Last year I posted about the little power hacksaw I picked up for $50:
The saw cuts nicely but I decided it could use a few improvements.
The vise was moved 1/2" to the right to take full advantage of the cutting stroke and 1/2" closer to the blade so
it can clamp a shorter piece of stock if needed. Then I started work on a support for the piece that gets cutoff
and a stop for setting the length. First I trim off some excess from a piece of scrap aluminum:
I'm still impressed with how clean the cuts are:
Cutting off one of the pieces I'll need:
Continued in next post ...
The saw cuts nicely but I decided it could use a few improvements.
The vise was moved 1/2" to the right to take full advantage of the cutting stroke and 1/2" closer to the blade so
it can clamp a shorter piece of stock if needed. Then I started work on a support for the piece that gets cutoff
and a stop for setting the length. First I trim off some excess from a piece of scrap aluminum:
I'm still impressed with how clean the cuts are:
Cutting off one of the pieces I'll need:
Continued in next post ...
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