[Jewelry making - Article 01259] - Re: [Orchid] Cutting Jump Rings

[Silverspotstudio]

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>          Extremes aside for the moment, I choose the blade that's
>     going to give me the desired fineness-vs-speed tradeoff on the cut
>     that I'm making. 

    I'm in Trevor's camp on this one - bigger blades are great for
    roughout, but I seem to be addicted to 6/o and 8/o saw blades. Maybe
    I'm a masochist, but I use them for just about everything but cutting
    sprues. There's nothing like the fluidity of cutting with an 8/o
    blade through metal up to 16 ga. (I've even used them to cut fine
    details into 12 ga.) It's almost like piercing the metal with nothing
    but guided thought; there's so little resistance. I usually don't
    even use much blade lube with these teeny blades as they don't really
    seem to need it - just a quick pass through the Bur-Life at the
    beginning of the work session seems like plenty. And with such a
    smooth finish, little filing is necessary. So let's hear it for wee
    saw blades!  

Jessee Smith (who seems to feel like cheerleading this morning) 
www.silverspotstudio.com

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