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Adjustable Blade Saw Frame, 125mm Adjustable Throat
Item Number: 110055This durable, premium-quality rigid steel blade saw frame is perfect for jewelers who need to make tough cuts that other saw frames can't accomplish. The handle is constructed at a slight angle to provide ultimate comfort, and a top screw allows for exact saw blade tension adjustments. An off-set groove and clamping mechanism holds the saw blade securely, and the blade can be rotated in 90-degree increments to allowing for complete pieces to be cut in one pass.
Catalog page: 2013 Tools and Equipment Catalog p.95
How To
How To Saw More Successfully
Know how to go about your sawing tasks so as to ensure yourself the best possible results. From preparing your workpiece to choosing a blade to preparing the saw, these tips help make your sawing tasks efficient and effective, time after time.
Step 1
Test the tension of the saw blade before sawing; a loose blade will not cut properly and will tend to break easily.
Test the tension of the saw blade before sawing; a loose blade will not cut properly and will tend to break easily.
Step 2
Choose a saw blade fine enough to have at least two teeth within the thickness of the metal you are cutting.
Choose a saw blade fine enough to have at least two teeth within the thickness of the metal you are cutting.
Step 3
Choose a saw blade according to the intricacy of the cut line; use a finer blade when cutting curves than when cutting straight lines.
Choose a saw blade according to the intricacy of the cut line; use a finer blade when cutting curves than when cutting straight lines.
Step 4
Keep the saw frame in as vertical a position as possible when sawing, and use long, even strokes.
Keep the saw frame in as vertical a position as possible when sawing, and use long, even strokes.
Step 5
Hold the frame at a right angle to your body and bring your work to the saw. If you’re sawing a circle, turn the material to the saw instead of trying to maneuver the saw around the material.
Hold the frame at a right angle to your body and bring your work to the saw. If you’re sawing a circle, turn the material to the saw instead of trying to maneuver the saw around the material.
Step 6
The motion should come from the elbow (not the wrist) for efficiency and longer life of your saw blades. The wrist should be locked, but the hand grip should be light; no white knuckles.
The motion should come from the elbow (not the wrist) for efficiency and longer life of your saw blades. The wrist should be locked, but the hand grip should be light; no white knuckles.
Step 7
Always lubricate blades with Bur-Life® to ensure smooth cutting.
Always lubricate blades with Bur-Life® to ensure smooth cutting.
Choose the Right Bur-Life
Often copied but never equaled in either performance or benefits, Bur-Life® is the best available lubricant for jewelry applications. Like a coating of microscopic ball bearings, Bur-Life provides a smoother cut with far less friction and more control.Other lubricants are repelled by heat and draw away from the cutting edge. Bur-Life is attracted by heat, so the friction and resulting heat produced by saw blades, burs, files and other cutting tools actually draws Bur-Life to the point of contact, resulting in a better finish.
With Bur-Life, your tools work faster, stay sharper and last longer.
Choose from three formulas:
• Original: Stick or bench-mount cartridges
• Paste: Specially formulated for tasks where surfaces require a complete coating
• Liquid: Penetrates to lubricate; for complex or porous surfaces that may be hard to coat.
• For burs: Increases precision in drilling and grinding and reduces chatter
Best formula: stick
Best formula: stick
• For files: Keeps files cutting clean and increases their cutting life by reducing wear on file surfaces.
Best formula: stick
Best formula: stick
• For gravers: Wipe your gravers with Bur-Life every few cuts.
Best formula: liquid
Best formula: liquid
• For drawing wire: Apply to both wire and drawplate to make drawing wire nearly effortless.
Best formula: liquid
Best formula: liquid
• For saw blades: Reduces drag and binding during cutting. Blades cut smoother, resist breaking and last up to twice as long.
Best formula: stick
Best formula: stick
• For wheel dressing: This ideal wheel dressing provides superior lubrication even under tremendous friction. Abrasive wheels cut smoother and faster.
Best formula: stick
Best formula: stick
• For stamping and tap & die operations: Coats surfaces completely for efficient stamping
Best formula: any
Best formula: any
• For grinding wheels and abrasive belts: Keeps wheels running cool
Best formula: stick
Best formula: stick
• For diamond drills: An excellent cooling bath! Dip diamond burs periodically to keep them cool while you work.
Best formula: liquid
Best formula: liquid
Charts
Saw Blade and Drill Size Specification
Blade |
Blade |
Blade |
Teeth per inch |
Recommended |
Drill size for piercing |
| 8/0 | .0063" | .0126" | 89.0 | up to 26 | 80 |
| 7/0 | .0067" | .0130" | 84.0 | 24–26 | 80 |
| 6/0 | .0070" | .0140" | 76.0 | 24 | 79 |
| 5/0 | .0080" | .0157" | 71.0 | 22–24 | 78 |
| 4/0 | .0086" | .0175" | 66.0 | 22 | 77 |
| 3/0 | .0095" | .0190" | 61.0 | 22 | 76 |
| 2/0 | .0103" | .0204" | 56.0 | 20–22 | 75 |
| 1/0 | .0110" | .0220" | 53.5 | 18–22 | 73 |
| 1 | .0120" |
.0240" |
51.0 |
18–20 | 71 |
| 2 | .0134" | .0276" | 43.0 | 16–18 | 70 |
| 3 | .0140" | .0290" | 40.5 | 16–18 | 68 |
| 4 | .0150" | .0307" | 38.0 | 16–18 | 67 |
| 5 | .0158" | .0331" | 35.5 | 16 | 65 |
| 6 | .0173" | .0370" | 33.0 | 14 | 58 |
| 7 | .0189" | .0400" | 30.5 | 12 | 57 |
| 8 | .0197" | .0440" | 28.0 | 12 | 55 |
