Thank you! Someone who is not only a subject-matter expert but also knows how to present content properly and teach with two examples of technique! This is almost unheard of on most youtube videos even when presented by professionals. OMG, I am in awe! Thank you, thank you, thank you. Signed, an instructional designer.
Just picked up a hacksaw for apprenticeship electrical work. I haven't cut metal before but know the importance of good instruction on use and technique for even the simplest tools. Awesome job.
What a beautiful thing, to give clear and accurate tutorials on something as simple as a hacksaw. I'm 62 and I learned a couple of things. I love that anyone can learn to be a maker now. Thanks.
Thanks, I just started my apprenticeship as an apprentice plumber. I always wondered why my boss cut his copper pipe in a matter of seconds, while I took so long and my hacksaw kept getting stuck/caught because I was drawing back with pressuure and getting told off for taking too long :P Awesome vid!
Glad you found the video helpful! The oil I use is heavy mineral oil, the type sold as grocery/drug stores as a laxative. It works well and has the additional benefit of not being poisonous. I started shooting the filing and filing jig videos yesterday! I'm hoping they'll be ready by the end of the week. I'm also going to start shooting a tutorial on making a kitchen knife in the next few days!
Apprentice electrician here! Hacksaws are highly underrated for cutting metal nowadays. I've seen old guys with hacksaws who can keep up with a sawzall or portaband. Good instructional!
Jimmy Crackcorn I do a lot of electrical work and almost always use a hacksaw to cut conduit. Mostly it's because the hacksaw is alot lighter than a reciprocating saw and fits in my tool bag
I guess I've done a number of different things! Knifemaking has been one of the few things that I've been interested in nearly my whole life, it keeps drawing me back!
I always get little blessures on my hands when I use a saw... The handle is always uncomfortable.. I sometimes use some foramspray in a little plastic bag and let it dry arround the handle with my hand squeezing it. Takes 5 minutes but gives you a better grip and you can use the saw longer AWESOME video again Aaron! Liked
A few more tips: if you look around you can get 14 tpi blades which are perfect for aluminium! I do a lot of hacksawing in all sorts of materials and I find that it is much more convenient to have 4 hacksaws set up with 14,18,24 and 32 tpi blades ready to use. If you want to cut close to a line then you will find that if you modify the hacksaw by removing the blade holding pins and drilling out the holes to fit the biggest cap head that will fit the hole in the blade, then securing the blade with a cap head and nut. The increase in rigidity is very beneficial. In the past I have cut many 2 inch (50mm) square pieces of mild steel, this really teaches you to hacksaw in the most efficient way!
Aaron, I really appreciate all your vids. You obviously think them through before beginning, and you do an excellent, precise job of clearly explaining things. I have found your group of content subjects quite helpful. Thanks a lot brother!
Great dissertation on hack saw use- When I was an apprentice diver I was taught how to cut steel, we where doing marine construction,at that point I had been indoctrinated on terrestrial cutting using torches, brocos and even old gas torches grinders and welders., On the day of water cutting, I kitted up, chief came out of the tool shed with a hack saw, after giving a similar description that you just did he had me cut steel in kit on land no lubricant then under water, lesson learned.
Thanks mate! Always good to have people chime in and let me know I'm not steering people wrong! Pretty crazy job you have! I've heard underwater construction can be very dangerous...
I really liked the video. You are teaching things that used to be taught in shop classes years ago. Now there aren’t any of those classes in high school, so keep up the good work. Keep teaching
So glad I found this video. Perfect in every way and just what I needed. These very basic but important aspects of selecting and using tools are often skipped right over. I'll be watching the others you've done on files, etc. Thank you!
I just replaced the blade on my hacksaw and, holy cow, did it make a difference. I made more cutting progress in the past 30 minutes than I did in several hours over the past few days. The old blade wasn't a bi-metal one, and I had worn it down rather severely trying to cut through steel barstock.
