[Shop-talk] Sheet metal question

[Doug Braun]

I have a Bosch saber saw, and their blades are nice.  They make fine
toothed metal blades that work fine for fairly thick sheet metal.  But you
will probably wear them out quick: they have only about an inch worth of
teeth on them...




> On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 12:11 PM, Elton E. (Tony) Clark <
> eltonclark at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Saber saws can do that chore.  A variable speed unit will allow one to
>> select an optimal speed to suit the blade and metal.  Use good quality
>> metal cutting blades but don't be afraid to try some of the coarser blades
>> for wood;  I once broke my last metal cutting blade and finished a job
>> with
>> a wood-type blade that cut much better but vibrated and danced around
>> a
>> lot . .  Good Luck.
>> Tony