Spokeshave Cap Iron

[Bainzy]

If I made a cap iron for my (No.65?) Spokeshave that works like a chip breaker out of brass, what is the minimum thickness I should really be using to have it perform well? In the "Working with Handplanes" book, the spokeshave tune-up article recommends making one out of 1/4" stock, yet the thickest I can find on ebay is 4mm, anything thicker and I'd have to track down a source. Would 4mm (0.16") do the job adequately enough as not just a cap iron but also a chip breaker?

 

[engineer one]

check out model engineer magazine for supplies of thicker brass

paul :wink:

 

[Alf]

Tsk, going to have to put the metalworking bookmarks to work again. The shame...

FES
College Engineering
Reeves

Cheers, Alf