Thanks mate. I'm planning videos on Kydex sheath making, the filing jig, making a chef's knife, and also some videos of the steel comparison tests that I have planned. There'll be a lot of snapped and damaged knives during those tests! Should be fun!
Hey Patrick! I haven't always been a knifemaker, no... I still *barely* consider myself a knifemaker now :D I'm actually a computer programmer for my day job, but I've always loved working with my hands. I've worked in a factory making guitars, and I've also worked as a hand (assistant) for a carpenter renovating houses. I was taught by a master knifemaker named Neil Charity for a brief period when I was younger. I'm slowly learning to be a machinist as well which is great fun!
Panel hacksaws are the best. To make one you need steel ribbons (about 9/16ths or 14mm wide), micarta frames, rivets, bolts and recycled handsaws (discard that old handle). Drilling is important, so lube your bit very often when drilling though a piece of handsaw. Made of spring steel and as for ribbons, cut them short. Then drill two holes on each ribbon and rivet your hacksaw blade to those bottom holes.
Another good video from Mr. Gough. The number of people who know how to properly use a hack saw is few and far between; this video is a first I have seen that properly explains the use of the saw and the blade types. The angled blade feature is something I never thought of, clever! I have an older Nicholson hack saw that is the type you squeeze the grip to add tension to the blade, may not be the best way but it seems to work well.The point about a good vice is and understatement; the more you can spend on a good vice the better off look at used Wiltons vices on E Bay.Thanks.
+Peter M Hey Peter! Glad you liked the video! I think hacksaws are a great, versatile, tool for any workshop! I know they've helped me a lot with things I wanted to make!
Agree not only are you an engineer, scientist, artist but, my new teacher.. if more of my teachers where like you I could have learned something ~~, Bless you Aaron
RAPTURE READY Sorry mate, I don't have any plans to continue making the 5" version. I think it's a little too long as a utility knife, tip control is better with the shorter knives.
When I started out I found I would get very tired and sore too... It only took me maybe 2-3 weeks before I didn't feel it anymore though. At that point in time I was sawing/filing/sanding for maybe 3 hours a day. If you're doing it less often then unfortunately our body may not adapt in a reasonable time-frame. I would recommend just doing the hand-work that you're doing as often as possible, your body will get used to in time!
Yes, saw blades would normally be hardened... Then only reasonable way to work something like that with hand tools would be to 'anneal' them first. Have a look around the net for 'annealing' as you'll find it's pretty easy to do and will make the steel soft and workable.
here's a free tip from Sheffield England. If your right handed use the right hand side of the vice. Left handed use the left side. This means when you complete the cut and the saw follows through there's less chance that you will take the skin off your knuckles on the material that's left in the vice.
Thanks for the video, it was very informative as I am completely a novice at using any tools! I need help and this videos helped to choose a decent hacksaw and to use it correctly!
Great video - really thorough explanation, thank you. Silly question maybe but why is he wearing yellow tinted glasses? Does it make it easier to see detail?
You might want to double check your hacksaw blades. For cutting 1/4" 440C I would be using 10" 18TPI bi-metal blade... If you're using a finer blade, or one that isn't bi-metal then it's quite likely the blade is making your life hard! Also make sure it's a fresh blade! Best of luck mate!
I subscribed to the channel after the first video I seen from him, great vid's gough, I bet you have awesome muscles in your right arm from all the bevel filing and all the manual work you do on your knives lol, great stuff man...
Great video, only thing you forgot is cutting speed. I was always taught about 50-80 strokes per minute depending on the material and blade length. By that, when you cut the O2 you were going fast..but then, wearing out the blade a bit too quick is probably worth the time saved by going fast, anyway
Jay Jo I've never had an issue cutting too fast or too slow provided I still had good control over the saw... I would think that cutting speed is more of an issue for power hack-saws or bandsaws.
