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Picked up a few of the thinnest scales I could find on the bay but they are still 1/4" thick. Are there any members in the U.S. that might be able to cut them in half for a nominal charge ?
Not really sure if any of the local shops could cut anything that thin and still maintain decent thickness on the material that's left.
All depends upon the thickness of the blade cutting.
I can mill them to size,1/8 in.? cost of shipping only,tough to cut them in half,you would lose half the materiel .
You have .250,you lose .080 the the bandsaw.
Wouldn't milling them to 1/8" remove .125 vs the .025 a thin band saw blade would remove ?
If you cut them in half you wind up with two slabs that would be less than ideal thickness. Maybe I am just a poor bandsaw operator, but my finest metal blades still remove at least double the width of the blade in a cut if not more. If it were me, I would cut my losses and use my 4x36 belt sander to thin the material to my desired thickness rather than trying to turn one slab into two when they are only 1/4 to begin with. I'm sure there are many other people who are better at this stuff than I, but it seems like a lofty goal.
bandsaw blade may be .025 on the non-cutting side,but when you consider the kerf on the cutting side it is far more.Quote:
Originally Posted by User64
I can cut one 1/8th pce out of 1/4 no prob,the other will be far less than 1/8th.
I've split 3/8 thick material with more than enough left over for scales, but 1/4 I usually just sand to whatever thickness I need instead of trying to split. I've used 1/16 inch stuff, but I had to add a liner. I like to keep my scales around 2.8mm thick, but it also depends on the razor. Heavier, thicker razors usually need heavier and/or thicker scales to balance and help to stabilize everything. Have to remember though when using wood that the thicker they are the less flexible they are. Other materials will flex when thicker, but it depends on the material. The scales don't have to flex alot, just enough to give the razor tension when opening and closing.
Thank you everyone. It's been almost 30 years since I was in wood shop lol.
You could try and make 1 piece scales with them possibly
Go to Ace hardware and buy yourself some really thin sheets of brass. Cut them to shape and then glue whatever you want to cover it - sand it down as thin as you want.
Works for me! Good luck.
No reason to turn something simple into an ordeal,bandsaw a 1/8 in pce, work from there,easy stuff.
Heres a visual.
Pce of oak exactally 1/4 in. Bandsaw cut (4 TPI Laguna Blade) on the rgt it is exactally 1/8, .125, on the left it is .077.
Attachment 163704
Pixelfixed is an A1 saw operator, he could do the job with ease.
If you doubt your ability, or don't have a saw, why not just tape some sandpaper tightly to a level slat and sand them.
Bit more work, but more rewarding doing it yourself, IMHO.
Regards,
Neil
As Neil says,is just a matter of removing material, with some 60 grit you can get the material down in no time.
No bandsaw needed.
Wait! Pixel doing it for free...Neil enters...Saves Pixel! OP does it himself!
Nice work, Men! :rock:
It might be easier to get them done, I work 80+ hours a week...
Oh! Is that all? :rofl2:Quote:
Originally Posted by User64
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Originally Posted by Neil Miller
Wood working....Once after putting a number of kits together, I thought that I was ready to 'try' ( with the help and advice of a local expert )to make a black powder rifle from component parts. Picked out the wood, was measured for the stock and had the blank ruff cut and when to it.
After ~3 months of working on it almost every nite, I went back to the expert for him to finish it before I did and real damage to a beautiful piece of wood.
Why I'm telling this store here is that making a set of scales for some of you is no problem, but for many of us, it better left to the experts.
Luxury.Quote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
I used to dream of working just 80+ hrs a week. Instead, I had to get up half an hour before I went to bed, rub a handful of hot grit in my hair for breakfast, walk 15 miles to work and put in a 24.5 hr day before coming home and sleeping in cardbox box in t'middle of road.
You try telling that t'youngsters of today, and they won't believe it, aye... :)
Regards,
Neil
If that is the case, I would consider laser hair removal first ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by User64
I split a 5/16" (8 mm) slab of horn into two functional 1/8" (~3mm) slabs, meaning I lost roughly 1/16" (~2mm) in the cut. I made a jig, which was a pain to do, but a requirement as I have no access to any sort of mechanical saw. As said above, with anything thinner you'd probably lose too much in the cut for scales, unless (as Earcutter suggested) you line them with something relatively sturdy.
Pick up an old Smoothing hand plane, I see them in flea markets all the time for 5-10 dollars, may be a bit rusty. A No. 3 or 4 or even a block plane will work in a pinch for the width of wood you will be working with.
Hone up the iron, you can plane them to the thickness you need in a couple of minutes.
Before there was machinery, folks used hand tools… some still do.
It's hard to get the right size wood for scales. It's either too short or too narrow or too fat or too thing. The best solution I've found (before I had a bandsaw) is to get 1x1 turning blanks. They'll pretty much accommodate any scale shape. You can rip them by hand with a Japanese hand saw and cut out the shape with a coping saw. Together, the saws are about 40$ on the high end.
To the O.P,If you have a woodcrafters store near you,Take the blanks in,they will run them thru a bandsaw for nothing.
