I think you are doing very nicely! In the beginning I thought your cuts were not deep enough, I did not see any nice chips, but in the close-up around min 38, you are doing great. The pattern also looks realy nice. As for the gauges: I would not worry to much, these are deep spots, they will never contact anything. Congratulation on your subscribers rise. I got a sudden rise in views from my last video, but no subscribers. Maybe another day!?! cheers Erich!
@@etbuilds6006 hey E.T. It takes some getting used to how to hold your scraper steel. and how hard should I press. I did realize that my scraper is a bit too long. and as far as subscribers are concerned, they will come automatically if you manage to touch their interest👍🏻just keep uploading
@@DoMetalStuff I really did not want to sound whining. I'm ok with 200+ views., Your scraper looks to be aprox. the length of mine, what did help me a lot was taking away about half of the shaft's strength to make it mor elastic. If I apply force, it bends a little bit.
@@DoMetalStuff I like your channels focus on measuring the accuracy of your shaper and its restoration. I will be making similar measurements on my shaper. 😋 Great channel.
@@CodeMunky-f5g thanks man. it does take time. but I hope the result is great at the end. and learn from my mistakes then you know how not to make them🤣
@@Rustinox hey michel, yes really. I still can't believe it either. I am very happy with it. so everyone who reads this is welcome. and thank you again Michel
At about 26:00 you forgot to stone the workpiece before rubbing the straightedge on it. But it didn't seem to matter because after scraping from both directions you appear to have gotten a much better pattern of blue high spots. Is your stone ground to be truly flat, i.e., a "precision ground flat stone" according to some other RU-vid channels that sometimes show scraping? I've never tried my hand at scraping, but did buy a hand scraper (much shorter than yours is) to try scraping one day. I *think* Stephan used(?) to sell them, but I'm not sure. Since you work in a Machine Shop, perhaps you could use a surface grinder to grind both sides of your stone during your lunch break? Thumbs up!
hey bob, i know i'm a bit absent-minded sometimes. so I went back to look at minute 22:00 and you can see that I am using my whetstone. and indeed I have to grind it flat again. but then you actually need a set of 2. I only have 1. maybe not quite the best. but for scraping practice. I can live with it. But thanks anyway, I'll put it on my to-order list right away
@@therealspixycat what you saw in this video is cast iron. I don't remember the exact material number anymore. it was a round disk from which I also made the 2 small camel backs. I haven't scraped plain steel yet. I think it is a bit tougher and more sticky.
@@petrichor649 you mean hand scraping? that is to make a flat guideway. it's not exactly as smooth as you may have seen. but if you look at the high points (blue) those are the contact points. the lower valleys are where the oil can lie. allowing better lubrication. hope this answers your question😉
@@petrichor649 Hand scraping itself is not difficult. understanding what you see with blueing is. and it must also be of equal height over both guideways. That's why I'm practicing on this part first and will start on my shaper later this year
From ergonomic point of view, your table seems to be too low. You obviously have to lean into your workpiece and you have a precision task at hand. Ergonomics translate into precision.
