always, it’s amazing what can be made from something that would have been thrown away otherwise, i wish I had the skills you have, can’t wait to the lathe video comes out, take care mate, cheers Matty
Talking about Biax? Yeah, they're Swiss made, all hand-assembled like every one of the power tools they manufacture in their factory in Neuhausen. Not really surprising.
There is another technique for doing a pattern. Hold the scraper upright at a slight angle and the handle against your shoulder. Then strike the side of scraper with the palm of your right hand near the bottom. This leaves a beautiful crescent flake.
Awesome build that I had to come back and watch again for an upcoming project. Can I ask what is the stroke length you have after modifying the recep saw?
Wow! Awesome work as always!! I've watched your videos for many years, your journey has been amazing! 👍👍🍻 That old recip saw looks way better made than anything I can buy today!! Machined gears, bronze bush for the slider, nice thrust bearings??!! I took apart a cheap recip saw for maintenance a few days ago, didn't find any of those parts 🤣🤣 Even my old jigsaw had better parts than the cheap recip saw. I did take apart my bosch gsa1300pce to see how much better it was (plain curiosity), but it's just got some fancy electronics, not-so-fancy mechanicals and a whole lot of rubber to cut vibrations. Neither machine even has a metal gearbox casing! Just plastic plastic everywhere.
Nice work. I have had the idea of converting a sawzall to an power scraper for a while now. I just haven't gotten the time. What was the power tool your unit started as?
As soon as you mentioned "reciprocating saw" !! Nice work on modifying it, you always seem to find some good idea, good techniques, and do it without $500,000 in equipment ;-) And, are you happy with how it is working? It looks like you may have a lot of scraping to do...
You are using the same stroke I do, problem I ran into is that if you have obstructions on the side where you take off, it does not work well. You always have to scrape away from any obstruction. In Robin's video, there is no lift-off on the end of the stroke, thus you can scrape into obstructed areas. I could never get the curl with Robin's method. Other than that you are awesome :)
4 года назад
When doing countinuous stroke, seems like there no lift but it does need a little bit to bring the blade back to start position without create other scrach marks. Hope that make sense.
@ does make sense, but the stroke still takes more space than Robin's we move the blade sideways, while Robin moves forward only. and twist the blade. The end result is the same :)
Some people i've seen recommend getting a ring from a big old bearing, to "flatten" the burs left afler scraping on the ends and sides of the cut, as they supposedly interfere with measurements. At russia at least most machinists that aren't self-taught use that.
Stupid question...what exactly is this tool for? I watched this video but don't quite understand what the end purpose of the tool is. I watched you use this tool in your latest video regarding the lathe and it appears you use it as a marking tool or does it serve a bigger purpose? thanks...
I am a retired machine tool fitter of 50 years experience, and I must say your hand scraping is very good indeed, you are not far off with you tecnique, and I love you enthusiasm to learn, your adaption of the saw to make a machine scraper is mindblowing! the stroke is a bit long for me, but you had to work with what ypu've got. My hat's off to you, thankyou for uploading, cheers Dave from the UK
Thank you. 55 years I have been a machinist and a trainer and have never encountered anyone as talented as you.
Utterly amazing!
Thanks Alec ;)
Yo Alec, you also subscribed to all these amazing machinist channels?
We need a collaboration of these two masters
You two are both awesome makers, so I fully agree with Bean: please do a collaboration!
Hi.my idol
As always, Ca Lem, your narratives with little if any dialog are most informative. Also, you continue to amaze us with your ability to salvage wonderful tools and capabilities from what many of us would deem scrap. The refurbishment of the Sawzall was terrific! The tool holder made from a combination of freehand work and careful machining was enlightening. Continued success to you and your family!
Thank you ;)
Frederick That was very well said.
@@andyZ3500s As always Ca Lem did all the hard work and amazed us all. It is easy to say kind words when they are so well earned.
Yes a few kind words are easy especially when we are taking about such a talented and hardworking young gentleman. Ca Lem is a gifted man and we are lucky that he takes the time to make these videos for all of us.
