[TheForge] cutting 1/4 copper

[gblacksmith]

A good coating at the beginning is usually enough.  Grant
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From: "Kevin D" <flyinpig at go-concepts.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 5:12 PM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] cutting 1/4 copper


> Grant,
>
> Do you keep oiling it as it goes?
>
> Kevin
>
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> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 1:45 PM
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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
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> 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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