Home Made Tooth Setter

[Gideon_70]

This is a repost.  I inadvertently violated the rules by posting a link to one of those auction places.  My apologies to the mods.

I made a tooth setter.  I've seen some decent ones, but none that would be quick and easy.  I posted about my prototype, and it worked but looked horrible.  This is the new edition.



  

  

 

[logs2lumber]

looking good what do you use to make the set with

[Darrel]

Based on my interpretation of the pics, it's a single tooth setter and the tooth is set by the piece of re-bar that pivots on the bolt.  Pushing that piece toward the dial indicator bends the tooth.  Good looking tooth tooth setter you've got there.

[valley ranch]

Can't see how it will reach the tooth, is there to be a bolt through the bar that's hasn't been installed?

[woodmills1]

I also am not seeing, from the pictures, how the job gets done.

[Nomad]

     I assume the rebar lever opposite the dial indicator is what bends the tooth over, with a piece of stock installed in the hole in it?  Looks like it should work pretty good to me. 
     Not to be nit-picky, but I'd suggest changing the contact point on the dial indicator.  Use a wide mushroom or flat tip.  The one you have will never give accurate readings due to it's shape.
     Do you have to advance the band by hand, or did you make a lever to move it a set distance each time?

[Gideon_70]

Based on my interpretation of the pics, it's a single tooth setter and the tooth is set by the piece of re-bar that pivots on the bolt.  Pushing that piece toward the dial indicator bends the tooth.  Good looking tooth tooth setter you've got there.

I use a 10mm bolt that goes through the rebar to push on the tooth, and once the bolt is in and in place, I look at the angle I need to get the tooth to bend ...just right... and grind the face.  Take a few minutes to set up, but I only use one kind of blade so it works for me perfectly.

A while back I was having some issues with some pitchy pine I was sawing, and I took an old blade, and added two thousands to the set to crab out a bigger gullet... I got cleaner cuts and less walking, and that old blade cut well after a little grinding. 

[Gideon_70]

     I assume the rebar lever opposite the dial indicator is what bends the tooth over, with a piece of stock installed in the hole in it?  Looks like it should work pretty good to me. 
     Not to be nit-picky, but I'd suggest changing the contact point on the dial indicator.  Use a wide mushroom or flat tip.  The one you have will never give accurate readings due to it's shape.
     Do you have to advance the band by hand, or did you make a lever to move it a set distance each time?

That's a great idea!  I was taking a lot of time to get the tooth on just the right spot to get good readings, but if I made the end of the indicator flat... awesome idea!

I'm doing the advance by hand.  I did run across an advance lever that was nice and adjustable and I'm going to play with it to see if I can make it work here.  It would be nice to index as I set.

But the way I built it, it works in a benchtop vice and I've found that moving the blade by hand really isn't that difficult.

[Gideon_70]

Can't see how it will reach the tooth, is there to be a bolt through the bar that's hasn't been installed?

Yep.  I'm using a stainless carriage bolt that's ground to the shape and angle of the tooth.  Makes a cleaner bend more toward the base of the tooth than at the top.

[Gideon_70]

Based on my interpretation of the pics, it's a single tooth setter and the tooth is set by the piece of re-bar that pivots on the bolt.  Pushing that piece toward the dial indicator bends the tooth.  Good looking tooth tooth setter you've got there.

Thank ya.  I used Cub Cadet yellow for the setter, and the black is that dip stuff that feels like foam rubber. 

[millwright]

The indicator end should be threaded so you can put whatever you want on it. Good looking rig