@@andyZ3500s See, it is indeed easy when you have the likes of Ca Lem to light the way. If he ever comes to America, I don't think any one is going to out work him or out ingenuity him!
That’s what I like about you. You are not afraid to try anything and your imagination is roaring. Thanks for sharing
Ca Lem, you are such an inspiration to us all. Your never ending efforts to perfect new skills is something to behold. Thank you so much for these awesome videos! Your hand work and creativity never cease to amaze us. Wishing you great fortune and success in all that you do!
Nice work!
Biax blades are a little bit thinner and have rubber pad where the blade gets screwed in, so if the blade feels to hard, try a thinner blade and put a layer of rubber, like from bicycle tube between blade and the mounting mechanism.
Thanks man. I really need to get used to it first.
I think Stefan Gotteswinter has a video where he talks about the rubber pad at the blade base. As I remember its a pretty important thing for proper operation of the power scraper.
Robin is a treasure trove of information and I’m glad you’re learning from the best. Keep up the great work Cà Lem!
This video just changed the value of old reciprocating saws !
Man, I always enjoy watching your experiments. It's like I can see you learning as you go ... I can almost hear the wheels turning in your head! Very much a pleasure to see. Thank you!
7:43-7:52 I'm a band sawyer! I know the safety rules like my own three fingers! 😜
Exellent work! 👍
Негода негодует!! Механическое шабрение это техноЕРЕСЬ!!
А по серьезному - отличная приспособа!!
Я знал что кто-нибудь напишет про Негоду. ))
You're ingenuity and hard work are an inspiration. I'm sure everything in your shop will be scraped to dead flat in short order. You are a truly impressive person.
Been watching for a while now, love how you show us your learning process and the obstacles you have to overcome. Awesome little power scraper you made :)
Just continuously blown away at your skill and innovation. the work quality is awesome! I'm a retired tool and die maker.
That old sawsall was so well built! Amazing! I wish that power tools today were as well built as those old timey tools, they lasted forever....
Ca Lem, it is always a pleasure to watch a genius at work! You have an amazing mind and equally amazing skills!
Thank you so much for sharing your work with us. You inspire us all! :)
Thanks man ;)
@ :)
Hi, Nice ingenious project.
I've tried learning myself scraping too, and even took some classes. I don't know about robin's technique but here are some tips for 'straight' scraping:
- I see recurring lines through the scrape marks in the hand scraping, this can mean your blade has a (micro) chip in the edge, check with a magnifier. The edge needs to be finely ground with a sharp edge. Grind with the wheel rotating into the cutting edge to prevent chipping/fractures, preferably with diamond wheel, and hone with a very fine wheel. Watch out for the grinding dust, it is bad for your health, wear a good mask for very fine dust. Test the cutting edge on your finger nail it should dig in and not slide.
- For normal scraping you can remove(grind) the sharp points from the side of the blade, It prevents you from scratching up the workpiece, and there is no downside (not sure if this is no problem for robin's technique too)
- I don't see any chips being made. Only scraping the blue off does nothing, you should really be able to make chips.
- When running the machine try to have a bit of force down on the blade. For A biax you aim for about 2 KG on the tip if you put it on a scale.
- The blades for the machines also have a bit of spring. If the holder in your machine is too stiff you can mill out a section along the length about 5 - 10 mm wide, perhaps 0,5 - 1 millimeter deep, maybe it helps.
These are just some tips, hope you have fun learning it. If you want to read about it find the book 'Machine Tool Reconditioning' by Edward F. Connelly (You might be able to find a pdf somewhere online)
06:57 - when pressing something in ball bearing, or pressing bearing in hole - always try to not put balls under load when you do it, or lifespan of baering will be shortened. When you put shaft inside of bearing - always force inside ring, do not hammer/press the outside one. And viceversa - when you press bearing into hole, always press against outside ring.
Beautiful work. Clearly a very very smart guy.
YOU are the kind of guy I wish were coming into the US.
Hello from Russia!!! In Soviet Union produced the dual-mass power scrapers.
