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Posted by Andy on December 18, 2006, 7:44 am
Bob wrote:
> I have some sheet metal that I need to cut for a project. It needs to be a
> cleaner cut and more accurate than can be achieved with tin snips.
>
> I considered buying a 7 1/4 inch cutting wheel (if they make them in that
> size) and using it in my Skill saw.
>
> My brother said he had heard that taking a regular saw blade and turning it
> over so it rotates in the wrong direction, works well for metal cutting.
>
> Anyone ever used this method or have any suggestions - pro or con?
>
> Thanks in advance
Andy writes:
The normal procedure for checking this technique out is to get a
small
piece of scrap and try it out. If it works well, please post it
back here....
I haven't found a way to cut metal that is cleaner than tin snips,
tho.
If you are referring to the serrations that happen when you move the
snips forward, you are doing it incorrectly, or have the wrong kind
of snips.
By the way, the finer the teeth on the blade, the cleaner the cut.
Also, a metal cutting blade put into a skill saw may work also, tho
it actually 'grinds' rather than cuts.
I've also used a jigsaw with a metal cutting blade. But nothing has
done it as clean for me as a shear, which is what tinsnips are....
Andy in Eureka, Texas
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