<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "thinnest blade to cut metal?"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/8.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net thinnest blade to cut metal? IMO is too think, I lose a lot of metal this way.

Whats the best way to cut your metal? Clippers you lose even more, just at an odd angel so I think these are a little pants tbh ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/638186/7636757.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/638186/7636757.page GMT thinnest blade to cut metal?
General advise:
Trace it. break and file.

Chrres!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/638186/7636765.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/638186/7636765.page GMT thinnest blade to cut metal?
The thought of just breaking had actually occurred in this particular case, but I'm sure this can't always be used.

I may try that for this one.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/638186/7636772.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/638186/7636772.page GMT thinnest blade to cut metal? GW one is OK, it's what I have, but there are better and cheaper ones available, sually from jewellery supply stores.

Edit: huh, GW aren't selling it anymore, but here's an example.

http://www.amazon.ca/Xacto-X75300-Precision-Razor-Saw/dp/B00004Z2U4]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/638186/7636825.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/638186/7636825.page GMT Re:thinnest blade to cut metal? I have a set that looks like these:
Spoiler:
http://www.dhgate.com/store/product/20pc-22mm-circular-saw-blades-wood-cutter/159870256.htmlThey are super thin and flexible.
IMPORTANT: I strongly suggest not holding the piece you cut with your fingers: put in a soft-jaw vice.
They sometimes like to grab without warning and zip around the part into unwary fingers.
These things cut through skin and nails like they are not there... you have been warned.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/638186/7636833.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/638186/7636833.page GMT thinnest blade to cut metal? UK forsure.

Makes me think I should also get goggles! Boring ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/638186/7637081.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/638186/7637081.page GMT Re:thinnest blade to cut metal? http://www.amazon.ca/Grobet-Swiss-Ergonomic-Jewelers-Blades/dp/B000OVNL8I/ref=pd_sim_sbs_hi_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=0FCWKDG7WW47GE09CFZM

I think you would want a Jeweler saw blade, with a least a 3/0 blade (or smaller). These blades break and snap (you'll get a feel for it, eventually. Like drilling with a pin vise, they break more often when you don't have many new blades / drill bits).

When you cut, you should not cut down the middle of a joint, but rather decide which part (for instance, Hip or Thigh) looks to be easier to rebuild with Green Stuff.

I used the razor saw that was linked above and it eats up a lot of material. It's very sturdy and does a great job of chewing through thicker metal when you don't mind losing material, like cutting through a base that you'll discard so that you can mount the feet directly to a base.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/638186/7640082.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/638186/7640082.page GMT thinnest blade to cut metal?
Zona makes one that is only .010" thick

Jeweler's saws work better, but take a fair amount of practice to learn to use well. One critical trick to using a jeweler's saw is pre-tensioning the blade. Tighten one end and then compress the frame between your gut and your workbench and tighten the other end of the blade to pre-tension it.

Next trick is to use a bench pin which allows you to support both ends of the piece being cut.

Then: keep the blade vertical at all times. This keeps the cutting tension the same on both sides of the blade and helps prevent blade breakage (and you WILL break blades).

http://www.amazon.ca/SE-Bench-V-slot-7-5x2-25in-2-75in/dp/B00F15VYPO/ref=sr_1_4?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1425439465&sr=1-4&keywords=bench+pin

or the one in this set: http://www.amazon.ca/Jewelers-Frame-Bench-V-Slot-Blades/dp/B000OVNPYI/ref=pd_sim_sbs_k_6/189-4979657-3269504?ie=UTF8&refRID=0VDRA0CYEQ45038SDV0Q]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/638186/7640568.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/638186/7640568.page GMT Re:thinnest blade to cut metal?
 Talizvar wrote:
There are these really thin "shim-stock" type tiny table-saw looking blades.
I have a set that looks like these:
Spoiler:
http://www.dhgate.com/store/product/20pc-22mm-circular-saw-blades-wood-cutter/159870256.htmlThey are super thin and flexible.
IMPORTANT: I strongly suggest not holding the piece you cut with your fingers: put in a soft-jaw vice.
They sometimes like to grab without warning and zip around the part into unwary fingers.
These things cut through skin and nails like they are not there... you have been warned.


I need some of those for my dremel. I doubt they would arrive before the 14th though. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/638186/7640580.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/638186/7640580.page GMT