Your scrapers have a lot of vibration and it hard to work. Think about to add second mass or cut the moving mass for decline vibration.
Have a good work, best regards!
Yeah i will give it a try. Thank you
Do you have any videos of the dual mass scrapers?
You mean add more mass to the body where the motor is or remove some mass from the moving part?
@@car9167 he probably means having a second heavy slug of metal inside the machine reciprocating in an opposite direction to the scraper blade. That way the accelerations cancel each other out.
@@rhysd5410 Maybe but that would be difficult to implement. Making the body way heavier to add mass/inertia is another way to go. I'm thinking conservation of momentum here. The higher the mass on the body the smaller the kickback
I’m always just blown away by your talent! You are amazing! Also, thanks for the crash course on how to use the scraper. Keep doing what you do!
Being a Machinist myself I look forward seeing what your next project will be thanks for all the great ideas.
Way to go! People always seem to be stopped when they can't have or can't find something. I love it when I see people that don't let that stop them doing what they want.
I LOVE how you adapted that old sawzall! That was a great idea! I may try doing that at some point!
I have a bit of a 'MacGuyver' reputation among friends and family. Once after fashioning something out of bit and bobs a friend said, 'if there's ever a zombie apocalypse, I wanna be on your team." I was flattered, for sure. Well, I'm extending the same sentiment to Lem here, I really want to be on his apocalypse team. What a great builder and creative hacker. I love that bit with the housing and the band saw. Housing in the way? BAND SAW! Such a precise build. Bravo.
Awesome rebuild! When I watched you later in the video, with the hand scrapers, I wondered why you didn't make your power scraper to use the carbide like the hand scrapers... I have no experience scraping, but it certainly appears to be a good practicle skill for you to learn and add into your machine rehabbing toolbox! Another awesome video!
Great job Ca Lem. The Moore book is a must read for anyone interested in this stuff. Keep up the great work.
Love it CaLem, looking great. IO need to make one also. Thanks for sharing the build. Practice makes perfect.
Thanks uncle Randy. A peace of cake for you.
Brilliant build on the power scraper. I like the way that you shortened the stroke. The explanation of how the Moore Pattern works was easy to understand thanks.
I just got the 25th edition of machinery handbook as well and love how much information and knowledge it has to offer.
I've been wanting to do that to a seawall I have in the drawer but it's not built as adaptable as yours. You've inspired me to try again. Thanks for the video.
You young man are brilliant. Under different circumstances you should have been a mechanical engineer; you would have killed it in university. Like a guy once said in a movie called Hard Times “It’s a pleasure to watch you work”.
It nice see a young person like you better your skills in machine tools. Keep up the great work.
inexpensive, but by no means what i would call "cheap". What I mean to say is, its done very well. and for all the silence, you share many of the needed details on screen. you got skills Ca!
Very nicely done Ca Lem! thanks for the link to my video.
All the best, Uncle Robin
You are a Great Teacher Robin. Thank You!
Brilliant tool modification Cà Lem - love the free form work and organic shape of those home made parts.
Thanks Craig. ;)
ABSOLUTE GENIUS!!! It even looks like a Biax scraper from Switzerland!
I can't always tell what you are doing but you are always making a bee line for your objective. Great work!
If you want to make comfortable pull scrapping best is to built a swiss tool with the blade mostly vertical and a close to 90 deg handle ( as a hammer shape ) .
Thanks for your interesting video .
Another challenging domain is the soft bearing scrapping , different tools , different technique but interesting too.
The world would be a little better if everyone took what they had and tried to make it into what they need. Great looking scraper.
The Moore pattern is a mystery to me still, but I'm going to give your technique a try! Thanks for sharing
Wow, clearly your thinking on your feet. Well done on the modification to the saw, that's going to save you some time in the long run. Always impressive to watch your videos, you never disappoint. Thanks Stay Safe!
Pleased to see someone making a serious attempt at making a very expensive power tool ie BIAX . Great work .Thanks for sharing
Wow, the tsre down and make over of the power drive is awesome, I will have to watch again 👍👍
Nice videos i am very enjoy with your video 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 well done for you
Fantastic result. Next time you can use boric acid and wire to avoid scaling on such tiny finished parts. I think that would a lot more helpful for you.
