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Following up on my previous post: finished with the miter saw. Sanded the handle and blade, jointed and sharpened the teeth, waxed the blade, BLO on the handle, polished the reinstalled the nuts.

saw in cut

Seems to cut well!

The blade has a nice marking on it, hard to photograph. It's not perfectly shiny, but I got the bulk of the rust off anyway.

blade detail

Working on the handle for the 2nd one. Sanding those inside surfaces is a pain, tips welcome. It has some big cracks, so I'm filling those with sawdust+glue.

handle sanded

Also working on a plane.

plane

Disassembled, cleaned, and reassembled the metal. Sharpening in progress. Looks like it's missing one piece, a little washer that sits on the lateral adjustment arm and fits into the slot in the iron. Both wooden handles were split, so I'm gluing them before refinishing.

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[–] pageflight@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago

Bonus sharpening photos. Miter saw:

And the other one I'm working on:

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I recently discovered mesh sanding wheels for Dremel.

They're spongy and come in multiple grades. I got a bag of them for about $15 on aliexpress. They've been a game changer for everything.

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256809694073712.html

[–] pageflight@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Those look very useful, putting them on the list!

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 2 points 20 hours ago

Dremel sells them too, but they wear out fast regardless of the brand, so no sense paying the brand premium

[–] threeganzi@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

Nice. I bought a old unused Stanley plane but that had a plastic handle that was cracked on delivery. Recreated it in wood which was a fun project, figuring out how to drill the holes to make it fit correctly.

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I like using boiled linseed oil for my tool handles.

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I like linseed or Tung oil.

Both do a great job and wear well.

[–] pageflight@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago

Glad to hear BLO has worked well for y'all!