Sawing 3mm thick silver...

[Hiraeth]

What would be the best cutting tool for cutting 3mm thick silver sheet? I'm guessing that fret saws are best used on thinner sheet, would a metal cutting scroll saw be more suited?

Cheers

Bob

[Dennis]

Hi Bob,
A scroll saw is just a mechanical fretsaw, so you gain very little in using it, particularly if you have to replace the blade part of the way through, which can be slow and fiddly. I would just buy some Vallorbe no2 blades and use them well lubricated with a piece of candle, or bees wax.

With thick material, you seem to make better progress by leaning the saw forward and then uprighting it, repeating this every few mm. Dennis

[ps_bond]

I've cut 5mm steel with a jewellers saw, FWIW. In many ways it's easier than using a Hegner to cut as it's a more tactile process so you get better feedback on the cut as you progress. It's easy to try and force the Hegner when it shouldn't be.