GGs,
I'm curious to know if I can change a saw to cut from push stroke to pull
stroke by simply retoothing it in reverse. I have a user made
arborist's saw with a "Legal Tender" mark on it. The blade is curved and
the mark is offset, which leads me to think it's a repurposed hand saw
blade. Legal Tender saws were sold as a private brand, but I haven't done
any real research. Was taken aback to see it come up when I was cleaning
the blade. I wondered how many of these saw blades it would take to buy a
beer... Many arborist folding hand saws, e.g., Silky Boy, are pull saws
and I like how they work in green wood. I'm making spoons these days and
my buck saw can be too big and unwieldy for most sizes of bolts I want to
use for stock.
The second question has to do with the chuck on the MF No. 4. How does it
work? Mine is present, but I don't see how a bit is held tightly. I don't
have bits for the drill, so I don't have any to play with. Where they
special bits? The chuck unscrews, but there is simply a hollow shaft
beneath it. Is there something missing on this drill?
Thanks in advance,
Dwight
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