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metal cutting,HOW ? + simple t-molding question.
SNAAAKE:
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Anyone know how I could cut piano hings?
Snif? ???
Any other solution anyone?
I hear there are jigsaw blade that I could use.Anyone ever tried jigsaw for metal cutting?
Thanks in advance for any help ;D.
Yes I have this piano hing thats 40" and I only need like 26".
Also,never routed 5/8 wood.what size sloting bit do I use...1/16?
Just wanted to make sure..since the wood is thin..
OSCAR:
With a metal cutting blade, a jigsaw will work perfect. Don't use a wood blade, though, or it will be a rough way to go. A metal cutting blade will be somewhere around 32TPI, I think. Mine isn't handy at the moment, but I'm sure someone else can say for sure.
shmokes:
Yeah, I was thinking jigsaw would be the way to go there. Tin snips would also be a simple way to do it, but it would probably be a pretty ugly cut.
Brax:
Hacksaw and a file to clean it up after.
I'd be afraid a jigsaw blade would break and take your hand off!
It'll take about 6 firm strokes with a hacksaw to get through a piano hinge. Piece of cake.
I used a 1/8" slot cutting bit for my t-moulding in 5/8" wood and it worked fine. (hotglue to keep it in place) A 1/16" bit is optimum and it'll be plenty strong. No worries.
SNAAAKE:
--- Quote from: OSCAR on April 12, 2003, 03:19:16 pm ---With a metal cutting blade, a jigsaw will work perfect. Don't use a wood blade, though, or it will be a rough way to go. A metal cutting blade will be somewhere around 32TPI, I think. Mine isn't handy at the moment, but I'm sure someone else can say for sure.
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Thanks for the reply :).
I was wondering if you actually did cut metal using jigsaw?
Did ya?
Just wanna make sure...
Brax,I dont know about handsaw...really works..?
I will go to home depot now and buy both hand saw and metal cutting jigsaw blade to see which works for me.