New German Plough Gauge

[Trox]

The Dremel multi machine has a very nice Little steel brush # 538, that gives a stunning result. No other brush work that well. Now I try to get more of them with out any luck. I ordered them directly from the Dremel company, but they tell me to go true a shop. All shops I have ordered them true has promised me them, now I have waited in more than six months; but still no brush. I do not think Dremel has more of them. If you see that brush, it has a special compound in the fibers, just buy it and try. You will not regret it, its a little wonder on old patina and rusty steel. I guess a normal hand steel brush, not to aggressive will do the job too.

[Trox]

Winterbear,

Thanks for the link. Spooky, that looks fine to me. You can take it all apart and polish it all up. The old Dixon plough knives have been good for me. You can sharpen that blade up to better than shaving sharp and it ought fly right through whatever you throw it into. I haven't seen that handled screw on the back edge to bind the fence before. Most of my Dixons have had either a handled screw on top that binds down or a thumbscrew on the back. They always keep you guessing.

Tor,

Thanks for the Aquavit lesson. I heard from a Finn who likes one makers that has a lot of cinnamon flavor to it. I will have to inspect my bottle a little closer and see if it is Loiten. I know it has a picture of a ship on the label. On the backside of the label you can read through the bottle the sailing and return dates from the aging trip to Australia. It is a little under half empty now, so I can nread the dates clearly.

If its a red label with a woman in a red dress, and a hard sailing tall ship its a Løiten linie. If its only a tall sailship in smooth waters, its probably a Lysholm linie from Trondheim (middle of Norway). There are more than 260 different Norwegian aquavits, the linie is matured in sherry oak barrels passing equator a couple of times to shake it well. It has to be served tempered, not ice cold as we use to drink it before. The linie is the most expensive one and has a mild flavor, Skål.

[Trox]

Thanks Winter Bear, I went to bed and forgot aboutnit until this morning. Okay, newbie question... how do I polish it up? I don't have access to any mechanical tools, so is it down to steel wool and elbow grease? Or is steel wool too harsh. Sorry, very, very much a newbie, who sometimes feels like they know zip!

Very Nice plough Spooky, and the knife has lot of blade left. I have a Dixon myself of a later pattern, they are made very sturdy. I often use a steel brush before polishing on a buffing wheel. If you have a drill you can buy a cheap polishing wheel and some polishing paste, you might need it for other stuff too. Its a lot of work to polishing it by hand.

Tor

[bruce johnson]

Tor, I use those brushes in a larger size for my drill press. They do a nice job for sure. They come in a couple grits. I haven't looked for them in Dremels, but will check for you. There are some hobby stores with a big Dremel accessory display and Home Depot here shows them on their website as an on-line order irem. I'll see what I can find.

Art's right with his post above, but this half took about 3 weeks so far. I called home for details. The Aquavit I am working on here is Lysholm linie. It shipped out on 8/5/2010 and came back on 14/8/2010. For those not of Norwegian heritage, it is a Norwegian liquor I only had before at the local Sons Of Norway lutefisk feed. I did a little scouting around and found that our local Bevmo carries it.

[Leela Valley Leather]

The Dremel multi machine has a very nice Little steel brush # 538, that gives a stunning result. No other brush work that well. Now I try to get more of them with out any luck. I ordered them directly from the Dremel company, but they tell me to go true a shop. All shops I have ordered them true has promised me them, now I have waited in more than six months; but still no brush. I do not think Dremel has more of them. If you see that brush, it has a special compound in the fibers, just buy it and try. You will not regret it, its a little wonder on old patina and rusty steel. I guess a normal hand steel brush, not to aggressive will do the job too.

Here you go mate.

http://www.widgetsupply.com/category/dremel-brush-steel.html

It's my go-to for ANYTHING for my Dremel and a butt load cheaper than most places.

[Trox]

Here you go mate.

http://www.widgetsup...rush-steel.html

It's my go-to for ANYTHING for my Dremel and a butt load cheaper than most places.