I don't see why, cutting is cutting. It was just what I've been told, and makes sense in theory since going too fast burns out tools, but I rarely touch hacksaws. You'd know better if it makes much difference. I guess next time, I can just power through it quick, good to know!
Jay Jo With power tools (like a bandsaw) there's definitely such a thing as 'too fast'. I don't think I'm fast enough by hand to reach that point though! :) I would try both ways and see what works best! My training has been very informal, so there's definitely a possibility I'm wrong!
Hand saw initially because it's much cheaper than buying a power saw. For small stuff in the shop I will still use a hacksaw even though I have a bandsaw, just because it's faster to do it right there at my bench! Staying in shape never hurts either!
I'm trying to cut ClosetMaid wire shelving with a 12 inch 18 tooth hacksaw with no success, so probably need finer blade. And I was doing everything else wrong. Your video is very helpful!
Hey Julie! A finer blade will probably help, but for small wire like that an abrasive cutoff wheel in an angle grinder or dremel might be a better approach!
I should clarify too: when I say that I *barely* consider myself a knifemaker I just mean that I'm very aware of how much there still is to learn... The metallurgy, design, advanced heat-treatments, etc... Even though I've been a professional programmer for many years, I still barely consider myself a programmer as well! I guess that's just the way I tend to think about things! Even at the end of a lifetime learning about something, there is still more to learn!
why cant the blade be mounted backwards from what you suggest, like japanese saws that cut on the pull stroke? that way you would need less tension and it would be less likely that the blade would break. thanks for your videos. you have quite the setup in your shop and produce amazing looking knives. i especially loved the videos comparing the steels and testing corby fasteners- things I couldnt afford to test as one who isn't professional.
I have never tried it the other way. You would still need a fair bit of tension either way, but you can certainly try it! Glad the videos have been helpful!
Super video! The hacksaw you are using appears different than the saw in your link. Do you recall the make of your saw used in the video? Thank you sir!
When I was in metal work class many moons ago there was another student there that could make short work of anything with a hacksaw, he showed me how he done it, on the forward stroke as he went about half the length of the blade he raised his fore hand and lowered his aft hand and done the opposite coming back he also leaned into it a little more on that forward halfway point, if you can imagine a horizontal oval movement, not sure of the proper term, I could cut better than I could before but he was champ, no one could out perform him in that class using a hacksaw. Unfortunately he was not great at anything else that I can remember of lol.
Nice, the technique makes sens, I think I do something a little similar with shifting my weight, not as pronounced with the angle though I don't think...
Funny enough this morning I was thinking about it and realised, modern jig saws have this incorporated into their design called a pendulum action, Usually three settings, If you have or ever have the chance to use one try the difference between the settings, a little rougher on the cut on full mode but twice as quick. different materials will vary I think.
This may seem like a random question but what type of exercise would you recommend at using a hacksaw. I'm currently not in great shape and my arms get sore when using a hacksaw... I'm sure over time I'll build stamina, strength, and a more efficient technique when using a hacksaw.
Great Video! I am currently making my first knife and I'm using only a hacksaw and files but the hacksaw takes me quite a bit longer. What kind of oil where you using in the video? I've heard of using oil to help make faster cuts with the hacksaw, but wasn't sure if it was oil specifically for hacksaws or WD40. I can't wait to see your filing video. You should definitely include some info on your filing jig too. Thanks a bunch for the great video and information.
Great video. I've got a little experience as a manual machinist, but have decided to give a go of tool making with all hand tools. I'm making various things for my hand tool woodshop and tinkering. I recently bought the Klein high tension hacksaw to start making some brass bench dogs. Can you recommend a high quality brand of files?
Wanted to say thank you for all your amazing videos and was hoping you could recommend a good line of files I was wanting to invest in a set an was wanting to know what brand you prefer thanks and please keep up with the videos JP
JP Taylor No worries! Glad they're useful! I like Grobet brand files, they're inexpensive and seem well made. You can get them in the US from reidsupply.com/
Unfortunately I don't think a hacksaw is the right tool for the job.. an angle grinder with an abrasive cutting disk would make quick work of it though!
