[Jewelry making - Article 00054] - [Orchid] Shear Stupidity

[Rene Roberts]

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    I have some stainless steel mesh made out of 16 gauge wire, which I
    attempted to cut with my Beverly shear. Imagine how utterly stupid I
    felt when the wire made these very deep dents in the blades! However,
    in thinking about it, how was I to know this would happen? The shear
    is designed to cut sheet steel up to 14 ga; 16 ga wire is well within
    its capacity; and I cut stainless welding rod up to 1/8" all the time
    with lineman's cutters, without denting them. So it never occurred to
    me that the wire would trash the blades on my Beverly.  

    So I have a couple of questions: how can I tell when a cutter will or
    won't cut stainless without ruining the blade to find out? Also, what
    can I use to cut this stainless mesh? The lineman's cutters won't work
    because the mesh prevents the jaws from completely closing. If you
    know of a cutter (which doesn't cost a fortune) which is suitable for
    stainless wire, I'd appreciate knowing about it. 

    (P.S. Fortunately, Beverly has a blade sharpening service, so I'm not
    kicking myself too awfully hard.) 

Thanks for not giving me too hard of a time..... 
Rene Roberts 

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