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13th Nov 2022, 12:12 PM #1Golden Member
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Hacksaw blades Starrett or ?
I need to buy some more hacksaw blades. I see Bunnings and other shops have hacksaw blades in a brand I don't recognise. I have often used Starrett.
Is there much of a difference between the brands and if so what is your go to hacksaw blade. Also do you have a reason for your preference or are they just the ones you can nick from work?
If there is a preferred supplier I would also be interested.
Thanks
Steve
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13th Nov 2022, 02:34 PM #2Gear expert in training
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We have Starrett and Spear & Jackson at work; they're fine for the twice a year I have to touch a hacksaw lol
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13th Nov 2022, 06:38 PM #3Philomath in training
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Sutton make them (or at least sell them under their name), as do SKF/ Bahco/ Sandvik.
Personally, I would go with a recognised brand as the cheaper ones may not have the teeth treated as well.
Michael
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13th Nov 2022, 07:37 PM #4
Hi Guys,
Most of mine are "Sandvik or Starret" plus one or two unbranded ones, not that the hand hacksaw gets much use nowadays, since I got the 6X4 band saw. The blade in that is made by Starret !Best Regards:
Baron J.
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13th Nov 2022, 09:02 PM #5Senior Member
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Sandvik Bi-metal for me. Don't break at that critical moment and no more bruised knuckles.
Rgds,
Crocy.
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14th Nov 2022, 08:52 PM #6Most Valued Member
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Eclipse blades are ok also.....
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15th Nov 2022, 01:37 PM #7
Rigid frame most important.
A sheet metal Saw is also handy(these sell for a few dollars at tool sales as nobody knows what they are).
We were mistakenly send eclipse all hard at the teacher training workshop about 40 years ago. Useless for beginners.
We contacted Blackwoods and they sent the correct ones but never picked up the all hard.
I still have quite a few in 24 and 32 tpi.
Personally I like Sandvik sanflex and have a pack hanging on a nail on the wall.
H.Jimcracks for the rich and/or wealthy. (aka GKB '88)
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15th Nov 2022, 07:28 PM #8Golden Member
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Thanks for the comments. I took note of the comment about having a rigid frame. The humble hacksaw can be a very useful tool. I must admit I have not given any consideration to the hacksaw frame I have. It was a cheap frame I got about 30 years ago. This has got me thinking. If there are any closet hacksaw fanatics out there, I would like to be educated in the finer points of what makes a bad or good hacksaw. Every time I come here to learn something I realise I have even more to learn.
Steve
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15th Nov 2022, 08:11 PM #9
Hi Guys,
I have a "Bacho" hacksaw frame and another branded one, the quite expensive Bacho is somewhat more rigid. Though I now do have an 18 tooth blade in one and a 32 tooth blade in the other. I've not noticed much if any difference in cutting ability between them for blades with the same tooth count.Best Regards:
Baron J.
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15th Nov 2022, 09:28 PM #10.
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The Humble Sandvik 225.
Back in the olden days before work gloves, Nivea Cream and soft grip handles, Sandvik along with many others. made proper tools using long lasting materials. I purchased my first Sandvik 225 saw close to forty years ago and use it fairly regularly. I also use Bahco/Sandvik blades because they are readily available and inexpensive.
I did chance upon a used Bahco branded version of the Sandvik 225 but 'Made in Sweden' was absent from the handle casting. Later I saw another, a new Bahco complete with its cardboard packaging bearing the inevitable ' Made in China' . Bahco do make some heavy framed saws still in Sweden.
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If you can forgo dimpled rubber handles there are numerous old well made saws out there for next to nothing.
BT
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