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Steel Scraper: a Clockspring Blade in a Slotted Handle (Shop Notes, 1912)
A handy scraper for dirt and grease on machinery or old paint on uneven surfaces: a stout piece of clockspring set in a slot sawn in a short wooden handle, bound with wire or a ferrule.
Variable: spring size sets strength and flexibility; a double scraper adds a triangular blade for carved or indented work.
Source: Popular Mechanics Shop Notes for 1912, p. 1543. Picture: the article's drawing.
Beginner
Unknown
Instructions
1
1
Cut the blade
Cut the blade
Cut a stout piece of clockspring and file its end square or pointed (drawing). For a double scraper cut a second, triangular-edged blade for the other end.
Materials for this step:
Spring Steel Strip1 clockspringTools needed:
Snips
Metal File2
2
Fit the handle
Fit the handle
Saw a slot in the end of a short wooden handle, push the blade in, and secure it by winding wire round the handle (or with a ferrule).
Materials for this step:
Tool Handle1 short
Iron Wire1 pieceTools needed:
Tenon SawMaterials
3- 1 clockspringPlaceholder
- 1 shortPlaceholder
- 1 piecePlaceholder
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