[TheForge] cutting 1/4 copper

[Justin Fellenz]

I cut both aluminum and copper up to 1/4" with a fine-tooth metal
cutting blade in a jig saw. And sheet steel for that matter. Wear eye
pro.

JRF

--- Kevin D <flyinpig at go-concepts.com> wrote:
> 
> 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
> 
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