Quote Originally Posted by shutterbug View Post
I'm sorry that I missed this thread earlier!
I really like what you've done with your metal scales.
Here's a thought. If you are up for redoing one of the pins on the wedge you could remove the one closest to the blade. The second pin at this point is just helping to keep the wedge in line. I don't see where you would have to have it totally tight for it to do it's job. In which case, go ahead and make your saftey loop out of some type of heavy wire or round stock. Flatten the ends and drill holes. Make the loop big enought to go over your extended wedge end. Then repeen that rivit, *but* don't peen it all the way. Just enought to give you a good rivit head on both sides, and leave it loose enough to let the loop move. You can tighten it up enough so that the loop is snug, but still moves relatively easily.
again, just a thought.

Keep up the good work!
Your thinking is right on track with mine. The reason I was maybe looking at a 3rd pin/hole is that if you look I tend to do things as I go and the spacer is a little bit long towards the blade. I purposly made it long and the blade that I had imagined didn't fit as well as this one. As you know it is easier to take away than add so the extra length allows me to shorten or not as needed.

The saw that I mentioned has a notch in the blade that makes the loop strech or elongate a little to snap into place. If I spaced the pivot point right I could put a notch in the extended spacer to match in the open position. This would help in keeping the loop away so the blade wouldn't accidentaly get closed on it.

At the moment this project is set aside because it works ok in its present state and I am afraid of messing it up if I change it!

Another thing this has lead to is anodizing. I have thought about a 7 day set with a different color for each day. I have just started to research anodizing and it sounds like something better to do in the summer as my garage is unheated and it wouldn't be good to do in the basement.

Tim