Hard Cheese

samedi 28 mars 2015

I also got a saw plate of a 1900-ish Disston #7 ... and wanted to match it with a Keen Kutter handle that seemed the best match to two of the existing holes and the alignment with the plate.

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The top hole is fine ... had to remove some of the back curve of the plate with the bench grinder

... I needed to move the bottom hole up a smidge. I figured I'd drill the new spot and dress it with a chainsaw file. Nice plan.

This plate is hard !!

Here's where things were/are sitting ...

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I applied all possible useful sizes from the following collection of drill bits ... especially the two P+N Cobalt ones I'd bought in the past to make a job like this easy ...

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All the drill bits were new, except the masonry bits, but some of those have cut super well in the past.

Net result ... disappointing ... :~

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I did try using a punch to start things off ... made a tiny impression.

I used a chainsaw file to morph the bottom hole in the desired direction, ... but there's two more to accommodate!

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I have a small hydraulic press ... but not punches ... open to ideas :)

Cheers,

Paul

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