Anyone interested in 83 Pace Arrow Tear down and Rebuild?

STBRetired wrote:
Have some similar blades, forget the brand as I am in our winter spot at the moment. Mine are demolition blades, so they will cut through nails as well. Do one heck of a job cutting through limbs and small branches.. Don't think they are carbide, though, as the can dull up pretty quickly sometimes. Will need to check out the Diablo brand.

Have used the ones that PastorCharlie linked to when removing stumps to cut the roots. Regrettably, my Ace Hardware no longer carries them.

The carbide blades seem to last for a while, which is a plus if you have a bunch of cutting to do, and don't overheat it.

PastorCharlie wrote:

fulltimin wrote:
I also picked up a couple of these blades. They are 12 inches long, and are actually made for pruning, but they work well for what I was using it for. The first one was starting to dull a little bit, so I bought another, plus a spare. Spares are good.

I use this blade design in 9" and 12" for aggressive wood cutting. The 12" blade will cut through a 10" log easily.

https://www.acehardware.com/departments/tools/saw-blades/reciprocating-saw-blades/2363299?x429=true&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIstOMs4zk6AIVBp6fCh27mg-2EAYYByABEgLfjPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Amazing what some of these blades will do.

Here's the LINK for the blade Pastor Charlie uses.

Have some similar blades, forget the brand as I am in our winter spot at the moment. Mine are demolition blades, so they will cut through nails as well. Do one heck of a job cutting through limbs and small branches.. Don't think they are carbide, though, as the can dull up pretty quickly sometimes. Will need to check out the Diablo brand.

Have used the ones that PastorCharlie linked to when removing stumps to cut the roots. Regrettably, my Ace Hardware no longer carries them.

fulltimin wrote:
I also picked up a couple of these blades. They are 12 inches long, and are actually made for pruning, but they work well for what I was using it for. The first one was starting to dull a little bit, so I bought another, plus a spare. Spares are good.

I use this blade design in 9" and 12" for aggressive wood cutting. The 12" blade will cut through a 10" log easily.

https://www.acehardware.com/departments/tools/saw-blades/reciprocating-saw-blades/2363299?x429=true&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIstOMs4zk6AIVBp6fCh27mg-2EAYYByABEgLfjPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Anyhow, I'll include the cost of these blades in the spreadsheet.

The pair cost me $25.38. Adding to the last total of $9013.12, and our new total is $9038.50

I was looking at my floor today after planing the walnut.

One thing about having a sawdust floor. It's insulating, soft, and you don't have to worry about dropping something on the floor. Sawdust will absorb any liquid.

Now all I have to do, is convince the wife! Lol. Yea, not gonna happen.

Hey, they used to use dirt floors in cabins years ago.....

Yea, I guess not.

I also picked up a couple of these blades. They are 12 inches long, and are actually made for pruning, but they work well for what I was using it for. The first one was starting to dull a little bit, so I bought another, plus a spare. Spares are good.

Here's the inside of the coach today. I've gotten these to the same thickness, and nearly to the thickness, I want.

This should be enough for the counter tops. If not, I still have one piece that I can break out, if I need to.

STBRetired wrote:
On FleaBay, black walnut 2" thick is going for $6.00 per board foot. So the material he had in his garage has some value. Since it was given to him, I agree that it would be $0.00 on the spreadsheet if he is just tracking out of pocket expenses.

On the other hand, he could include the value of the walnut and I suppose the value of his work (at least at minimum wage) if he has been tracking his time to see the total investment he has made in his redesign/rebuild. I think that would be an interesting number to see.

I don't think I want to know the value of my time in this project. I'd probably need to be put on an anti-depressant! Lol.

STBRetired wrote:

fulltimin wrote:
It became readily apparent, that I have been doing this wrong for quite a while. I normally use a 50 tooth combination blade, instead of switching back and forth for different cuts.

After using this on a few cuts, I stand corrected. This thing cuts through hardwood, like a hot knife through butter! Wow.

The right tool for the job. It's more about the bevel and hook angles of the teeth than the tooth count. I have found that in the long run, it's worth the time spent changing the blade to the proper one for the task.

As for the spreadsheet, I see a potential dilema you need to resolve. Do you, or do you not, include the value of the walnut on your spreadsheet. If you are simply tracking out of pocket expenses, then I guess you leave it off. If you are tracking the cos of the remodel, I would think that you would count the value of the walnut as you have reduced your inventory of "project wood" and will need to buy more if you decide in the future to build a different project out of walnut.

Decisions, decisions.

Bill.Satellite wrote:
If he has zero dollars invested in the wood then the proper value on the spreadsheet would be zero. Otherwise......

It's always nice to have correct tools, if you have the space and money. Lol..

As far as the walnut goes, that is one thing I am not going to include in the cost.

First of all, I have no idea what I paid for it. I bought that at my Grandfather's estate sale, years ago. When I did, I had decided to use that for something special.

I've had a couple of projects over the years that I could have used it for, but never did. I figured, it's now or never.

That's one item that has a bunch of sentimental value to me, no matter what I paid for it. It wasn't excessive at the time, and I am just happy to have it.