Hey Gough, I noticed you linked to a 12" hacksaw, but 10" blades. I was just wondering if this was intentional or not. Always a great video btw can't wait for the next one
Hey mate! I believe that hacksaw should take either length blade, many of them do. Double check before buying though! I prefer the shorter blades as they're stiffer, but either works well!
Ok now I'm pretty sure that the piece of saw blade I cut was hardened or something because you went through that thick piece of steel like it was nothing. Oh and trust me cutting that saw blade was hell!!! Took me like 3 days to make the ninja star I wanted!!!
I guess it depends on what you mean by 'work'. An aluminum knife blade will never hold an edge like a quality steel would... It will still take an edge for some period of time though. There are plenty of knives made of Titanium. They don't hold an edge as well as steel but they're often liked because they're lightweight and totally corrosion resistant...
Thank you! Someone who is not only a subject-matter expert but also knows how to present content properly and teach with two examples of technique! This is almost unheard of on most youtube videos even when presented by professionals. OMG, I am in awe! Thank you, thank you, thank you. Signed, an instructional designer.
Thanks very much for the kind words mate!
Why is TH-cam recommending this gem of a video 11 years later?
Thank you for the upload!
Just picked up a hacksaw for apprenticeship electrical work. I haven't cut metal before but know the importance of good instruction on use and technique for even the simplest tools. Awesome job.
Thanks Juan!
What a beautiful thing, to give clear and accurate tutorials on something as simple as a hacksaw. I'm 62 and I learned a couple of things. I love that anyone can learn to be a maker now. Thanks.
Awesome! Really glad you found the video helpful! And yes I agree that the internet is amazing for learning so many things!
Thanks mate! It's amazing how nearly every tool has many more things to know about it than we first see...
Thanks, I just started my apprenticeship as an apprentice plumber. I always wondered why my boss cut his copper pipe in a matter of seconds, while I took so long and my hacksaw kept getting stuck/caught because I was drawing back with pressuure and getting told off for taking too long :P Awesome vid!
Nice mate! Glad the video was helpful and I can only commend you for doing your research and learning more about your tools!
dont you cut it with this wheel wich goes around and wich you can tighten?
Glad you found the video helpful! The oil I use is heavy mineral oil, the type sold as grocery/drug stores as a laxative. It works well and has the additional benefit of not being poisonous.
I started shooting the filing and filing jig videos yesterday! I'm hoping they'll be ready by the end of the week. I'm also going to start shooting a tutorial on making a kitchen knife in the next few days!
Apprentice electrician here! Hacksaws are highly underrated for cutting metal nowadays. I've seen old guys with hacksaws who can keep up with a sawzall or portaband. Good instructional!
Hey Jimmy! Yes I agree! A good hacksaw is hard to beat for small jobs!
Jimmy Crackcorn I do a lot of electrical work and almost always use a hacksaw to cut conduit. Mostly it's because the hacksaw is alot lighter than a reciprocating saw and fits in my tool bag
I guess I've done a number of different things! Knifemaking has been one of the few things that I've been interested in nearly my whole life, it keeps drawing me back!
Can I just say what a good and generous guy you are? Thanks for all the great tips and info!
dude your videos are SO helpful!
Thanks!
Good to hear mate!
I always get little blessures on my hands when I use a saw... The handle is always uncomfortable.. I sometimes use some foramspray in a little plastic bag and let it dry arround the handle with my hand squeezing it. Takes 5 minutes but gives you a better grip and you can use the saw longer
AWESOME video again Aaron! Liked
A few more tips: if you look around you can get 14 tpi blades which are perfect for aluminium! I do a lot of hacksawing in all sorts of materials and I find that it is much more convenient to have 4 hacksaws set up with 14,18,24 and 32 tpi blades ready to use. If you want to cut close to a line then you will find that if you modify the hacksaw by removing the blade holding pins and drilling out the holes to fit the biggest cap head that will fit the hole in the blade, then securing the blade with a cap head and nut. The increase in rigidity is very beneficial. In the past I have cut many 2 inch (50mm) square pieces of mild steel, this really teaches you to hacksaw in the most efficient way!
