Thanks Tom. Power to my elbow
Dear LBSC would have had it done in 30 mins, all the high tech guys these days would be struggling on their .dxf files and sending them to the laser cutters etc. lol
Thanks Tom. Power to my elbow
Iv'e sure been there many times Dave, as I'm sure you have as well. One thing to have the material, but when you have to cut seriously into the middle of it, the old hacksaw needs a bit of thought. And as often happens you remove most of the centre and look at what's left. Still worth it in the end. Brings to mind dreams of ones own laser cutter or something similar!
It's character building stuff Grant.LNR wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2018 9:37 am Iv'e sure been there many times Dave, as I'm sure you have as well. One thing to have the material, but when you have to cut seriously into the middle of it, the old hacksaw needs a bit of thought. And as often happens you remove most of the centre and look at what's left. Still worth it in the end. Brings to mind dreams of ones own laser cutter or something similar!
Grant.
Maybe Dave, though I think I've called it a few other things too.
An Eclipse No. 55 sheet metal saw uses a hacksaw blade and can cut any length of straight cut, but they are now out of production and there are no chinese or indian copies. Used ones turn up on Ebay etc. from time to time.dewintondave wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2018 9:56 am The hacksaw can't cut nearly that deep, so after a while it's transfer to the padsaw using a section of hacksaw blade, cutting on the pull stroke so not to buckle the blade.
Now that's useful. Do you put the blade in 'backwards' then?dewintondave wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2018 9:56 am ......... cutting on the pull stroke so not to buckle the blade.
Thanks Graeme. I have resisted buying any new machinery. I have a full set of piercing blades, and a couple of saws.GTB wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2018 11:58 am An Eclipse No. 55 sheet metal saw uses a hacksaw blade and can cut any length of straight cut, but they are now out of production and there are no chinese or indian copies. Used ones turn up on Ebay etc. from time to time.
I can't remember when I last used a hacksaw, as the third machine tool I bought was a metal cutting bandsaw. Originally it was for cutting wheel blanks, but I've also found it useful for roughing out frames. Takes about half an hour to knock out all the frame and headstock blanks for a 1:20 scale loco and the cut is straighter than I can manage with a hacksaw.
For lighter bodywork parts and the openings in frames, especially bar frames, I prefer to use a deep frame piercing saw with a range of blades. Mine has a cut depth of 200mm, but they are available up to 300mm.
I've looked at laser cutting, but with minimum order costs, computer and travel time, it's quicker and much cheaper to cut parts myself. Once you get into the sawing rhythm, the stress levels are lower as well.........
Regards,
Graeme
That's right Rik. I've got a Stanley handle that only takes hacksaw blades.
I saw the very same image on that UK site! It took me right back to my childhood, when my mates Dad had one in his workshop.
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