henry wrote:
> Is there a source to buy a set of chisel tip protectors or a good
> homemade remedy?
Two ready-made cheapos:
Hot glue gun. Quick, easy, and you can make them as thick or thin as
you like. Be sure to coat the chisel with talc or oil or even some
electricians tape so the glue won't stick (but easy enough to cut off
if it does).
Take the thin plastic that you find on milk jugs, cut it into smaller
pieces, get a heat gun, a pair of leather gloves, and go to it. The
plastic turns transparent quickly and is than malleable. Do it outdoors
and beware the fumes of that stuff.
H
"henry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> Is there a source to buy a set of chisel tip protectors or a good
> homemade remedy?
Maybe I missed it, but I haven't seen anybody suggest tool rolls.
Personally, I carve leather and can sew too, but for people that don't want
to go that route, you can buy them.
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=1&p=41613&cat=1,41504
Phisherman wrote:
> On 21 May 2006 14:38:24 -0700, "henry" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Is there a source to buy a set of chisel tip protectors or a good
>> homemade remedy?
>
>
> I keep my chisels in a shop-made rack where they are easily accessible
> and the edges protected. The rack is just scrap wood with holes
> drilled in it and slots cut in one side of each hole. The rack has
> two L-screws in the back so I can hang it anywhere on my perforated
> wall board.
I'm the same. My chisels came with the little plastic guards, and I used
them for a while.
Until one broke. Another got lost. My cat ate a third. The 1" protector
was used in a failed sex experiment (don't ask)
Hanging the chisels on the perf board is safe for the edges and a lot
more convenient than always taking and putting back on the protectors.
Tanus
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jo4hn wrote:
>> them for a while.
>>
>> Until one broke. Another got lost. My cat ate a third. The 1"
>> protector was used in a failed sex experiment (don't ask)
>
>> Tanus
> Oh jeeeeeze. I goota ask.
> breathless,
> jo4hn
The reason I said don't ask is that both my lawyer and therapist have
warned me against it. Actually so did the judge.
But I'm better now. I just use the perf. board.
Tanus
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> >>henry wrote:
> >>> Is there a source to buy a set of chisel tip protectors or a good
> >>> homemade remedy?
> >>
Swimming pool liner clips should work pretty well. One clip would provide
enough material for a lot of edge protectors.
--
-Mike-
[email protected]
> Is there a source to buy a set of chisel tip protectors or a good
> homemade remedy?
>
Henry,
I got those Lee Valley ones, they work well but if a chisel is too thick and
you push it on it will snap, yet keep on workin'. The plastic is too hard
and the design too thin inside, there should be several choices for different
types of chisels.
But, in order not to pay so much for them AND shipping (combined) I
suggest go to two different stores, pool supply for coping (long clip-on
ribbing for above ground pools, holds the lining on), and a genuine
photographic supply store for black darkroom tape of 1" width. This is
"like" duct tape of cloth but much finer, with a better adhesive for this
kind of thing. The roll should cost anywhere from $6 to $12.
Decent home remedy:
Cut a piece of coping a little wider than the width of the chisel and neatly
wrap with the tape twice or three, then push in the chisel to test, the tape
can be reused if the coping isn't the correct width to allow it to stretch for
taughtness. The deeper the coping is, the better. You can make a length
going crosswise from under to above with a folded end as a finger tab
that will tape onto the chisel just to hold the protector on. Not a good idea
assemble this while the coping is on the chisel, you want the taughtness.
The coping I have is a stiff and hard polystyrene type, black. Maybe a
soft type of plastc will not be deep enough. I paid around $0.70 each, 24".
Or sew your own out of leather, which I "want" to do and will probably
never_get_to.
The coping is also great for hand saw teeth protection, especially if you
can get it 48" long, so you can cut to size.
Good luck,
--
Alex - "newbie_neander" woodworker
cravdraa_at-yahoo_dot-com
not my site: http://www.e-sword.net/
In article <[email protected]>,
Upscale <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"henry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> Is there a source to buy a set of chisel tip protectors or a good
>> homemade remedy?
