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Re: [Shop-talk] Offset handle cutting tools

To: Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org> definitions=2020-11-10_01:2020-11-05, 2020-11-10 signatures=0 malwarescore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 spamscore=0 clxscore=1011 mlxscore=0 mlxlogscore=481 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=8.0.1-2006250000 definitions=main-2011100036
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Offset handle cutting tools
From: Thomas Coradeschi <tjcora@icloud.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020 00:08:17 -0500
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Jim - that would probably be exactly what I need. Time to walk the aisles at my 
local hardware store...

Tom Coradeschi
tjcora@icloud.com


> On Nov 9, 2020, at 8:19 AM, Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org> wrote:
> 
> SImilar to this, I have a window scraper with an angled handle, thta 
> accetpts a single edge razor. 
> 
> I had my house foamed in a similar fashion but I left it. I do not envy you! 
> There's probably  a market for pre-cast foam to sit in between I-joists, 
> thought that would demand precise framing and, well...
> 
> jim
> 
>> On Nov 8, 2020, at 2:22 PM, Donald H Locker <dhlocker@comcast.net> wrote:
>> 
>> I'm not sure which direction you need the offset, but have you
>> considered attaching a handle from (e.g.) a mason's trowel to a blade
>> holder? Or even just honing the trowel edge to a useful sharpness?
>> Perhaps countersink some flathead screws into the face of the trowel and
>> use flat washers on top (with wingnuts or such) to clamp the blade?
>> 
>> Just throwing out ideas here.
>> Donald.
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>>> On 2020-11-08 12:02 p.m., Thomas Coradeschi wrote:
>>> All: I am in the process of adding foam insulation to the band joist (in 
>>> the joist bays) in my basement. The joists are laminated I-beams, so I am 
>>> cutting rectangular blocks of 2â?? foam, and using low expansion foam to 
>>> fill the gaps and air seal it all. 
>>> 
>>> Even with the low E foam, it still ends up oozing out of the gaps, and 
>>> looks pretty cheesy, according to the homeowner. It cleans up nicely with a 
>>> single edge razor blade, but my knuckles will be a bloody mess (there is a 
>>> total of about 150â?? of perimeter) if I canâ??t find a way to trim flush 
>>> with something other than the standard blade holder. 
>>> 
>>> So, I am looking for a holder for either single edge razor blades or 
>>> drywall knife blades which allows me to trim flush with some sort of an 
>>> offset handle. Iâ??ve look at the box store and Grainger websites, nothing 
>>> to be found there. 
>>> 
>>> Hoping someone has some ideas!
>>> 
>>> Thanks...
>>> 
>>> Tom Coradeschi
>>> tjcora@icloud.com
>>> 
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