Jewelers saw blade

[Thomas.bill92]

So I am to the point now on my SMR kit that I need to slot the holes on the barrel lugs. I bought a jewelry saw with some blades but they are just straight blades. I assume I need a spiral blade or some sort of abrasive wire saw blade. Can anyone steer me in the right direction? Everything I find is way to thin or not for metal cutting.

 

[garypl]

You can buy thicker blades pretty inexpensively on Amazon. Just need them thick enough so they don’t break easily.

 

[Phil Coffins]

I’ve used the standard thin blade to slot the lugs, it takes two cuts. One right against the barrel and another near the largest part of the opening. Then a jewelers file to finish the fit. Goes pretty quick.

 

[1BadDart]

I used a pointed, round jewelers file to slot mine.

 

[Johnny Tremain]

Got mine from a plumping supply store.

 

[Vaino]

During my tool and diemaking apprenticeship, I very rarely used a jeweler's saw...in the real world it's the slowest tool to use and time is money. A design that mandated the use of a jeweler's saw was changed so a faster tool could be used. Yes, the toolroom had jeweler's saws but they were used infrequently or not at all.

When I was a designer, never made a detail that req'd a jeweler's saw. I think that their use is limited to hobby work....where time spent isn't of the essence.

Initially, I used bent nails for bbl lugs so a jeweler's saw wasn't needed and later on used dovetailed bbl lugs and a series of holes were drilled and the thin webs between the holes were filed through using a small , round needle file.....still faster than a jeweler's saw.....Fred

 

[ZUG]

The jeweler's saw has its place in this hobby and I would not be without one or three . I buy my blades by the dozen (cheaper that way) and have three or four different sizes on hand. I have some of the "round style" blades buy seldom use them. The jewelers saw is FAST when making cuts in underlugs and much easier than any file alone- in my opinion. Drill two small holes, cut with the saw and dress up with a Swiss needle file - first class job and done.