+William Skinner Nice tips william!
Aaron, I really appreciate all your vids. You obviously think them through before beginning, and you do an excellent, precise job of clearly explaining things. I have found your group of content subjects quite helpful. Thanks a lot brother!
+Don Davis Hey Don! Really glad to hear they've been helpful mate!
Just plain awesome!. Thank you for teaching us the proper technique.
Great dissertation on hack saw use- When I was an apprentice diver I was taught how to cut steel, we where doing marine construction,at that point I had been indoctrinated on terrestrial cutting using torches, brocos and even old gas torches grinders and welders., On the day of water cutting, I kitted up, chief came out of the tool shed with a hack saw, after giving a similar description that you just did he had me cut steel in kit on land no lubricant then under water, lesson learned.
Enjoying your instructions on hand tool techniques.
Danny Morehouse Thanks Danny, hope they're helpful!
Thanks mate! Always good to have people chime in and let me know I'm not steering people wrong!
Pretty crazy job you have! I've heard underwater construction can be very dangerous...
I really liked the video. You are teaching things that used to be taught in shop classes years ago. Now there aren’t any of those classes in high school, so keep up the good work. Keep teaching
Cheers mate, will do!
It would be understandable, it not a terribly exciting topic on the face of it! Thanks for taking the time to watch it!
great clear narration, no padding just clear information.
Glad you liked it mate!
So glad I found this video. Perfect in every way and just what I needed. These very basic but important aspects of selecting and using tools are often skipped right over. I'll be watching the others you've done on files, etc. Thank you!
I just replaced the blade on my hacksaw and, holy cow, did it make a difference. I made more cutting progress in the past 30 minutes than I did in several hours over the past few days. The old blade wasn't a bi-metal one, and I had worn it down rather severely trying to cut through steel barstock.
+SimplePhil Nice! Amazing how much of a difference a nice blade makes eh!
Thanks mate. I'm planning videos on Kydex sheath making, the filing jig, making a chef's knife, and also some videos of the steel comparison tests that I have planned. There'll be a lot of snapped and damaged knives during those tests! Should be fun!
Very well presented. Learned how to correctly use a hacksaw for different tasks. Thank you.
No worries mate, glad the video was helpful!
Hey Patrick! I haven't always been a knifemaker, no... I still *barely* consider myself a knifemaker now :D
I'm actually a computer programmer for my day job, but I've always loved working with my hands. I've worked in a factory making guitars, and I've also worked as a hand (assistant) for a carpenter renovating houses. I was taught by a master knifemaker named Neil Charity for a brief period when I was younger. I'm slowly learning to be a machinist as well which is great fun!
I was having trouble with my hack saw, but then after a lot of cutting I realize that the blade was installed the wrong way around.
+metallitech That will definitely do it!
@@GoughCustom so in what direction are the blades supposed to be facing?
@@jaimemorales852 the teeth should be pointing forwards
@@aarongough8284 And downward too. Don't forget that part...
Panel hacksaws are the best.
To make one you need steel ribbons (about 9/16ths or 14mm wide), micarta frames, rivets, bolts and recycled handsaws (discard that old handle).
Drilling is important, so lube your bit very often when drilling though a piece of handsaw. Made of spring steel and as for ribbons, cut them short. Then drill two holes on each ribbon and rivet your hacksaw blade to those bottom holes.
