scraping

I’d like to start learning to hand scrape. When my kids leave home and I have disposable income again, I’d like to take Richard King’s scraping class. In the meantime, I’d like to learn what I can on my own by trial and error and YouTube. Christmas is coming up, so I’m going to ask for...

Hi All, this is my first design for creating an anderson clamp on scraper. It's dimensioned to fit on a 1/8"x1"x18" thick steel plate to clamp a very large carbide insert, but it can be adapted to fit any size. Please tell me what you think! Just wanted to share because I could only find one...

Hi guys, As many of you know, I wasn't planning on buying a Bridgeport mill, but then I recently stumbled across a super deal on one. This 2J Bridgeport had been used for years at a San Jose vocational school before it ended up with the private high school that I bought the mill from. The...

Hi all, It's been a little while since I've touched some scraping projects. I've been on a roll of machinery upgrades, namely the new to me Wells-Index Super 55. But, that has only lead me back to scraping and checking of machinery. As I've been reading Machine Tool Reconditioning(RTC), I've...

I have a 6' camelback that I bought on eBay a while ago with no confidence in its scraped surface -- probably not too far out given that it has been scraped before, but likely not Grade A anymore. My biggest surface plate is 18"x24", so I picked up a 5' granite parallel when it dropped in my lap...

Hi all, Continuing my exploration and understanding of scraping and measurement, I am trying to identify if my used tools are acceptable to begin some small practice scraping projects. I am referring to Connelly's text, section 9.12 for this video. As I posted a video over on the Sheldon...

Probably a silly question, but I was wondering if anyone has scraped in one of the Chinese mini lathes. I want to learn more about scraping and thought it might be a good project to see how smooth and accurate they could be made.

Greetings All, I just acquired - for the low, low price of nothing, two things: 1) 1957 Series I J-Head Bridgeport - pancake motor 2) 1957 (near as I can tell) Hardinge HLV Lathe Overall, I don't think that - given their age - they're too bad off. They certainly need some extra special TLC...

Hello folks, I've found a lot of good information on this forum so I though't I'd pick the brains of the experienced machinists here about restoring the bed of my lathe. I have an Atlas 12 inch lathe, and like many who own one, it's seen better days. I've done a lot of work on the thing (and...

I recently acquired an Atlas 10 with a 54" bed. It has wear along the first foot or so of the ways. In order to scrape the whole bed back together would I require a straightedge that's around 54" long? Would a surface plate that long work if I scraped both sides in simultaneously? Just...

I am considering learning the rudimentary elements of metal scraping. I would like to develop a basic set of skills. I downloaded "The Art of Metal Scraping" by Robert R Wade. On page 19 , in the third full paragraph. At the end of the first sentence he states "picking a rough bearing". He...