bugbear6502 | 03/09/2018 11:15:37 |
78 forum posts 6 photos | I picked up a nice little Eclipse #220 pocket scribe yesterday, for no money (OK, I paid 20p). Checking my other 220's (it turns out I already had 2), I discovered that the newer models have a 1/8" (0.125" ) scribe, while the latest acquisition (which I judge to be the oldest of them, it's more nicely made), had a 1/10 (0.100" ). Re-checking (with a vernier'd micrometer, not a dial caliper) showed that the 1/8" point was very accurate indeed; 0.1248", only two-tenths off. Wow, Eclipse make accurate stuff! Not very accurate. Hmm. Re-checking the micrometer, the actual reading is more like 0.0985", which is 2.502 mm. BugBear Edited By bugbear6502 on 03/09/2018 11:16:16 |
Howard Lewis | 04/09/2018 20:48:24 |
7227 forum posts 21 photos | If you want to make a new point for the scriber, you could sacrifice a good quality 2.5mm twist drill, (or even a broken one) and sharpen the shortened shank to a point. It works well for me! Howard
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bugbear6502 | 05/09/2018 08:51:33 |
78 forum posts 6 photos | Posted by Howard Lewis on 04/09/2018 20:48:24:
If you want to make a new point for the scriber, you could sacrifice a good quality 2.5mm twist drill, (or even a broken one) and sharpen the shortened shank to a point. It works well for me! Howard
Indeed - 2.5mm and 1/8" drill bits are now on my "look for" list. BugBear |
John Haine | 05/09/2018 09:28:20 |
5563 forum posts 322 photos | Drill shanks (at least in larger sizes) are often not fully hardened. |
Gordon W | 05/09/2018 09:58:23 |
2011 forum posts | Masonery nails- you might find one the right dia. and make good scribers. |
JohnF | 05/09/2018 10:41:04 |
![]() 1243 forum posts 202 photos | Why not just use Silver steel / Drill rod then harden and temper ! |
Vic | 05/09/2018 13:33:37 |
3453 forum posts 23 photos | Posted by Gordon W on 05/09/2018 09:58:23:
Masonery nails- you might find one the right dia. and make good scribers. Yes they’re really tough and hard aren't they, I wonder what they’re made from? |
Philip Rowe | 05/09/2018 16:19:55 |
248 forum posts 33 photos | In my experience the quality of masonry nails does vary, the type that carpet fitters seem to use are the the worse case and never very long - for obvious reasons. However I do have a quantity of of "Obo" masonry pins that I remember my father buying back in the early 60's, these are very sharp and could be used as a scriber point without any further finishing. They are exremely hard and when driving them into masonry one has to ensure that the hammer blows are dead square otherwise they shatter into many pieces with an attendant shower of sparks! Definitely they are a case for wearing full face protection, although back in the sixties I didn't bother! Phil |
roy entwistle | 05/09/2018 16:29:44 |
1716 forum posts | I have a large masonry nail ground at about 30 degrees stuck into a file handle. I use it for hand turning on things like finials etc. Very useful Roy |
Gordon W | 06/09/2018 09:04:56 |
2011 forum posts | I've just measured my 2 scribers- masonery nails in dowels. One is 3mm dia and other 1.5mm dia. ,I've been using these for about 20 yrs and sharpened maybe twice. |
Michael Gilligan | 06/09/2018 09:31:51 |
![]() 23121 forum posts 1360 photos | I remembered the trade name OBO but wondered what had become of them ... This looks encouraging [significantly cheaper than retail prices] **LINK** https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/401131047866 ... especially as they offer a 60mm long nail, which should be long enough to make useful things ! MichaelG. |
Clive Brown 1 | 06/09/2018 09:44:36 |
1050 forum posts 56 photos | My "go-to" scribers have points from a gramophone needle set into a length of round bar. Cheap as chips so I have them scattered around the workshop. Lasts a long time, and I've still got a tin-full of needles. Clive |
John Baron | 06/09/2018 10:49:31 |
![]() 520 forum posts 194 photos | Hi Guys, What is wrong with using a broken carbide pcb drill ?
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