[TheForge] cutting 1/4 copper

[Kevin D]

Grant,

Do you keep oiling it as it goes?

Kevin

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 I have found, when cutting copper or brass, that a coating of 
 mineral oil on 
 the blade (hack or sawzall) and lightest pressure for efficiency, really 
 helps smooth the cutting process.
 
 Grant
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 From: "Kevin D" <flyinpig at go-concepts.com>
 To: "Theforge" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
 Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 7:15 AM
 Subject: [TheForge] cutting 1/4 copper
 
 
 >
 > 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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