Sharpen A Floor Scraper

The burnisher will finish the job of sharpening the scraper s edges and then gently shape them into high angle cutters.

Sharpen a floor scraper.

How to scrape and sharpen a blade for a wood floor. No burr must be perceptible any more. Video done by kevin. You want to lubricate the scraper to be sure.

How to sharpen a scraper 60 seconds to micro planing just as really sharp knives chisels and plane blades are finely honed and highly polished on both sides of their cutting edges a really sharp scraper will have a mirror finish burnished along both sides of a well formed burr. Use 20 or 30 weight motor oil or the like not thin cutting oil. Personna 4 in stainless steel carbon steel floor scraper. Lay the scraper on a firm flat surface such as your bench and wipe a liberal smear of heavy oil along the edge.

As you see the stone is resting on edge on the workbench. I recommend pushing metal file down the front face toward the sharp edge at a 45 degree angle. There is a reason for this the scraper will make nasty scratches in the stone and so it is better to use the narrow side. Using hdx or similar blade with four sides.

The complete process generally takes three steps 1. Item 1952994 model 61 0495 000061 0495 0000. A scraper in its basic form is simply a piece of hardened steel with a small hook that is created by pressing on the tool s edge with an even harder rod of steel. The end result must be sharp clean edges at right angles to each other.