[TheForge] hacksaw trick

[Marc Godbout]

I've been using a Harbor Freight "Throatless Shear" (Beverly B1 knockoff). So far it's working great on 16g steel. And it's only about $89. Probably not up to production use, but that's not me (yet).

-Marc

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Dick Nietfeld" <blksmth@charter.net>
Reply-To: theforge@mailman.qth.net
Date:  Sun, 12 May 2002 22:52:52 -0500

>Bubba, you can use a $200 Taiwanese etc. horizontal/vertical bandsaw with a
>fine blade and then finish up with a belt sander (or any other vertical band
>saw for that matter).  You can also use a Beverly Shear and used small size
>can be purchased for around $200.  I bought a like new one from a used
>equip. dealer for $450 and it is the biggest they made.  The small ones work
>great also and take up less space.  On the other hand, a fellow smith I know
>has cut hundreds of them with a hand tin snips, but the metal is relatively
>thin (appliance sheet metal).  He doesn't use a hacksaw at all.  There is my
>2 cents worth.