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 About
ten years ago I acquired a small mitre box that I have
now learned is a Millers Falls Langdon Model 16 1/2 with
its original Disston 16" x 2" saw blade (see the catalog
page).
Because the saw now measures 1-3/4"
below the spine, it no longer cuts below the bottom
plates. I added a sacrificial board and adjusted the
height of the saw guides and used it that way for years.
Today I disassembled the box, cleaned
with detergent and a stiff brush, and steel wool.
The box frame did not appear to be
painted, so I did not do so, but did touch up with gun
bluing. I made new cherry bottom plates that were 1/8th
inch higher than the original dark green bottom plates.
Millers Falls Langdon Miter Box Model
16-1/2
before cleaning and new bottom plates.
This is a "before" image, showing the
un-slotted elevators that help
distinguish this as a Millers Falls
Langdon Miter Box Model 16-1/2
as opposed to the Model 15 1/2.
This is an After image.
Millers Falls Langdon Miter Box Model 16-1/2
after cleaning and new cherry bottom plates. The new
bottom plates
are slightly thicker than the original to compensate for
the decreased
height of the saw blade due to sharpening over the
years.
This is an "after" image. Note that I
have assembled the elevators upside down
because I need the saw guides to be as low as possible
to compensate
for the decreased height of the saw blade due to
sharpening.
Original Elevator Installation |
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Modified Elevator Installation |
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