Re: You won't find out if you don't try
- From: "Jonathan Barnes" <jbarnes6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 20:18:42 +0000 (UTC)
"Peter A Forbes" <diesel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 16 Sep 2005 18:40:10 +0100, Tim Leech <duttondock@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>
> >I needed to cut some trunnion blocks, clutch operating shoes,
> >whatever, out of a 5/8" thick ring of bronze that I'd turned up. How
> >to do it?
> >Hacksaw would have been tedious, the Chinese 4 x 6 metal bandsaw was
> >broken and less than ideal for bronze anyway.
> >What about the wood bandsaw? A little Inca with a fairly coarse (skip
> >tooth) wood blade, my gut feeling was that the speed wouldn't be far
> >wrong but would the blade survive?
> >Answer yes, it worked a treat. A fair bit of pressure needed before it
> >would cut, but then cutting was quite quick and I reckon the blade is
> >still fit to cut wood.
> >A bit of dressing up on the belt sander, just need to drill the holes
> >fot the pins now.
> >You probably all knew it would work, I didn't <g>
> >
> >Cheers
> >Tim
>
> Gut feelings based on experience tend to be better indications than the
printed
> word, but there are always exceptions! :-))
Arn't the exeptions whare you get the experiance ? :-)
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