Hi Doc Mark,
A tip on cutting out small thin flat sheet items to be inlaid or pierced.
Stick the sheet to a wooden tongue depressor using two sided tape.
This does several things to help you as you cut through both the wood and metal.
It gives you a handle to turn the work, support for the metal while sawing and the wax on the tongue depressor gives you just the right amount of lube to help keep the blades from breaking.
Support is very important on any thin metal as any vibration tends to make the blade catch and break.
As others have said, right to left for a R-hander and easy strokes.
Let the blade do the cutting with a light stroke.
Bye the way......I know where you can borrow a tongue depressor. LOL.
Best,
A tip on cutting out small thin flat sheet items to be inlaid or pierced.
Stick the sheet to a wooden tongue depressor using two sided tape.
This does several things to help you as you cut through both the wood and metal.
It gives you a handle to turn the work, support for the metal while sawing and the wax on the tongue depressor gives you just the right amount of lube to help keep the blades from breaking.
Support is very important on any thin metal as any vibration tends to make the blade catch and break.
As others have said, right to left for a R-hander and easy strokes.
Let the blade do the cutting with a light stroke.
Bye the way......I know where you can borrow a tongue depressor. LOL.
Best,