ICE SCRAPER

J T · Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 920

http://www.canadianhomeworkshop.com/weekend/ice_scraper.shtml

I'm sure some of you guys still have enough winter left to get a
lot of use out of one of these. Here, the dogwood has been in bloom for
days. Hehehe

JOAT
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PCPaul · Joined: 08 Jan 2008 Posts: 9

On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:40:41 -0500, J T wrote:

> http://www.canadianhomeworkshop.com/weekend/ice_scraper.shtml
>
> I'm sure some of you guys still have enough winter left to get a
> lot of use out of one of these. Here, the dogwood has been in bloom for
> days. Hehehe
>

We have plenty of flowers in bloom over on the right side of the pond,
but a lot of winter still to come too...

I'm not convinced a brass blade on glass wouldn't scratch it horribly -
has anybody tried it?

J T · Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 920

Tue, Feb 26, 2008, 6:18pm (EST+5) urd3@bitrot.co.uk (PCPaul) doth query:
I'm not convinced a brass blade on glass wouldn't scratch it
horribly - has anybody tried it?

Not brass, but have used steel putty knives - with no scratches
seen.

JOAT
10 Out Of 10 Terrorists Prefer Hillary For President - Bumper Sticker

I do not have a problem with a woman president - except for Hillary.

Jim Willemin · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 7

PCPaul wrote in $XI.13196
@text.news.virginmedia.com:

> On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:40:41 -0500, J T wrote:
>
>> http://www.canadianhomeworkshop.com/weekend/ice_scraper.shtml
>>
>> I'm sure some of you guys still have enough winter left to get a
>> lot of use out of one of these. Here, the dogwood has been in bloom for
>> days. Hehehe
>>
>
> We have plenty of flowers in bloom over on the right side of the pond,
> but a lot of winter still to come too...
>
> I'm not convinced a brass blade on glass wouldn't scratch it horribly -
> has anybody tried it?
>

Yup. Brass is a lot softer than glass, but harder than ice (and paint),
especially if you radius the sharp corners a tad. I've used a commercial
brass-blade scraper and loved it.. dunno where it got to, and haven't seen
one in the stores recently. This project seems like a winner to me.

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