Nice scraping work

I took Richard's class in Georgia at Keith Rucker's shop, not here where I live in the Bay Area. I travel a lot for work so it wasn't too crazy to go that far.

Cheers,
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Rex
I was fortunate that one of my friends promoted and arranged the venue for the classes here, and I was invited to provide some equipment and tools that Rich did not have to bring with him, for that I was "comped" the class (no cost to me). It was a pleasure to work with Rich, hope to do it again some time if we can lure him out here again; I thought it might happen this spring, but it was not to be.
 
He seems to let the Biax "drop off" of the edges. That might create a convex surface on the straight edge. I haven't watched the whole video. Maybe he corrects that later?
 
Before Rich gave me the leftover marking pigments after one of the classes I attended, I used red lead in machine oil; the shop where I worked was using it for lubricating high stress bolts on bridge hinges, I managed to divert some dry red lead and did the oil mixture and as advised in the Machine Tool Reconditioning book, I put it up in cardboard snuff boxes; in this way, the excess oil is absorbed, and when you want to use it, you just drop a drop or so of lube oil in and mix it around with a finger, and apply it with the very same digit and spread it out with the other fingers included; I do appreciate that the stuff that he gave me is much easier to clean up than red lead or Prussian blue.
In my earlier years in scraping, I was taught to use red lead mixed with a little "Tap Magic". We used the palm of our hands to wipe the surface with after applying. I recall Richard doing this in class too. I think I lost a few brain cells from all of the use of red lead I used back then, too.
 
He seems to let the Biax "drop off" of the edges. That might create a convex surface on the straight edge. I haven't watched the whole video. Maybe he corrects that later?
He does exhibit very good control of the scraper, but I take issue with the way he starts at a corner; it is all too easy to catch the scraper blade on the vertical surface of the corner, and I saw him do it several times in the video; I start back from the corner, then come back from the opposite side and backtrack to the corner without the problem happening; I do not see evidence that he is rolling the corners over.
 
Starting at the corner is one way to catch the corner and strip out the gear in the Biax power scraper. Especially if you have one of the old blue one's as I have.
 
Starting at the corner is one way to catch the corner and strip out the gear in the Biax power scraper. Especially if you have one of the old blue one's as I have.
Thanks for elaborating on the consequences of catching on the corner; it also can chip or break the cutters. My Biax is the variable speed type that an elderly frien bought when he did not have the strength to hand scrape anymore; he also bought the flaker; after he passed, his sons generously gave them to me, knowing my relationship with him; he could be pretty ornery, especially with his sons, and I tolerated him and liked him for his obstinacy; he was a real character! RIP, Lyman Hawks.
 
He at least seemed to get good results at the end!:)
Yes, but the result did fall short of the 40 points that he was after initially; he pronounced it finished at an estimated 30 points, which is, I suppose about as good as possible to achieve without picking off individual points of bearing as Richard King does by "dive bombing them".
 
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