Pete Lewis Posted October 5, 2021 Report Share Posted October 5, 2021 they bend as you have low quality blades time to ditch the cheap skate and open the wallet ha good quality branded snap before they bend not all blue blades are Eclipse there are some nice soft toothless blades on sale Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted August 8, 2023 Report Share Posted August 8, 2023 Latest bodge: I mentioned to a dealer back in July that a car I was thinking of buying might have had a sticking brake caliper, but it freed up before purchase. If it was ever sticking, I don't see how.... Both rear brake calipers coated in spray-on copper grease, including pads and discs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted August 8, 2023 Report Share Posted August 8, 2023 (edited) On 05/10/2021 at 15:26, Colin Lindsay said: Bought a saw handle that enables a hacksaw blade to be used one handed; I've gone through two blades so far. They just bend, almost immediately, and from the feel of it they're not even through the rubber bush yet. That would be a "pad saw". Which way around did you mount the blade, Colin? It's essential that you do so so that it cuts on the 'pull', as there is nothing there to keep the blade straight on the 'push'. And hacksaw bales are made with soft metal bodies and hardened teeth, so they dont do well if 'pushed'. Also lubricate the blade. WD40 is good. John Edited August 8, 2023 by JohnD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted August 8, 2023 Report Share Posted August 8, 2023 16 minutes ago, JohnD said: Yes trouble is its the opposite way round to how you would mount the blade in a normal hacksaw... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted August 8, 2023 Report Share Posted August 8, 2023 26 minutes ago, JohnD said: That would be a "pad saw". Which way around did you mount the blade, Colin? It's essential that you do so so that it cuts on the 'pull', as there is nothing there to keep the blade straight on the 'push'. And hacksaw bales are made with soft metal bodies and hardened teeth, so they dont do well if 'pushed'. Also lubricate the blade. WD40 is good. John Thankfully my (genuine) pad saw blades are handed, they'll only fit into the handle at one end, so I copied the angle of the teeth for the hacksaw. I know only too well the flex/ bend of the hacksaw blade, ruined too many good ones in my time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted August 8, 2023 Report Share Posted August 8, 2023 So theyre breaking even set up correctly Colin? Maybe the rubber is 'grabbing' them and as John says some lube is needed along with a lighter touch😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 13 hours ago, johny said: So theyre breaking even set up correctly Colin? Maybe the rubber is 'grabbing' them and as John says some lube is needed along with a lighter touch😬 No, that's just me being ham-fisted. It wouldn't be the first time I'd grabbed a spare blade, wound tape to protect my fingers round the nearest end without looking, and then found that it bent the first time I pushed it forward. They last longer in the proper saw frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 14 hours ago, Colin Lindsay said: Thankfully my (genuine) pad saw blades are handed, they'll only fit into the handle at one end, so I copied the angle of the teeth for the hacksaw. I know only too well the flex/ bend of the hacksaw blade, ruined too many good ones in my time! Colin, You didn't answer my question! Which way do the 'handed' pad saw blades go in? If to cut on the push then then they are wrongly made! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 2 hours ago, JohnD said: Colin, You didn't answer my question! Which way do the 'handed' pad saw blades go in? If to cut on the push then then they are wrongly made! John Apologies!! They do cut on the push, only one way to fit as they taper to the other end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 Ah! Such pad saws may be great cutting the plaster board they are meant for. Those teeth are too coarse for metal, no wonder the saw bound in the cut and bent! You need something like this, takes metal cutting blades! https://www.amazon.co.uk/ENGINEER-Handheld-Hacksaw-Fitted-Plastic/dp/B002F9MNZO/ref=asc_df_B002F9MNZO/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=222086461140&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11766364234994815043&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006886&hvtargid=pla-421950512803&psc=1&th=1&psc=1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Truman Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 I had one of those John think it was as Eclipse make. Another advantage was you could reuse all your broken hack saw blades! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteH Posted August 10, 2023 Report Share Posted August 10, 2023 (edited) I have one similar to Colin`s. Inherited from my Dad, so at a guess at least 100years Old!. Still have the "proper" taper fit blades which cut on the "push". One advantage is it will also take a hacksaw blade, and gets use occasionally in confined places where a power tool will not go. Designed originally for cutting wood/light boards etc;. light strokes and let the blade do the work. On metals I fit the hacksaw blade to cut on the "pull". Fine (24 teeth or more) blades show less tendancy to "jam", with or without a light lubricant. Pete Edited August 10, 2023 by PeteH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted August 10, 2023 Report Share Posted August 10, 2023 Peter Truman, "Broken" hacksaw blades? Mine wear out before they break! But half a blade in one of those handles allows the unworn ends to be used. PeteH, the thinner or harder the material, the finer the teeth on the blade. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted August 10, 2023 Report Share Posted August 10, 2023 1 hour ago, JohnD said: Mine wear out before they break! Mine go rusty from lack of use 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted August 10, 2023 Report Share Posted August 10, 2023 best bodge i came across in my years was a rover P6 with a seized caliper had sheared/fractured the brake disc where its undercut from the hub flange for whatever reason and the PO had removed the "floating " disc and replaced with a lump of wood to stop the pistons extending too far ...3 wheel braking he would not replace the dunlop ££ caliper and a week later he complained the new disc we fitted against all logic had failed again ...well it would (wood) Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wagger Posted August 12, 2023 Report Share Posted August 12, 2023 Chipping in whilst 'House Sitting' in Cumbria. I made my junior hacksaw frame as a 17 year old apprentice. One piece of 3/8" dia spring steel. It had to lay flat on a surface table with and without a blade fitted. It took me a whole week. Somebody 'Nicked' it some twenty years on and if has my clock number CA216 on it if ever appears. I used it for standard Hack sawing and in reverse for 'Coping' applications. Hacksaw blades come in various forms, hardened on tooth side only, hardened and 'Brittle' throughout and with all sorts of tooth pitches. My favourite metalwork teacher had a 'Saying' for all sawing tasks. 'Light and long, you can't go wrong'. It has often proved the best method. I can remember some other task where this approach is very favourable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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