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Sharpening Skates with a File
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methods are shown in the sketches for filing skates –
one for hollow filing and the other for filing flat and
straight across the blade. |
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| Figs. 1 & 2 - Filing a Flat Surface. |
The method shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is for filing the blade flat. The device
for holding the skates consists of a board on which four blocks, AA
and BB, are nailed. These blocks are fastened on the board in the
relative positions of the heel and sole on a shoe. The skates are
clamped on them in the same manner as on a shoe. A flat file is drawn
across both blades of the skates as shown. After the roundness is
cut down on the edges of the blades the skates are removed and the
file is drawn along the sides to remove the burr. Skates filed in
this way have flat surfaces with sharp edges.
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Some skaters like a hollow-ground skate and the method shown in Figs.
3 and 4 can be used for filing a slightly curved surface in
the blade. A piece of tin or sheet metal is shaped over a round
file as shown in Fig. 3. The manner of filing the curves is
shown in Fig. 4. The piece of metal is held over the file and
blade of the skate as the file is worked. |
Figs. 3 & 4 - Filing a Curved Surface. |
Excerpt from The Boy Mechanic Book 1, 1913
Editor’s Note: This is a reprint of an article published in 1913. It describes what was recommended in accordance with the knowledge and practices of the day. While reading it, please consider this fact.
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