Another good video from Mr. Gough. The number of people who know how to properly use a hack saw is few and far between; this video is a first I have seen that properly explains the use of the saw and the blade types. The angled blade feature is something I never thought of, clever! I have an older Nicholson hack saw that is the type you squeeze the grip to add tension to the blade, may not be the best way but it seems to work well.The point about a good vice is and understatement; the more you can spend on a good vice the better off look at used Wiltons vices on E Bay.Thanks.
+Peter M Hey Peter! Glad you liked the video!
I think hacksaws are a great, versatile, tool for any workshop! I know they've helped me a lot with things I wanted to make!
Thanks for the feedback and the tip!
Definitely! That is actually already on my to-do list! Should be up soon.
Agree not only are you an engineer, scientist, artist but, my new teacher.. if more of my teachers where like you I could have learned something ~~, Bless you Aaron
Thanks mate, glad it helped!
Gough Custom nice video! When can I order a knife? I tried ordering one last summer
RAPTURE READY Over the next few months I should have a lot more knives available!
Gough Custom sweet! Will I be able to order one of your original knives? I'd like the 5 inch
RAPTURE READY Sorry mate, I don't have any plans to continue making the 5" version. I think it's a little too long as a utility knife, tip control is better with the shorter knives.
I never realized that about hacksaws, great tip!
Glad the video was helpful Zack!
When I started out I found I would get very tired and sore too... It only took me maybe 2-3 weeks before I didn't feel it anymore though. At that point in time I was sawing/filing/sanding for maybe 3 hours a day.
If you're doing it less often then unfortunately our body may not adapt in a reasonable time-frame. I would recommend just doing the hand-work that you're doing as often as possible, your body will get used to in time!
I'll probably be shooting it tomorrow, so it will be on it's way soon!
Yes, saw blades would normally be hardened... Then only reasonable way to work something like that with hand tools would be to 'anneal' them first. Have a look around the net for 'annealing' as you'll find it's pretty easy to do and will make the steel soft and workable.
Thank you. I never realized how many skills are need to build a flintlock rifle.
Interesting, thankyou! I’m pretty new to tools like this so this is really useful to me. Appreciate the clear, detailed advice 👌🏼😊
Straight and to the point. Didn't waste a lot of time.
Glad you liked the video!
here's a free tip from Sheffield England. If your right handed use the right hand side of the vice. Left handed use the left side. This means when you complete the cut and the saw follows through there's less chance that you will take the skin off your knuckles on the material that's left in the vice.
Thanks! Good tip!
also if you buy a hacksaw with a hollow frame(most are)you can can keep spare blades inside.
Thanks for the video, it was very informative as I am completely a novice at using any tools! I need help and this videos helped to choose a decent hacksaw and to use it correctly!
Glad to hear the video was helpful mate! Best of luck!
Fair enough! I'd like to have a go at that at some point too!
Thanks very informative and clearly explained 👍
Glad it was helpful!
Great video - really thorough explanation, thank you. Silly question maybe but why is he wearing yellow tinted glasses? Does it make it easier to see detail?
Holy crap! I had always believed hacksaws to be shrouded in mystery. Thank you!
Thanks, i didnt realize how much i needed to know
You might want to double check your hacksaw blades. For cutting 1/4" 440C I would be using 10" 18TPI bi-metal blade... If you're using a finer blade, or one that isn't bi-metal then it's quite likely the blade is making your life hard! Also make sure it's a fresh blade!
Best of luck mate!
No worries mate! Hope it was helpful!
I subscribed to the channel after the first video I seen from him, great vid's gough, I bet you have awesome muscles in your right arm from all the bevel filing and all the manual work you do on your knives lol, great stuff man...
Cheers!
Great video. I did not know there was so much to know about the hacksaw. Thanks for the video.
By far the best knife maker on TH-cam.
Great information. You have earned my subscription. Very professional. Thank you.
for sure you'd be knackered after 5 mins of sawing hahaha nice vid
+Nick Kosovac It's good exercise!
