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251457 | Malcolm Thomas <idraconus@i...> | 2014‑10‑30 | Re: What are these called ?? |
Found some...thanks...... No more replies please :-) Cheers Mal On Oct 30, 2014, at 02:07 PM, W Pickens |
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251458 | Malcolm Thomas <idraconus@i...> | 2014‑10‑30 | Re: What are these called ?? |
well sort of, but they wanted $55 to ship 10 ! ..so still looking :-) On Oct 30, 2014, at 02:13 PM, Malcolm Thomas |
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251461 | Michael Blair <branson2@s...> | 2014‑10‑30 | Re: What are these called ?? |
> well sort of, but they wanted $55 to ship 10 ! Ridiculous. How many do you need? Mike in Sacto |
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251462 | John Ruth <johnrruth@h...> | 2014‑10‑30 | RE: What are these called ?? |
Mal, "Box Hooks" See Whitechapel Foundry John Ruth ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
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251463 | Kirk Eppler <eppler.kirk@g...> | 2014‑10‑30 | Re: What are these called ?? |
latch hook cabinet Works on google images, about every third one. |
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251482 | Troy Livingston <horologist@w...> | 2014‑10‑31 | Re: What are these called ?? |
Mal, Why not make your own? It would take less time than you have already spent searching and a good excuse for some shop time. It appears you have an original to use as a template. A bench block <https://www. flickr.com/photos/91137513@N.../10778848114/> With piercing saw and a little filing and you will have an *exact* replacement instead of whatever size your vendor has in stock. Just saying... Troy On 10/30/2014 1:55 AM, Malcolm Thomas wrote: > ...need some of these.. > > https://d l.dropboxusercontent.com/u/37914238/wood/Hook.JPG > > but I have no idea what they are called to search for them... > > hook latch doesn't work...but that's obvious, right ? :-) > > > TIA > > Cheers > Mal------------------------------------------------------------------------ > |
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251483 | John Ruth <johnrruth@h...> | 2014‑10‑31 | RE: What are these called ?? |
Troy: That photo could be entitled "Patience". Tiny files, teeny-weeny saws made in half-circles, a set of complex pierced hands, etc. Hours of effort which can be spoiled at any point by a mistake. Are the half circle saws shop-made? If not, who makes them? Why is the half-circle a good shape? Does it facilitate angled cuts? John Ruth ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
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251500 | Troy Livingston <horologist@w...> | 2014‑11‑01 | Re: What are these called ?? |
John, Patience, I'm not so sure. They didn't take all that long to make. That is my first set of hands, up to that point I had made portions of hands to replace bits that had been broken off and lost. The hands in the photo are fairly simple as they are little more than a 2-D flat pattern. I used a standard piercing (jewelers) saw to cut them out. <https://www. flickr.com/photos/91137513@N.../15492475078/> or <https://www.flickr.com/photos/91137513@N.../15493067090/in/photostream /">https://www.flickr.com/photos/91137513@N.../15493067090/in/photostream/> While making the hands I did formulate my "you can't have too many small files" rule. I got the idea for the D rings from an article in the Horological Times about Kees Englebarts a maker of superb watch dials. It used to be available on the web but seems to have vanished. In the article was a photo of a similar tool, I was about to start making those hands and thought such a thing would be useful. As far as I know, they are not commercially available. It is used more like a file than a saw and is especially useful when shaping a curved contour or sharp corner that would likely break off the tip of one of your favorite 100 year old files. Don't ask. My second set of hands took a little more time as they were more three dimensional and I gave them a black polish. A silly extreme but I felt like pushing the edge of the envelope. A photo of them while still in the white. <https://www.flickr.com/photos/91137513@N.../15654151516/in/photostream /">https://www.flickr.com/photos/91137513@N.../15654151516/in/photostream/> The D ring was invaluable on this project. Varying the blade tension helps to match the contour and the tool is a great way to recycle those broken blades. The one with the strip of diamond coated shim stock was my idea and has so far proven quite useless. In this case the wooden bench block (bench pin) was the point of the photo. When sawing or shaping small parts holding the work piece with your fingers on the bench block is easier than using a vise and will result in far fewer broken blades. With a piercing saw, bench block, and a few small files making a hook like the one in Mal's photo would be a simple project. Troy On 10/31/2014 11:52 AM, John Ruth wrote: > Troy: > > That photo could be entitled "Patience". Tiny files, teeny-weeny saws > made in half-circles, a set of complex pierced hands, etc. Hours of > effort which can be spoiled at any point by a mistake. > Are the half circle saws shop-made? If not, who makes them? Why is the > half-circle a good shape? Does it facilitate angled cuts? > John Ruth |
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