Thank you mate,

It seems like the I`m talking about is not a steel brush, its a special nylon brush. Its still works better than any steel brush I have tried.

http://www.widgetsupply.com/product/BCQ41.html

I wanted to buy it in Norway to avoid keep feeding the Norwegian customs and the postal service, thats the responsibility of the local dealers.

The Dremel company tells me to order the brush # 538 from one of their dealers, so far I been ordering 16 pieces from four different Norwegian dealers over a period of one year; and still no brush?. What do you give me? It seems that I have to pay for the transport and customs myself, whats the point of having local dealers.

Thanks

Tor

[oldtimer]

Finns Claes Olsson eller JULA i Norge? Där kan dom finnas!

/ Knut

[Leela Valley Leather]

Thank you mate,

It seems like the I`m talking about is not a steel brush, its a special nylon brush. Its still works better than any steel brush I have tried.

http://www.widgetsup...duct/BCQ41.html

I wanted to buy it in Norway to avoid keep feeding the Norwegian customs and the postal service, thats the responsibility of the local dealers.

The Dremel company tells me to order the brush # 538 from one of their dealers, so far I been ordering 16 pieces from four different Norwegian dealers over a period of one year; and still no brush?. What do you give me? It seems that I have to pay for the transport and customs myself, whats the point of having local dealers.

Thanks

Tor

So long as it works out cheaper in the end I cant see a problem, unless the Norwegian Customs people are a nightmare to deal with.

[Trox]

Finns Claes Olsson eller JULA i Norge? Där kan dom finnas!

/ Knut

Hei Knut,

vi har begge deler men ingen av dem har denne. Jeg mener det er forhandlerens plikt aa bestille inn varer, samt ta kostnaden for frakt og eventuelll toll. Det gidder de ikke hvis det er varer som koster lite. Samtidig er det ingen av de store varehusene vil ta inn komplette vare utvalg fra en produsent hvis noe av det konkurer med sine egne billig varer. De driver for det meste med juks og fanteri i vare handelen her, ulovelig pris samarbeid osv. De to du nevner her er vel bland de bedre, men matvare magasinene driver bare med juks. Selv om det er mange forskjellige store matvare kjeder, er det ikke mer enn en to tre forskjellige eiere. De forskjellige kjedene er bare der for å skape en illusjon om pris konkuranse, noe som er helt fraværende. Man skulle tro de var nødt til å selge alle varene til en produsent og ikke bare velge å vrake de som passer inn i deres egene hyller. Det var ikke slik i gamle dager, da hadde en hoved forhandler av et merke alle varene og hvis noe manglet bestilte de det opp med en gang. Det er klart jeg kan kjøpe denne børsten i utlandet som jeg er vant til å måtte gjøre med mesteparten av det jeg trenger. Jeg begynner bare å bli lei av å fly på posten og fore tollvesenet.

Edited February 11, 2013 by Trox

[Trox]

So long as it works out cheaper in the end I cant see a problem, unless the Norwegian Customs people are a nightmare to deal with.

Thank you,

no unfortunately it does not always work out cheaper in the end. We must pay tax on all goods with a customs value (goods included shipping/ handling on the Norwegian border) more than 200 NOK ( 36 US$). In addition we must pay the postal service to declare the goods for us, its a minimum fee about 100 to 150 NOK. This brush alone would have been tax-free. However, I do not have to buy much before I pay extra tax on it. I have to pick it up myself on the post office too, because they alway claims your mailbox is full or the packet to big.

When this is the same story with almost everything I need for my leather work, then I am easily tired of it. They came up with this rule to protect the Norwegian marked against cheap Internet shopping/ shopping in our neighbor countries. Especially the food trade, most Norwegians go to Sweden to shop to a third of our prices. The government want to keep Norwegian farms even when they cannot compete with foreign. They also tell us foreign food is dangerous, especially meat. The problem is that it is the other way around. And in my case where they want to protect goods who do not exist here, all the tings I want to buy do not exist here. Soon I will have my own shell in the post office, I am there nearly everyday.

Thats why I want the dealers to step up to their responsibility. If I was a producer and somebody want to sell my stuff they had to sell it all, not only the the goods that suited them the most. This is something I do not like about Norway, others things are very good here and makes it worth living here.

Thanks

Tor