June 1, 20178 yr Ok ladies and gentlemen, we now have our June "What's it" live and ready! The image(s) below is a MWTCA "What's It" image for you to research, and tell us all here in this topic post, just what the heck is it! Remember, the first accurate answer wins a one year membership to the awesome organization MWTCA! If an accurate answer cannot be arrived at by the end of the current calendar month this project is posted, a random drawing will be held to include anyone who participated in this months What's It. One winner will be chosen to receive a calendar year membership to MWTCA and all of it's wonderful benefits of membership. Compliments of The Patriot Woodworker Community. For a run down on this project and the rules, please see this page at "The Patriot Woodworker and MWTCA "What's It" project" A different "What's It" This is a unique What's it. Since we already know what it is, there is a specific question regarding this saw. What we are looking for is a specific answer to the following question. "I picked up this old Disston at a yard sale and I can't find anything like it.....it has a copper blade. It is magnetic, so I assume it's copper coated. Do you have any information on why a saw would be copper? Should I sand it to find the etching?"
June 1, 20178 yr Author 42 minutes ago, Chips N Dust said: I am wondering if someone, at some point copper plated it for some reason And it's magnetized Kelly, could it have been stored around magnets? Can magnetism transfer?
June 1, 20178 yr It could be some "decoration" someone had to hang messages for the family on, using magnets and they copper plated it to make it look better rather than paint it
June 1, 20178 yr I go with Stevens answer, copper plating tools was to prevent sparks when working in an explosive atmosphere. Might have been used in coal mine, oil fields, petroleum refinery, any confined area that might have combustibles or contestable fumes, another thing comes to mind, an ammunition bunker. Herb
June 1, 20178 yr 13 minutes ago, steven newman said: Copper plated to avoid SPARKS Saw teeth would still create sparks with the steel showing from sharpening and use.
June 1, 20178 yr Does it show any signs of wear? Plated or no, if it were for actual use I would expect the teeth to have the plating worn off as well as scratch marks, etc. Without evidence of use my vote would be for decorative purposes. Is the saw itself magnetic, or that magnets stick to it? You asked if magnetism can transfer, sure. You can get a screwdriver to be magnetic for a short while by storing it with a magnet. Cal
June 1, 20178 yr Author Reading the question again, it appears they are saying even though it looks like copper, a magnet can stick to it, indicating that it's not solid copper, only copper coated.
June 1, 20178 yr I just had a change over to a New Server, and I see it wiped out some of the posts on this thread. Herb
June 1, 20178 yr Author 4 minutes ago, Dadio said: I just had a change over to a New Server, and I see it wiped out some of the posts on this thread. Herb Can you clarify further Herb?
June 1, 20178 yr I was posting an answer to this thread and I got a sudden screen that said Sever Change and instructions to clear the DNS. using command prompts. which I did, and when I got back on TPW all the posts on several threads I made were gone.
June 1, 20178 yr I got the same thing Herb. I did not follow the directions, instead, I closed and re-started my computer. I also had several postings go missing
June 1, 20178 yr 1 minute ago, Chips N Dust said: I got the same thing Herb. I did not follow the directions, instead, I closed and re-started my computer. I also had several postings go missing Was that you that made the comment on musical saws? The last post I have now is JM talking about copper coating. Herb
June 1, 20178 yr Author Thanks guys, we did move, but I had it scheduled for later, I was going to post a warning, but the move happened sooner than expected today.
June 1, 20178 yr Popular Post It was my post on the musical saws that went missing. It even had some likes on it and they are missing too. Took a while to find these links again. Musical saws were copper plated and also gold plated. See link below. http://www.sawlady.com/DifferentSaws.htm This excerpt describes how they were copper plated and some were gold plated. Quote This was the "cadillac" of musical saws in 1937, selling for $25. How times have changed! Sold at auction in 2002 for $46, $51, $52, $61 and even $172.50. Sold for $102 in 2004, $100 Apr. 2005 Originally copper and then 14-karat gold-plated (a dollar's worth of gold in 1926), the gold has a tendency to either be polished off or evaporate. There is an etching that read "The Musical Saw - Special Temper Process Patented - MUSSEHL & WESTPHAL - Fort Atkinson, Wis." (on some saws an additional line is present - see photos below). Rhinestones are inserted in celuloid washers surrounding the gold plated bolts that hold the handle to the blade. The end 3 5/8" of the 26" blade has an additional rough coating to aid in holding the blade while playing. As the saw was not intended for woodwork, the 8 TPI (tooth per inch) blade has no set or file to the teeth. Mahogony handle. Discontinued in the 1950's.
June 1, 20178 yr 4 hours ago, Dadio said: Was that you that made the comment on musical saws? The last post I have now is JM talking about copper coating. Herb Not me - Dan the Man
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