Sharpening tungsten carbide chisels and scraper blades

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

More than anything, it's taking pride in being able to re-use tools properly, rather buying new.

I agree totally!

In English I believe that you have a saying that a bad workman quarrels with his tools. Our equivalent translates roughly as "tools make you a craftsman" in the sense that if your tools are not well-kept and are blunt it is much more difficult, if not impossible, to turn out first-class work.
Compare with the other saying "Manners maketh Man". Good manners are the mark of a Gentleman while bad manners....

 

[Daydream believer]

envy !

I would not be envious in those pictures at all
Sander with no guard,
Wires all tangled
Filth all over the tools
Routers with exposed cutters & not withdrawn into the guard for protection or kept in the work box
Cutting discs past their use still in storage & not discarded
Cutting discs badly stored & liable to chipping
No visible sign of PAC test labels on the electrics
Whole scene shows a shoddy disregard for the tools ---which suggest that the user has the same attitude to the work in hand
My workshops ( & I had 20-40 employees) were rarely allowed to get into that state if only for the safety of the users

 

[lw395]

I would not be envious in those pictures at all....rs

Looks like some sort of tool collecting psychological problem TBH.
I've inherited a lesser collection from my Dad, plus a contribution from inlaws and neighbours.

 

[rogerthebodger]

Interesting comments

Sander is used to linish stainless steel before polishing and with a guard (I know in the UK that would ne a no no) it would catch the linished stainless and damage the polished surface so I removed the guard to prevent damage and the necessity to repolish.

I am not the tidiest of people so when wiring wires do get tangled

This is my own personal workshop at home so no one else works it it so my tool last a long time so do get dirty.

Cuttings disks are still useable and how their stored is not in the picture so you cannot rightly judge.

Do you mean Portable appliance testing labels. As said this is my personal workshop so even in the UK PAT would not be a requirement and in South Africa we don't have that necessity anyway

Some of my tools I have had for over 50 years and kept in good working order despite what you say. I my view employees do not look after employers equipment at they do not own any of the equipment.

You are assuming a lot and we all know what ass u me makes an ass of U.

Maybe it no just you wife that does not understand.

BTW I hate changing discs for different jobs so I tend to have separate power tools for each job hence my what seems to be duplication of tools.

 

[sailorman]

Some of my selection of angle grinders with various discs fitted and a selection of discs I have currently, including cutting discs for steel, stainless steel and concrete.

Just another selection of my other hand power tools.

These are just the ones I have at home. I have another took kit, including power tools on my boat. This saves me carting tool back and forth as I an about 600 Km away from my boat.

Your cup over floweth

 

[sarabande]

If that were a pic of Sailorman's collection of tools, but the wooden ones, we would all be saying Oooh Ahhh look, an 11/64 left handed rebate plane with an ebony fillister insert.

I think the fact that Rogershaw is still with us after all that many years using those tools is an indicator that he knows what he is doing It may not be the way that some people would work but I am certainly not going to add a pic of one corner of my workshop !

 

[rogerthebodger]

If that were a pic of Sailorman's collection of tools, but the wooden ones, we would all be saying Oooh Ahhh look, an 11/64 left handed rebate plane with an ebony fillister insert.

I think the fact that Rogershaw is still with us after all that many years using those tools is an indicator that he knows what he is doing It may not be the way that some people would work but I am certainly not going to add a pic of one corner of my workshop !

Thks Sarabande

And I still have all my fingers and toes as well.

 

[Plevier]

Back to the question of blades!
If you can find a trade woodworking machinery supplies place, investigate TC planer blades. If you find the right one it's identical to the Bahco/Sandvik/Harris hand scraper blade.
I bought a box of 10 for about £20 for a similar job about 4 years ago.

 

[FairweatherDave]

That's interesting, certainly a very good price. I notice your location is Brighton, Plevier. I googled "woodworking machinery supplies" and got a place "Homewood Woodworking Machinery" out in Worthing, and Scott and Sargeant in Crawley. If you have any more local suggestions great as I live in Hove........... I will get in touch with those places though. Cheers.