Popular Post collinb Posted April 22, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 22, 2018 Picked up an old Disston 4 tpi hand saw at a yard sale for $1. Dem some big teeth. Couldn't turn it down. Needs some cleaning but it's my first real rip saw. :-) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcschoenthal Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 I'll take it off your hands for $2 and you can double your profit. I've used Evapo-Rust on several Disstons that I've found and it works great. Chris "It's never too late to have a happy childhood" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tmize Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 I can never find deals like. If you plan on ripping hardwood with it put you about 4-5 degree rake on the teeth it will start cutting a lot smoother with a low tooth count 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted April 24, 2018 Report Share Posted April 24, 2018 Do you have a setup for sharpening it? I don't even know what size file to file that with. It looks to me like it was filed more as an aggressive crosscut, than a ripper. Whoever sharpened it last, didn't know what they were doing, as it's badly out of joint, and the teeth are filed with vastly different rake. One thing good about it is the total number of teeth is low to have to correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted April 25, 2018 Report Share Posted April 25, 2018 Look at Paul Sellers on how to joint, file and set those teeth, because that's what they need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted April 25, 2018 Report Share Posted April 25, 2018 Just don't copy his part about taking short, heavy strokes, or you'll be complaining about files not being any good anymore too. I buy full length files, and use all of them, without any heavy strokes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collinb Posted April 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2018 I think I'll take it to a shop and pay $10 to have it sharpened. 11 hours ago, Tom King said: Just don't copy his part about taking short, heavy strokes, or you'll be complaining about files not being any good anymore too. I buy full length files, and use all of them, without any heavy strokes. 12 hours ago, RichardA said: Look at Paul Sellers on how to joint, file and set those teeth, because that's what they need. 14 hours ago, Tom King said: Do you have a setup for sharpening it? I don't even know what size file to file that with. It looks to me like it was filed more as an aggressive crosscut, than a ripper. Whoever sharpened it last, didn't know what they were doing, as it's badly out of joint, and the teeth are filed with vastly different rake. One thing good about it is the total number of teeth is low to have to correct. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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