Best hacksaws

[Oak]

Yesterday i was shoping, when i stumbled in a hacksaw thath besides from beign HSS ( High Speed Steel ) also said thath it was 8% cobalt, yes they are to make picks, but are those good hacksaws?

[Teus]

I've tried a few, and the more expensive ones are best. they don't bend as easily as the mediocre ones. the really cheap ones break rapidly

[Teus]

i'm sorry that wasn't really the answer. too bad you can't edit your posts here

if it has more cobalt in it then another blade it means it will be better to cut through really hard things, as the cobalt makes it tougher and keeps it sharper for a longer time. the edge retention is better, but you lose some flexibility

[Oak]

But if it makes it tougher thath means thath with will be more dificult to grind, rigth?
Does it provide better picks than standart hacksaws or not? After all it looses some flexability.

[skold]

i wrote this somewhere
HSS Can be soft or hard. HSS is made by the addition to materials such as tungsten (14-20%), molybdenum (6-9%) and chromium (1-6%) to molten carbon steel, the different percentages depend on whether the HSS is hard or soft/flexible, these blades also help when grinding as they have no need to be cooled, because these blades are made to cut faster and withstand more heat.


cobalt is also added in some blades, in my opinion they are excellent pick making blades, no bending at all

[Oak]

Well my blade turned out to be very flexible i can even bend it to wathever i want it wont break easily, thanks for the information on the blades.

[nemo1369]

you should still be able to temper the piece in order to gain a little more stiffness...
its a pretty simple process, you can use water, brine or oils to quench it and each will provide a different level of hardness

google can yeild some pretty good info, someone also posted the info here a little while back

[skold]

no bending at all

lol, i meant breaking

[benteo]

are hacksaw blades or wipers easier to shape? i dont have much money and none of my friends have a grinder or anything so im thinking of getting files. so would it be easier to file hacksaw blades or windscreen wipers?

[Teus]

it will take way too long to file them. they're pretty tough

try to find a dremel clone, that'll do

[madhabit]

using the grinding thingy you get with the dremel-copy won't do.. try finding a diamond cutting wheel.. They aren't exactly cheap but they don't wear down.. then you can use the grinding wheel to do some details.. that works fine for me anyway..

[Peaky]

Wiper blades will be a bit easier to file, if you anneal them first you could file either with ease then re-harden them,
To anneal do a search but just quickly.......
Heat your metal up till red then let go cold in air, this will make the material soft then once filed to your shapes re-harden them.