Thank you. I will try.
You sir are extremely clever...I only wish you were my neighbor so I could get you to come over to tune-up my tools. Very well done...
I have wanted something just like this, only I wanted to attach different files; round, flat, fine, medium, etc.
Files for projects that didn't need that sensitive touch at first, or at all. *Well done Ca Lem.*
much better than my lidl recipro saw conversion!very inspiring vid!
Moriseiki looks fantastic, ways, every detail we can see ... cant wait for part 2.
Dark grey colour also an excellent choice. 😀
Scraping is an art form. Skills take time to develop. Its also hard work. I remember my first time. Only after getting proficient with the hand tools, we were allowed to use the power tools.
This is from Italy: you are great!
That’s a great little tool. I could do with one of them for scraping off old underseal from the underside of cars before welding. Top job.
Looks great. You could mount a laser on it offset that would point to where the scraper is going to scrape as its hard to see when its moving.
Dude! You always impress me with your skills. You make the best of what you have and do a really good job. I always learn something from watching your channel. Thanks for sharing your content.
What an absolutely fantastic idea! I might have to make something like that for myself. Thanks for the inspiration and entertainment. 👍👍
after doing around 30 passes while scraping some steel i'm seriously considering your build, awesome video man!
Thanks man. I broke it after finished a lathe. Probably will build a better one
you are a god figure in all you do, so humble and genuine.. a true inspiration my friend..please be you forever!
What do I think? I think you’re one crazy guy, and we need a lot more crazy guys just like you.
I know this was a good idea because I bought a old milwaukee to do the same,,,, GREAT WORK AND VIDEO,,, excellent
Hey dude what model Milwaukee are you using I’m looking at a model 6500.
Excellent video, very well made, and thanks for sharing. I appreciate you mentioning the basic scraping techniques, because I originally thought there was just two: manual or powered.
Nice conversion - Takes all the fun out of scrapping...Good job.
WOW! This is beautiful. The scraping isn't bad either.
The moore pattern scraping isn't used to gain flatness. It's used for holding oil on ground ways.
That's some real ingenuity there. I never considered changing a saber saw into a scraper.
Love your work, you have real dedication.
Great idea - even in US an actual power scraper - if you manage to find one - can easily cost over $1000... used. A used and working corded demolition saw can be had for $20.
Great job Kid...very creative you have got a great future ahead of you...
Nice work bud. I just picked up my first non antique lathe and will be doing my first amateur restoration. I've been wanting to do this for a very long time and love watching your restoration videos. I might even make a video of my lathe more for a way to remember where all the small stuff goes haha.
Good luck. Maybe you will have 2 lathe at the end ;)
@ 2 fee 😂😂😂😂😉
Good to see your channel steadily grow. You deserve it big time.
Ok, so you did the easiest part. Now it's time to learn how to use this tool:) and this is when the magic happen:):):) great vid. Thanks!
I use a quick knurling tool at work, absolutely mint tool!
Thats a really neat idea. Great job sir. I too want to learn the art of scraping
Keep up the good work and your shop is looking great!
Your demonstration of the Moore scraping technique, I noticed the right index finger of your handle hand is extended. Is that important or inconsequential? Seems like you might increase your control and precision with that?
Very nice idea with the Power Scraper, I would recomend a piece of Rubber under the Blade at the mounting Screw.
Have a look like a Biax has its Blade attached, it will prevent chatter and improve the Finish.
Scraping is totally maddening! Especially the scraping of ways with two or more surfaces at angles to each other! How do you stay square and parallel? Dear Mr Ca Lem this looks like it has worse consequences than taking an underpowered barge upstream through the dam gates on the Mekong and being filmed from all angles! Love your work and thanks for sharing.
Ingenious modification!
Wow, that’s an incredibly nice reciprocating saw, I have never seen one anywhere as nice, those roller bearing are never seen on the cheap saws we get in US.