Great video, only thing you forgot is cutting speed. I was always taught about 50-80 strokes per minute depending on the material and blade length. By that, when you cut the O2 you were going fast..but then, wearing out the blade a bit too quick is probably worth the time saved by going fast, anyway
Jay Jo I've never had an issue cutting too fast or too slow provided I still had good control over the saw... I would think that cutting speed is more of an issue for power hack-saws or bandsaws.
I don't see why, cutting is cutting. It was just what I've been told, and makes sense in theory since going too fast burns out tools, but I rarely touch hacksaws. You'd know better if it makes much difference.
I guess next time, I can just power through it quick, good to know!
Jay Jo With power tools (like a bandsaw) there's definitely such a thing as 'too fast'. I don't think I'm fast enough by hand to reach that point though! :)
I would try both ways and see what works best! My training has been very informal, so there's definitely a possibility I'm wrong!
No such thing as too fast with a hand tool. That only applies to a band saw.
Hand saw initially because it's much cheaper than buying a power saw. For small stuff in the shop I will still use a hacksaw even though I have a bandsaw, just because it's faster to do it right there at my bench! Staying in shape never hurts either!
I'm trying to cut ClosetMaid wire shelving with a 12 inch 18 tooth hacksaw with no success, so probably need finer blade. And I was doing everything else wrong. Your video is very helpful!
Hey Julie! A finer blade will probably help, but for small wire like that an abrasive cutoff wheel in an angle grinder or dremel might be a better approach!
I should clarify too: when I say that I *barely* consider myself a knifemaker I just mean that I'm very aware of how much there still is to learn... The metallurgy, design, advanced heat-treatments, etc... Even though I've been a professional programmer for many years, I still barely consider myself a programmer as well! I guess that's just the way I tend to think about things! Even at the end of a lifetime learning about something, there is still more to learn!
Thanks mate! Glad you found in helpful!
Thanks man you just saved me soo much time and money.
Gonna make your file jig as well.
Thanks.
Nice! Best of luck!
I almost passed this video up...and like your other videos, i learned something. :) thanks for taking the time!
why cant the blade be mounted backwards from what you suggest, like japanese saws that cut on the pull stroke? that way you would need less tension and it would be less likely that the blade would break. thanks for your videos. you have quite the setup in your shop and produce amazing looking knives. i especially loved the videos comparing the steels and testing corby fasteners- things I couldnt afford to test as one who isn't professional.
I have never tried it the other way. You would still need a fair bit of tension either way, but you can certainly try it!
Glad the videos have been helpful!
Its difficult to follow marking.
thank you sir it is very use full to learn students
Pnvv Prasad No worries mate!
Super informative and helpful nice work!
Super video! The hacksaw you are using appears different than the saw in your link. Do you recall the make of your saw used in the video? Thank you sir!
Looking forward to it.
Always enjoy your instructional vids, etc.
thanks for the detailed video !!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank You for a very helpful video.
+SnapnRide no worries mate!
Cheers! Glad it was helpful!
Hi,
I'd be interested in seeing you turn an old rusty metal work file into a work of art only using extremely basic tools.
cheers
Jake
Excellent videos! My family name (Mothers' side) is Gough which I thought was very cool to see also :)
Thanks Patrick!
When I was in metal work class many moons ago there was another student there that could make short work of anything with a hacksaw, he showed me how he done it, on the forward stroke as he went about half the length of the blade he raised his fore hand and lowered his aft hand and done the opposite coming back he also leaned into it a little more on that forward halfway point, if you can imagine a horizontal oval movement, not sure of the proper term, I could cut better than I could before but he was champ, no one could out perform him in that class using a hacksaw. Unfortunately he was not great at anything else that I can remember of lol.
Nice, the technique makes sens, I think I do something a little similar with shifting my weight, not as pronounced with the angle though I don't think...
