Need Blades For Old H&s Swivel Tip Tool

[TwinOaks]

With the advent of the Tangleboss, I doubt there will be a large demand for these. The tb allows a greater range of pressure, and appears to have a standard blade, meaning more versatility

[shtoink]

My apologies in advance for not having pictures just yet, but my 0.127" drill rod came in today and I couldn't resist getting a little time in experimenting with these blades. I'll have pictures soon.

I didn't do anything fancy and just eyeballed it. I didn't bother with heat treatment or even a decent polish to the bevels since it was just my first shot to see how close I could get. I cut a chunk, bent it, and hit it wth a grinding wheel and it turned out a whole lot better than I thought it would for a first try shooting from the hip. The bevels are ever so slightly off and I found out the bend needs to be a bit more specific, but it fits in the handle and spins just as freely as the original one. Not entirely a complete success, but also not a complete failure.

Despite a short list of things that I need to make adjustments to in making them, it turned out a whole lot better for a first try. I think that once I get the handle in the kinks and a nice jig to make it consistent, I should be able to do up a batch to get some testing done on them.