Nice use of Moore scraping. I just use regular push scraping because I couldn’t really figure Moore style out. But Moore looks so much nicer
Excellent work as usual. We posted this video on our homemade tools forum this week :)
Gday Cà Lem, brilliant job as always, it’s amazing what can be made from something that would have been thrown away otherwise, i wish I had the skills you have, can’t wait to the lathe video comes out, take care mate, cheers Matty
Come on Sir. Wish i had half of your good.
That’s great. Individual lines, separate from the previous stroke. Outstanding.
The Dapra brand run over $2,500
Talking about Biax? Yeah, they're Swiss made, all hand-assembled like every one of the power tools they manufacture in their factory in Neuhausen. Not really surprising.
Great idea, I'm hooked! But what will I use for my saw????????
Those quick knurls cut beautiful knurls , I'm jealous .
There is another technique for doing a pattern. Hold the scraper upright at a slight angle and the handle against your shoulder. Then strike the side of scraper with the palm of your right hand near the bottom. This leaves a beautiful crescent flake.
Hey man do you use that knurling tool in any videos yet? I have the same one but don't really know how to set it up correctly.
Awesome build that I had to come back and watch again for an upcoming project. Can I ask what is the stroke length you have after modifying the recep saw?
Wow! Awesome work as always!! I've watched your videos for many years, your journey has been amazing!
👍👍🍻
That old recip saw looks way better made than anything I can buy today!!
Machined gears, bronze bush for the slider, nice thrust bearings??!!
I took apart a cheap recip saw for maintenance a few days ago, didn't find any of those parts 🤣🤣
Even my old jigsaw had better parts than the cheap recip saw.
I did take apart my bosch gsa1300pce to see how much better it was (plain curiosity), but it's just got some fancy electronics, not-so-fancy mechanicals and a whole lot of rubber to cut vibrations.
Neither machine even has a metal gearbox casing! Just plastic plastic everywhere.
Cool stuff bro! That knurling tool!
Thanks uncle John!!
Super awesome build dood! I have that same edition of the handbook and its been a treasure. Keep up the inspiring content :)
Nice work. I have had the idea of converting a sawzall to an power scraper for a while now. I just haven't gotten the time. What was the power tool your unit started as?
As soon as you mentioned "reciprocating saw" !! Nice work on modifying it, you always seem to find some good idea, good techniques, and do it without $500,000 in equipment ;-)
And, are you happy with how it is working? It looks like you may have a lot of scraping to do...
You are using the same stroke I do, problem I ran into is that if you have obstructions on the side where you take off, it does not work well. You always have to scrape away from any obstruction. In Robin's video, there is no lift-off on the end of the stroke, thus you can scrape into obstructed areas. I could never get the curl with Robin's method. Other than that you are awesome :)
When doing countinuous stroke, seems like there no lift but it does need a little bit to bring the blade back to start position without create other scrach marks. Hope that make sense.
@ does make sense, but the stroke still takes more space than Robin's we move the blade sideways, while Robin moves forward only. and twist the blade. The end result is the same :)
Some people i've seen recommend getting a ring from a big old bearing, to "flatten" the burs left afler scraping on the ends and sides of the cut, as they supposedly interfere with measurements. At russia at least most machinists that aren't self-taught use that.
Great build. Definitely something of interest to me as most of my machines are severely old and in need of way scraping
So what does this do exactly? What's it supposed to achieve? It's an awesome build and I loved the vid but I'm just curious as to what is used for.
My hands feel shaky just looking at this thing. Great build though! Seriously impressive work :)
Stupid question...what exactly is this tool for? I watched this video but don't quite understand what the end purpose of the tool is. I watched you use this tool in your latest video regarding the lathe and it appears you use it as a marking tool or does it serve a bigger purpose? thanks...
I think I may end up needing to make myself one of these!
As always, enjoy Cà Lem's artistic talent.
But can I just say, at 11:10, this is an obtuse angle, which would be 105°
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How do I think?
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I think absolutely brilliant!!
Fantastic!