>
>Maybe I missed it, but I haven't seen anybody suggest tool rolls.
>Personally, I carve leather and can sew too, but for people that don't want
>to go that route, you can buy them.
>
>http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=1&p=41613&cat=1,41504
>
>
And don't forget to get the correct type for the way you store your
chisels i.e. pointing left, right, up, or down.
(Same idea as pointy stick plans)
--
Larry Wasserman Baltimore, Maryland
[email protected]
On 21 May 2006 14:41:54 -0700, "Jay Pique" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>henry wrote:
>> Is there a source to buy a set of chisel tip protectors or a good
>> homemade remedy?
>
>http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=30022&cat=1,41504
Thanks for posting that. I've been using the protectors on my Marples
chisels for the past 10 years, but one never knows when they will break or
one grow legs and walk off. Link filed for future reference.
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If you're gonna be dumb, you better be tough
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On 21 May 2006 14:38:24 -0700, "henry" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Is there a source to buy a set of chisel tip protectors or a good
>homemade remedy?
I keep my chisels in a shop-made rack where they are easily accessible
and the edges protected. The rack is just scrap wood with holes
drilled in it and slots cut in one side of each hole. The rack has
two L-screws in the back so I can hang it anywhere on my perforated
wall board.
On Sun, 21 May 2006 18:10:59 -0700, Tim Douglass <[email protected]>
wrote:
>On 21 May 2006 14:41:54 -0700, "Jay Pique" <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>
>>henry wrote:
>>> Is there a source to buy a set of chisel tip protectors or a good
>>> homemade remedy?
>>
>>http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=30022&cat=1,41504
>
>I guess this means that my folded-cardboard-wrapped-with-duct-tape
>protectors are insufficiently chic. But they are plenty cheap.
Fashion wise, you might recover some chic with different colors of duct tape,
coded by size...
You might even have the "next big thing" in tool porn.. *g*
Mac
https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis
https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm
On Mon, 22 May 2006 09:47:54 -0700, hylourgos opined:
> Hot glue gun. Quick, easy, and you can make them as thick or thin as
Silicone caulk works too, and you don't burn your fingers when you mold it
to shape. Put wax on the blade so it won't stick to the caulk during the
cure.
--
"Keep your ass behind you"
wreck20051219 at spambob.net
In article <[email protected]>,
"henry" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Is there a source to buy a set of chisel tip protectors or a good
> homemade remedy?
Lee Valley sells a set of every size you're likely to need for the grand
sum of $5.25.
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=30022&cat=1,41504
On 21 May 2006 14:41:54 -0700, "Jay Pique" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
>henry wrote:
>> Is there a source to buy a set of chisel tip protectors or a good
>> homemade remedy?
>
>http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=30022&cat=1,41504
I guess this means that my folded-cardboard-wrapped-with-duct-tape
protectors are insufficiently chic. But they are plenty cheap.
--
"We need to make a sacrifice to the gods, find me a young virgin... oh, and bring something to kill"
Tim Douglass
http://www.DouglassClan.com
Tool rolls are handy, though I don't like them. Personal preference but it
always seems to me that it just takes up to much space when unrolled. My
chisels are in a box with dividers. Can't roll around or get damaged.
"Upscale" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "henry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > Is there a source to buy a set of chisel tip protectors or a good
> > homemade remedy?
>
> Maybe I missed it, but I haven't seen anybody suggest tool rolls.
> Personally, I carve leather and can sew too, but for people that don't
want
> to go that route, you can buy them.
>
> http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=1&p=41613&cat=1,41504
>
>
And I thought I was cheap with my cottage-cheese-lid-wrapped-
in-duct-tape protectors.
You have outdone me. [nods head]
Art
"Tim Douglass" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On 21 May 2006 14:41:54 -0700, "Jay Pique" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> I guess this means that my folded-cardboard-wrapped-with-duct-tape
> protectors are insufficiently chic. But they are plenty cheap.