mini fleshing blade

The teeth can almost be gone and it will be fine. The duller the better actually. Sharp teeth actually grab too much and chances increase of tearing a hole. Thats why you barely want any teeth past the guard. I'm barely! I've been using the original blade for several years and I do about 30 deer a year.

 

Same blade for well over 15 years and have done more capes than I want to count.

 

Just FYI when I do get a new blade I run it against a metal pipe to knock some of the sharpness out of the teeth! In other words. I dont like new blades!!!! Lol!

 

I am thinking about trying to make a homemade mini flesher. Video on youtube is pretty convincing. Can someone tell me the diameter of the blade and center shaft size?

I am guessing it's a 3" or 4" blade.

I can get an air cutoff saw at northern tool for $20. Order a blade and have one piece made and I should be able to make one for less and $75 or so.

Hell of a lot cheaper than what they are sold for. Worth a try. Appreciate if you can provide the info on the blade.

Dan

 

Let us know how this works out.
I promise I won't laugh TOO much.

 

Mark,
If you would be kind enough to take a few measurements for me (from previous post) I would be happy to share the experience with all. One of the two of us will be laughing for sure. I waste $50 to $75 or you overspent for what you have. Not a big deal to me either way.

 

The blade is a jewlers saw blade, install it on cut off tool backwards so saw teeth run backwards. Got blade from machinist supply catalog. I made one 30 years ago, still works. 8)
Built my own fleshing machine also, fleshed 3 deer hides this week with it, neither tool has guards......................dont need no stinking guards.
Posted pics a few years ago on how to build fleshing machine, got so many stupid interuptions trying to post pics and comments were rude so I deleted it !

 

I have a Compressed air flesh-all hand held machine, compressor not good enough to run it, could anyone tell me if I could use the head end and make it into an electric one, possibly using a flexy drive type rig out? Any ideas would be appreciated! Thanks.

 

I made my own. Bought the blade from Mckenzie for 24 bucks and air cut off tool from tractor supply for another 24 bucks Bought 2 large washers and sandwiched the blade between the two and put it on the tool. Works great and saved $175