Thread: EKS Gold Krone Restoration

Hi Guys thanks for the comments, Rez, I keep the hammer polished and I polish it up before every pinning but I need to practice peening the pins with outward taps. I redid that wedge a few times and finally got frustrated and left that one in place.
Dave, this is what I used. A jewellery saw and a cutting platform I made from a used piece of 1"x3". It took about 3 minutes to make. I put it in my vise, I don't know if that is correct but it worked for me. I started with #3/0 61 TPI but it was too fine and way too slow and besides I was breaking blades like crazy. Then I changed to #1 48 TPI and that was the charm. Tedious but it worked out.
I used 3 in 1 oil to lube the blade. Here are a few pics. The 61 TPI blades were so fine these old eyes couldn't even see the teeth with the naked eye and barely under my cheap mag glass. An FYI - make sure your blades are mounted in your jewelers saw correctly with the teeth pointing down. I know you all know this but it's easy to get confused (well I do anyway) and mount them upside down. Total time cutting the brass about 6 hours.
Hope this helps.
Kindly

That’s the same type of board and cut out that I use. The trick with the jewelry saw seems to me to be very low pressure and a high stroke count. The blades are very fragile. It take a bit of practise to use it quickly and not whistle through the blades.

I also try to use as much of the blade as possible with long strokes.

I guess that you are left handed from the second V on the left side of your board.

Tim, you are right. I'm a southpaw.

Rez +1 on using the saw!

Outstanding! Nice job. Your work is steadily improving which is the goal. If I haven't said so before I admire how humble and eager to learn you are. You are receptive and put into practice the advice you seek. It really shows in your work. I'm very impressed.