[TheForge] cutting 1/4 copper

[Kevin D]

How about a redsmithing question to break the lull?

Last year a local scrap yard had some copper for sale, so I bought a couple
hundred pounds at $1/lb.  So a buddy of mine would like a chunk out of a
~4'x5'x 1/4" plate that I'd bought.  We spent an hour and a half chiseling
down both sides until it was scored and work hardened enough to lay it on a
4x4 and jump on it to break it along the chisel line.

We'd tried setting up a fence and cutting it with a sawzall, but it wouldn't
cut straight.  The blade flexed too easily, perhaps too much pressure?
Anyway, anyone got any better ideas on how to cut out pieces?

Kevin Donahoe
Flying Pig Forge
Morrow, OH 45152
flyinpig at go-concepts.com