how do i re-set a crosscut saw?

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phantomknives

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I have a single man saw and the tooth filing is holding it back, but the set is only on the very tip of the tooth, best way i can describe it, plain pattern teeth with rakers. they're stubborn. i have a tack hammer i use for the rakers, i'v seen set hammers so i know the weight's about right. I don't have a saw filers vice for your information. how would i go about doing it?
 
First you need a spider gauge to measure the set. The tack hammer is fine but you'll need something to back up the tooth you're hammering. Special small hand held 'anvils' are made for this but you can improvise with a 3-4 pound sledge head with a well rouned face.

It sounds like you also need a raker gauge to set the height of your rakers. Too short doesn't cut efficiently and too long makes a 'misery whip', a saw that catches and breaks your back.
 
i figure by the time i file my teeth the rakers'll be just right in terms of depth because they're short now. i wont get a raker gauge for just a few uses a year, im not a regular user. i know it would be a good investment but is there a substitute?
 
Always lots of ways to do stuff.

Example of a homemade pin gauge for raker depth:

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From:


[video=youtube;FrYsFlx3OSY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrYsFlx3OSY[/video]
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I copied the above idea for the pin gauge to make an adjustable "spyder gauge":

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Bob
 
phantomknives said:
I have a single man saw and the tooth filing is holding it back, but the set is only on the very tip of the tooth, best way i can describe it, plain pattern teeth with rakers. they're stubborn. i have a tack hammer i use for the rakers, i'v seen set hammers so i know the weight's about right. I don't have a saw filers vice for your information. how would i go about doing it?
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Not sure I understand the question. Do you have a pic of the saw? If the very tip of the teeth are set over radically, you could break them off if you try to hammer them back to remove set. What are you using for an anvil?
 
Rakers look swaged but not squashed like some I've seen. Appears to be a good saw. Crosscuts run best when filing and setting is consistent from tooth to tooth.
 
well, i spent a few hours last night filing, it cuts faster and there are a few teeth that are cutting like they should, but i cant find which teeth are doing that, s that i can replicate it. im just gonna leave it be. i took a lot of metal off to get them cutting right-ish.
 
I have never tried this, but here is another homemade item that might be of interest:

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The above was from an article for hand saws. If I were to make one I would probably cut a groove under the file to give relief for the set of the cutters.

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Here is my "professional":D saw vice:

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Bob
 
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