I was poking about the net looking at various ( over priced ) tinder makers. Basically they are small cheese graters for preparing tinder more quickly than with a knife. Non impressed with any I thought, how about a small Microplane coarse grater? Now I've a large woodworking Microplane and it's a great tool, cuts faster and smother than a surform. However I couldn't find a small coarse Microplane that wasn't prohibitively expensive so it finally occurred to me why not use the blade off of a surform shaver tool as they are cheap and I've used them enough to know it will work well enough. Then it further occurred to me the complete tool is only a few pence more than a blade on its own and I can trim the handle off. So I've put a chit in for one of these.
The blades will work on soft metals like magnesium and i've still got some of the scrap rod from a industrial heating system I was giving away a few years back. I've been loathe to use my woodworking Surforms on it as its bound to wear the out faster than if just used on wood. I dare say i could make a simple sliding lid for it to collect the scrappings.
I'll post a pic when I've sorted it.
AtB
Tom
The blades will work on soft metals like magnesium and i've still got some of the scrap rod from a industrial heating system I was giving away a few years back. I've been loathe to use my woodworking Surforms on it as its bound to wear the out faster than if just used on wood. I dare say i could make a simple sliding lid for it to collect the scrappings.
I'll post a pic when I've sorted it.
AtB
Tom