Alf
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At least you spotted it, Scott. I had a tiny dink in the toe of mine and couldn't work out where that scratch was coming from. :-k Re-honed the iron and everything before I realised. #-o :lol:
Cheers, Alf
Cheers, Alf
That's what having a brother who's a ferrous metallurgist does for you! I recall him explaining that SG was introduced sometime during WWII and was initially used as a way to speed-up production of castings used in things like tanks and guns the big advantage being that "green" castings could be machined within days of production rather than having to weather for 3 to 12 months before machining. The improved machining properties were a bonus, it seems.woden":3f1gr2uc said:......the entries for malleable and ductile iron seem to confirm what you've stated here.
Rob Lee":3u9eu00n said:Hi Scott -
Please send me your address, and I'll have something sent to compensate for the "bruise"...
Cheers -
Rob
Alf":3u9eu00n said:At least you spotted it, Scott
Alf":308jbl4b said:At least you spotted it, Scott. I had a tiny dink in the toe of mine and couldn't work out where that scratch was coming from. :-k Re-honed the iron and everything before I realised. #-o :lol:
Does that make the cutting action any better or improve the accuracy of the plane? No. So why bother........MrJay":24nw8xm3 said:They also need to practice getting the stamp on their cutting irons a bit nearer the middle.
A valid point and I understand that they are already working on one, as usual though they don't want to go at it half-heartedly, so it may take some time.Paul Kierstead":2rl7bt57 said:Clifton really needs to bring their marketing up a notch. That is fantastic stuff for a web page, a pictorial, etc.
matthewwh":3jgjp218 said:In the meantime I have added some more information to our Clifton pages for anyone interested in the design and manufacturing processes.
matthewwh":2el88bxl said:Sure.
There's one for the
Clifton Planes
and another one for the
Blades & Chipbreakers.
Clearly there is a limit to how much info I can squeeze into the space available, but if you have a question you can always drop me a PM and 'll be happy to help.
MrJay":8fnf94j1 said:Or did you resort to photoshop?
MrJay":8fnf94j1 said:How the hell did you find irons with the stamp neatly positioned near the middle?
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