Best hacksaw blades according to redditors
We found 18 Reddit comments discussing the best hacksaw blades. We ranked the 10 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 18 Reddit comments discussing the best hacksaw blades. We ranked the 10 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
As an old house lover (and fellow old house owner), I'm begging you to please restore those windows! It can be done!
I'm making this response extra long and detailed since this question comes up from time to time. Hopefully it can be a resource for others.
But I say this as a guy who bought a real wreck of a house where the previous owner had let everything go. We needed to fix all 45 openings at once as part of a major rehab, and after 6 weeks of effort, about $3000 of experimentation (including taking a week off work and hiring two people to help me), I finally gave up and put in vinyl windows. It completely broke my heart, and my house is uglier because of it. But sometimes, an old window is just too far gone to save. But in that process I learned a lot and I'd like to share a few things.
OK, on to your questions.
General resources and tools I found useful:
Looks like an attachment to a scraping tool like this (http://www.amazon.com/Bahco-Premium-Ergonomic-Carbide-Scraper/dp/B000288LOW/ref=pd_bxgy_hi_img_y) You can get different shaped blades for different jobs
A dollar and 70 pr blade isn't really enough to make that something to worry about.
I just went through this on one room we were refinishing. We needed to completely strip door and window molding (2 of each), 2 doors, and floor molding.
I've used chemical stripers before, but it's been a few years and I wondered if there were any new miracle products, but after reading 100's of reviews I concluded there aren't.
I've used belt, disc and palm sanders a lot (have several boats) and wasn't looking forward to that at all. I've also used heat strippers of various sorts, and that's no picnic, either.
As others have pointed out, in some cases it may be better to just replace the trim. Our house is 80 years old, with plaster on lath walls and I feared that would risk getting down to complete demo to studs given the amount of plaster damage trim removal would incur.
What I finally wound up using mostly was carbide scrapers. I was no stranger to scrapers, but had never used the fancy carbide ones. It still was a long, tedious job, and scrapers require some muscle and a finish sanding, but as bad as it was, it still beat the alternatives by quite a bit.
Scrapers we used:
Bahco 625 Premium Ergonomic Carbide Scraper, 1", with Plastic Holder
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000288LOW/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_us?ie=UTF8
Bahco 665 Premium Ergonomic Carbide Scraper, 2-1/2"
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000288LP6/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_us?ie=UTF8
Bahco Replacement 625-DROP Carbide Scraper Blade
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0001P0PJA/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_us?ie=UTF8
For under $20, a simple hacksaw with a high pitch blade will work. Or for more get a metal cutting blade for your reciprocating saw.
I have 3 of those, they come in varying widths. Cool story: my wife brought one home for me from work (elderly care facility) and said one of her residents heard I worked on cars and he wanted me to have it. I had one already of a different width and loved it. I asked her why the resident had one. "Oh, he owns the company that makes them." Sure as shit they are made by Innovative Tools International in Cedar Rapids, Iowa!
They are the best thing in the world for steel surfaces but you can shave aluminum with them pretty easy so I use razor blades in holders for that.
Edit to add:
I also have one of these http://www.amazon.com/Bahco-Premium-Ergonomic-Carbide-Scraper/dp/B000288LOW
They are great for oil pan corners where it's impossible to get any other scraper.
Be careful with this though. The wedge action of clippers when used between the mini's feet will spread the legs a bit, which could cause damage or be difficult to correct, depending on the sculpt.
My go to method is to clip around the edges with clippers, removing as much material as possible without deforming the base. Then I saw an X between the feet with a razor saw and then clip away the rest. Then remove material from around the feet with a file and X-Acto knife.
If you want to get REALLY fancy, you can use a Dremel tool and high-speed cutter bit. But you have to be careful...
I have many. The best is a Morse branded one made of heavy-duty aluminum. It's nuke proof. Also, top quality blades are worth it if you learn how to use them correctly.
It's the wrong tool for cutting PVC.
I was a DIY noob before I bought my house a few years ago. I'd helped my Dad do stuff as a kid but not loads. My Fein was the first thing I bought after a drill, and I've used it loads.
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I'd go for a multitool for those jobs. It works fine for cutting pipe, and with one of the longer blades it's great for cutting straight lines, as the blade stays in the cut:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bosch-Starlock-Segment-Blade-Multi-Tools/dp/B002IJM4O6/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1537611298&sr=8-15&keywords=starlock+blades
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bosch-Starlock-Plunge-Blade-Multi-Tools/dp/B0053PV9BG/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1537611472&sr=8-9&keywords=bosch+starlock
It's great for cutting things around the house, as you can trim things where they are.
With a narrower blade it'll also do curves really nicely. I've got some curved shelves in my kitchen I did with my Fein.
https://www.amazon.com/Disston-E0406181-Remgrit-Carbide-100-Inch/dp/B00ESWLB9A/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=carbide+blade+for+coping+saw&link_code=qs&qid=1568286894&sourceid=Mozilla-search&sr=8-1
Looking good!
Trim looks good.
Few tips from a "metal worker, who attempts to make things out of wood" tranlation, when I have corner gaps I just us a bigger weld bead or saw dust and glue:
Big Box.
Glue in stages. Ya, it will take a few days.
Day One: trial fit everything (you have that down!)
Day One: Glue the two center upright parts with small horizontal part. Top is fitted dry to confirm everything is square.
Day Two: Now the top piece.
Day Three: Now the end pieces.
Did you use wire nails (headless 22g) or the salt trick on the beveled ends? I love gluing up rabbets, but with vaneer panels you need those 45 degree cuts.
Trim Pieces, a small gap is visible. Make a tiny miter box for just small trim and use a a small hand saw
Still on my wish list (new table saw with this blade).
http://www.rockler.com/rockler-miter-fold-dado-set
Keep on building.
Last photo says .4" (I'm assuming diameter), which is a bit big.
Might want to try a chainsaw file. I picked up a set at Harbor Freight that have worked fairly well for a few sets of nocks. Like this. Should note they seem duller now and I keep a brass brush to clean it out, and one broke at the handle from pushing too hard, but that is typical Harbor Freight. There should be something higher quality on Amazon.
I've also seen some use a hacksaw with a rod saw blade like this one, but I haven't used that method myself.
you can also use a blade like this with a hand hacksaw.
> I have many. The best is a Morse branded one made of heavy-duty aluminum. It's nuke proof. Also, top quality blades are worth it if you learn how to use them correctly. It's the wrong tool for cutting PVC.
Thanks, I'll definitely check Morse out.
Any suggestions or commentary on blades or usage?
As to being the proper tool, I borrowed a PVC cutter from my brother & it was damn near impossible on this PVC. He does irrigation work, so this one is well used & probably meant for thinner walled PVC.
Just a couple small hand saws (a pull saw and another small saw). I used a random drill bit and some redneck engineering to help me with some pilot holes where needed.