Funny enough this morning I was thinking about it and realised, modern jig saws have this incorporated into their design called a pendulum action, Usually three settings, If you have or ever have the chance to use one try the difference between the settings, a little rougher on the cut on full mode but twice as quick. different materials will vary I think.
No worries mate!
awesome skills mate & thanks for all the knowledgeable videos
You sir " ARE A MAGICIAN" god level knife maker ,i love it:D
Thanks very much Mark!
Interesting suggestion! Do you have any particular information you'd like to know?
Great content man thank you
Thanks mate, glad it was helpful!
Absolutely please do a video on Files brother!
Great video. I have a hacksaw flush cutting jig video you might want to see.
+Bob Cartwright Thanks Bob, I will check it out!
You didn't mention the direction of the teeth of blade when you fix it on saw, plz tell.
Hey Varun! I did actually mention it, they should be pointing forward!
Yes thank you. Why do you choose a hand saw over power is it for heat reasons or just staying in shape lol
This may seem like a random question but what type of exercise would you recommend at using a hacksaw. I'm currently not in great shape and my arms get sore when using a hacksaw... I'm sure over time I'll build stamina, strength, and a more efficient technique when using a hacksaw.
i used circular toothless saw to cut metal, does the blade risk breaking?
Great Video! I am currently making my first knife and I'm using only a hacksaw and files but the hacksaw takes me quite a bit longer. What kind of oil where you using in the video? I've heard of using oil to help make faster cuts with the hacksaw, but wasn't sure if it was oil specifically for hacksaws or WD40.
I can't wait to see your filing video. You should definitely include some info on your filing jig too. Thanks a bunch for the great video and information.
cant wait, cheers for the quick reply
Thank you!
You're very welcome!
Great video. I've got a little experience as a manual machinist, but have decided to give a go of tool making with all hand tools. I'm making various things for my hand tool woodshop and tinkering. I recently bought the Klein high tension hacksaw to start making some brass bench dogs. Can you recommend a high quality brand of files?
I like Grobet brand files the best but they are hard to find. Nicholson and Sandvik are good too.
I am loving your videos! Thank you for posting such helpful vids! :D Totally subscribing to you!
Thanks! Glad they've been helpful!
Yeah I hear that mate! Thanks again.
Awesome! Thanks
No worries mate!
thank you so so much
No worries at all!
Thanks, good information to know!
Definitely you are most preffered teacher! :)
Wanted to say thank you for all your amazing videos and was hoping you could recommend a good line of files I was wanting to invest in a set an was wanting to know what brand you prefer thanks and please keep up with the videos
JP
JP Taylor No worries! Glad they're useful!
I like Grobet brand files, they're inexpensive and seem well made. You can get them in the US from reidsupply.com/
Very good thank you, Sir
No worries mate!
Any tips for sawing a quite hard spring steel sheet of about 1.5mm?
Unfortunately I don't think a hacksaw is the right tool for the job.. an angle grinder with an abrasive cutting disk would make quick work of it though!
Hey Gough, I noticed you linked to a 12" hacksaw, but 10" blades. I was just wondering if this was intentional or not. Always a great video btw can't wait for the next one
Hey mate! I believe that hacksaw should take either length blade, many of them do. Double check before buying though! I prefer the shorter blades as they're stiffer, but either works well!
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Ok now I'm pretty sure that the piece of saw blade I cut was hardened or something because you went through that thick piece of steel like it was nothing. Oh and trust me cutting that saw blade was hell!!! Took me like 3 days to make the ninja star I wanted!!!
Thanks 😊
You're welcome mate!
Great video :-) Thank you.
No worries!
Just a quick and stupid question. Would an aluminum knife blade work or would it be too weak?
I guess it depends on what you mean by 'work'. An aluminum knife blade will never hold an edge like a quality steel would... It will still take an edge for some period of time though. There are plenty of knives made of Titanium. They don't hold an edge as well as steel but they're often liked because they're lightweight and totally corrosion resistant...