Sawing Silver Sheet Metal

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Sawing silver sheet metal.

For 24 gauge sheet and thinner i jump down to 4 0. Use coarser blades for the best outcome when cutting straight lines. Metal shears may resemble scissors or they may look more like small gardening shears. While both of these methods work for cutting larger bulk pieces of silver cutting smaller pieces requires a different type of saw.

If you saw with too much force or try too hard you ll probably break a blade. Ingots are cut using metal cutting band saws while large pieces are cut using metal cutting reciprocating saws. Hold your metal in place on the bench pin with your non dominant hand. From elizabeth bone s book silversmithing for jewelry makers.

Use shears to cut a small piece of silver from a larger sheet for cutting with a jeweler s saw for cutting templates from a thin sheet of metal or for chain cutting. I default to size 2 0 saw blades for 22 gauge metal sheet and higher. There are a variey of ways to cut silver. Japanese pattern earrings from the revere on goldsmithing dvd series.

Choose from 16 gauge thick to 28 gauge thin silver sheet for piercing and sawing into custom shapes dapping doming soldering forming into bracelet cuffs and other fine craft applications. Pick up some finer blades when you want to tackle more intricate curved work. Part 4 of volume 1. Supporting the metal on both sides of the blade keeps it from wobbling.

Always check the tension of your blade as a loose blade is more likely to break. For less precise cuts metal shears cut sterling silver quickly. These blades are suitable for use with sheet metal ranging from a 0 6mm to a 0 8mm thickness. Hold the saw frame between 90 and 45 degrees to your metal and start sawing.

The cutting motion comes from the elbow not the wrist. Learn how to saw metal sheet. Brace the piece that you are sawing on a bench pin that clamps to your worktable so you have a stable surface to work on. 8am 5 30pm mst 800 545 7968.

Lean over a master s shoulder and watch as alan revere demonstrates dozens. Smaller pieces are mainly used for making jewelry and the best way to cut silver in this instance is with a jewelry saw. The finer teeth of the 4 0 blade make cutting thin metal much easier. Start out with 2 0 jeweller s saw blades.

Less wobbling easier sawing.