Saws and Sawing (Workshop Practice Series 10)

Saws and Sawing – Workshop Practice Series 10 is an extensive handbook on the maintenance and use of all types of saws. The book is authored by Ian Bradley. The writer has invested a lot of time to prepare the manual on daily use tools in workshops. The book provides guidance both on mechanical and hand tools in a comprehensive way. The following is all about the contents of the handbook.

Saws and Sawing (Workshop Practice Series 10) by Ian Bradley

Table of Contents:

PART – I

Chapter 1 – The Hand Saw for Wood

• Hand Saw Teeth
• Forms of Handsaw
• The Panel Saw
• The Bow or Frame Saw
• The Tenon Saw
• The Compass Saw
• The Keyhole Saw

Chapter 2 – Sharpening Saws

• Topping the Teeth
• Sharpening the Saw Teeth
• Setting the Saw Teeth
• Saw Sets
• The Saw-Setting Block

Chapter 3 – The Circular Saw

• The Pendulum Saw
• The Saw Bench
• Lathe Circular Saw Attachment
• Light Saw Benches for Amateur Use
• Sawing Attachments for the Electric Hand Drill
• Black and Decker Portable Saw Attachments
• Modifications to the Black and Decker Saw Bench
• The Wad Kin Saw Bench
• Circular Saws

Chapter 4 – Using Wood Saws

• The Bench Hook
• Starting the Cut with the Tenon Saw
• Sawing Along the Grain
• The Sawing Horse
• Correct and Incorrect Method of Rip-sawing

PART – II

Chapter 1 – The Hacksaw

• Hacksaw Frames
• Blade Tensioning Devices
• Adjustable Hacksaw Frames
• Specialized Saw Frames
• Fretsaw and Piercing Saw Frames
• The Back Saw

Chapter 2 – The Hacksaw Blade

• Types of Blade and their Selection
• Comparison Between Inch-Fractional and Metric Blade Dimensions
• Tooth Pitch and its Relation to the Sawn Material
• The Eclipse Junior Saw Blade

Chapter 3 – Using the Hand Hacksaw

• Starting the Cut
• Marking-off Large Material
• Bundling

Chapter 4 – Bench Mounted Hacksaw Machines

• The Goodell-Pratt Machine
• The Author’s Hand Machine
• Power-Driven Machines
• The Meddings Hacksaw
• The Cowell Machine
• The Author’s Bench Hacksaw
• The Duplex Saw and its Use as A Lathe Attachment

Chapter 5 – The Power Hacksaw

• Floor Mounted Machines
• Commercial Hacksaw Machines
• Hydraulic Variable Feed and Blade Relieving Systems
• The Dashpot Relieving Device Fitted to the ‘Duplex’ Saw
• An Enlarged Duplex Saw
• The Counterbalance
• Cardboard Engineering
• The Work Vice
• Selecting Tooth Size
• Fitting the Saw Blade
• Sawing Failures and their Causes
• Blade Breakages
• Excessive Blade Wear
• Tooth Fracture
• Crooked Sawing

Chapter 6 – Using the Power Hacksaw

• Mounting the Work
• The Machine Vice
• Material Support Stands
• The Length Stop
• Sawing Short Lengths of Material
• ‘Bundling’ Round, Square, Hexagon and Angle Stock

Chapter 7 – The Fretsaw and Jigsaw

• The Fretsaw Frame
• The Piercing Saw
• The Fretsaw Blade
• The Spiral Saw Blade
• Using the Fretsaw and Piercing Saw
• Jig Saw Blades
• Choice of Blades for the Jig Saw
• Lubricants for Use with the Jig Saw
• Points Needing Attention When Fret-sawing

Chapter 8 – Power Fretsaws and Jigsaws

• An Old-Time Fretsaw
• The Mechanical Piercing Saw
• American Light Fret-sawing Machines
• The Hobbies Fretsaw
• The Meddings Fretsaw Machine
• The Duplex Jigsaw
• Fences for Use with the Jigsaw
• The Black and Decker Jigsaw

Chapter 9 – The Cold Saw

• Hand and Power-Driven Cold Saws
• The Meddings Light Cold Saw
• The Quick-Acting Vice for Use with the Cold Saw

Chapter 10 – The Bandsaw

• The Modern Machine
• Protecting the Operator
• Bandsaw Blades
• Forms of Band Saw Tooth
• Tooth Set
• Bandsaw Breakages

Chapter 11 – Band Saw Brazers and Welders

• Brazing Equipment
• Butt Welding
• Dressing the Weld
• Bandsaw Sharpening
• Handling the Band Saw Blade

Thus, Saws and Sawing (Workshop Practice Series 10) is a detailed handbook on the use and maintenance of all types of saws in the workshops.

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