Elbow Saver

[RyGuy24]

Just picked this up yesterday, she's not new but she's a beaut! anyone know a good place to order blades for it in eastern Canada?

 

[yomax4]

Wow..That's a big power hack. You can get blades at the welding supply stores. I know Lenox and others make them.

 

[weldermike]

Just picked this up yesterday, she's not new but she's a beaut! anyone know a good place to order blades for it in eastern Canada?

What length are the bades? I have a couple new starrets laying around, just found em last week lookin for something else.

 

[RyGuy24]

They are 16"

 

[weldermike]

They are 16"

The ones I have are 27 1/2 from hole to hole and 28 3/4 overall. Let me know how you make out locally. Dont know what the availability is in canada. you could always cut and drill in a pinch.

 

[deereman75]

The ones I have are 27 1/2 from hole to hole and 28 3/4 overall. Let me know how you make out locally. Dont know what the availability is in canada. you could always cut and drill in a pinch.

I think you would need abraive wheels to cut them, and carbine bits to drill them, those blades are **** hard. My great grandpa made some knives out of those, he had to burn the rivet holes in it with an arc welder.

 

[weldermike]

I think you would need abraive wheels to cut them, and carbine bits to drill them, those blades are **** hard. My great grandpa made some knives out of those, he had to burn the rivet holes in it with an arc welder.

Funny, when I found them I was thinking about making knife blades with them!

 

[Shield Arc]

I think you would need abraive wheels to cut them, and carbine bits to drill them, those blades are **** hard. My great grandpa made some knives out of those, he had to burn the rivet holes in it with an arc welder.

You know sometimes you can take a small O/A welding tip, heat the area to be drilled. Let it cool naturally. Do not quench in oil or water!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There is a clay on the market that will stop / slow the heat from crawling. That would help protect the teeth. Maybe in this case place the teeth in water.

 

[deereman75]

You know sometimes you can take a small O/A welding tip, heat the area to be drilled. Let it cool naturally. Do not quench in oil or water!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There is a clay on the market that will stop / slow the heat from crawling. That would help protect the teeth. Maybe in this case place the teeth in water.

Another trick I know for softening it, this reminded me of, is to chuck a finishing nail, head down in a drill press. Just turn it on, and hold the nail onto the work. The friction will heat up the spot, and when it cools, it will be soft enough to drill into. Just leaves a little heat effected zone, like a spot weld.

 

[deereman75]

Funny, when I found them I was thinking about making knife blades with them!

This was about 40 years ago, and the knives are long gone. My dad told me they would hold a wicked edge, but were a pain to sharpen, and could break if dropped. Mind you, they wernt forged, just ground to shape, and quenched constantly to prevent softening. If you re tempered them, it would be quite a good knife, still a bit much carbon though. I find springs make some of the best knives.

 

[Shield Arc]

Another trick I know for softening it, this reminded me of, is to chuck a finishing nail, head down in a drill press. Just turn it on, and hold the nail onto the work. The friction will heat up the spot, and when it cools, it will be soft enough to drill into. Just leaves a little heat effected zone, like a spot weld.

Never heard that before!:thumbsup:
And I've been around the block a time or two.:laughing:

 

[yomax4]

I buy bandsaw blade stock from the welding supply store and use it for my bone saw when working up deer. To drill the holes I mark the spot and give it a quick shot with the Plasma. Makes about a 3/32 hole and have never had a problem with them breaking. That way I can get custom tooth configurations like 10-14 that work better than straight 14 tooth.