23-03-2021, 06:49 PM
I'm amazed that there are people on here talking about BUYING bearing scrapers. Where's that A7 owner high degree of parsimony that's usually apparent 
During my apprenticeship I spent some time working with the bench fitters, one of the older blokes there encouraged me to make my own scrapers using knackered files as the basis and the shape of each is exactly as per those of my mentor. here they are:
![[Image: 51066618346_651f7474f6_z.jpg]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51066618346_651f7474f6_z.jpg)
Heated up and allowed a slow cool, the three square and half round files were completely soft and were filed and bent to shape before being heated to red heat, quenched, and tempered to light straw before stoning them to get a decent edge. George, the elderly fitter who gave me the idea was only half impressed with the result as you can still see the ghost of the files' serrations in my finished scrapers. I do have a couple of "shop bought" scrapers now too, but these ones seem nicer to use somehow.
During my apprenticeship I spent some time working with the bench fitters, one of the older blokes there encouraged me to make my own scrapers using knackered files as the basis and the shape of each is exactly as per those of my mentor. here they are:
Heated up and allowed a slow cool, the three square and half round files were completely soft and were filed and bent to shape before being heated to red heat, quenched, and tempered to light straw before stoning them to get a decent edge. George, the elderly fitter who gave me the idea was only half impressed with the result as you can still see the ghost of the files' serrations in my finished scrapers. I do have a couple of "shop bought" scrapers now too, but these ones seem nicer to use somehow.