A few corrections.. I took the saw apart. Started to clean it, when I
noted the brand name. Not quite Disston, but rather... Craftsman. Rust
was pretty superficial. A few swipes with (used) sandpaper got most of
the job done. Will take another run at it tomorrow..... finer, fresh
sand paper....
The current filing is really not consistent.. some of the teeth are
filed rip. some filed xcut. The person that owned it was a cabinetmaker
( old school) and even though it is hard to believe, I think he screwed
this saw up by trying to sharpen it himself.
It has 12TPI, and it is 16 inches long. Steel back. Saw blade plate is
fairly straight...
As I still want it for a crosscut miter box, there will be some work
involved.... and learning.....
Next step will be jointing. Just to be sure. A few teeth are
low....some REAL low. Will do most of the jointing now, but save some
for later, for fear of jointing too far.
Question: Should I take the set out of the blade? Now? it is pretty
small.
I do know to put set back in later....
Frank Filippone BMWRed735i@g...
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