Linbide Carbide Scrapers. Any good?

[Poignard]

I am scraping off many layers of paint and varnish from the timber and plywood lockers, bulkheads and doors inside the boat. It's slow work because I don't want to use chemical strippers and using a blow lamp might lead to a Viking funeral, so that only leaves dry scraping. I have seen an advert for the Linbide carbide scraper which makes great claims for it.

Anyone here used one? Are they any better than the Bahco, Sandvik, Skarsten scrapers [or bits of broken glass!]?

 

[earlybird]

Linbide is just another scraper with a carbide blade, I cannot see it being much different to any other carbide bladed scraper, eg Sandvik, but they are good. Scarsten scrapers, and glass, will be less effective for your purpose IMHO, but I think that it will still be fairly hard and tedious work if you want to get down to bare wood. Have you considered a hot air gun? Very effective and more controllable than a blowlamp.

 

[bazobeleza]

I use a Stanley carbide scraper, but when I went to buy a new Blade guess what, New blade 4.75 but new scraper with two blades £6.50. whats all that about then?

 

[DavidMcMullan]

I found a hot air gun was a big help in loosening paint & varnish. Had used a gas flame in the past, but ended up scorching the timber. However the hot air gun was great.

David.

 

[PeteCooper]

I can also recommend the hot air stripper - I have just stripped my washboards, handrails and tiller very easily.

 

[davidfox]

Its the same as buying a new razor, the refills are where they make the money so they sell you the razor cheap to suck you in.