GreatNeck SS7 Saw Set Tool, Adjusts Teeth on Hand Saws, 5–11 Point Dial Setting, Compatible with 18 Gauge Panel and Back Saws

As others suggested, I disassembled this to adjust the anvil to work on finer saws. This process was easy and with a few strokes on a sharpening stone I had it all set up for doing a 16TPI dovetail saw. I bought this to set a couple saws I got from sawkits dot com and it did great, these saws are now wonderful to use.

does the intended purpose, no issues

Some of my woodworking saws have fine teeth, 12 to 14 teeth per inch. All of the modern saw sets seem to have hammers that are too thick to set those fine teeth. The hammer spans more than one tooth and bends too much of the metal. The Great Neck saw set claims to set saws with up to 11 teeth per inch. Paul Sellers has a video showing how to modify the tool to make it useful for setting fine teeth, which involves grinding the hammer thinner. I purchased the Great Neck set to see if I could do that. I believe that I have succeeded. I took the tool apart and ground the top of the hammer to make it thinner. I just ground the very tip of the hammer, leaving the bulk of it at its original thickness. The hammer was 2 mm thick as delivered. The fine teeth of my saws are about 1.2 mm thick, so I ground the hammer down at the very tip to make it 1.2 mm thick. To grind down the hammer, I used my coarse diamond sharpening stone and did it by hand. It worked well, and it took only a few minutes. There is no need to use a grinding wheel, which will be too aggressive. The hammer appears to be fairly well hardened, unlike what some reviewers noted in their reviews. After setting one of my saws, there appears to be no damage to the hammer. Disassembling the tool is a bit fidgety because the handle is spring loaded against the hammer springs. But it is not difficult. Simply loosen the screw, then move the handle around until the holes line up and the screw falls out. Reassembling the tool is a bit more dodgy, but also not hard. Put the parts back together and put the screw into the hole. The screw will not go through because the holes are not lined up. Leaving the screw standing up in place, move the handle around until the screw falls through the hole, then tighten the screw. The quality of the tool is OK, although not as nice as my Somax (which is no longer made). The collar that carries the hammer is made of plastic instead of metal. That will probably not have any effect on the durability of the tool, but you might want to be careful what kind of lubricant you put on it so as not to dissolve the plastic. I use silicone oil, which is designed to be safe when used with plastic. Caution: I assume that modifying the tool like this will invalidate any warranty on it.

Not much instruction. Watched a video. gave it a try on a saw with set fouled up. Seemed to have worked. You have to keep your mind on what you are doing.

Great tool

Spear and Jackson Eclipse is better. No magnifier. Depth adjuster metal poor quality.

I really like it. Simple to set teeth on a saw. Makes significant difference in the saw.

Works well. Received in good condition. Works as advertised.

Work as it should u like it