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    Jim Crawford 1
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      Hello Gentlemen,

      Thank you all for your replies concerning the cutting stroke of power hacksaws. It has been quite interesting.

      Firstly, may I give my apologies for stuffing-up the sending of the original email. It just took off before I had finished the contents. Still don't know what happened.

      I am not a formally trained engineering person, so have had to find things out along the way. Hence a question,

      the answer of which, may seem so obvious to others. Thank you all for your various points of view.

      An observation was made that a power hacksaw may be outdated and a metal-cutting bandsaw would be a better proposition. I agree, if I was initially equipping my workshop. However I already have a power hacksaw which does a fine job and when the blades are beyond useful life, they are recycled into all manner of cutting tools.

      My best wishes,

      Jim Crawford

      Perth, Western Australia.

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      #206180
      Ian S C
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        @iansc

        An if you really want to get carried away with power hacksaws, the hot air engine is a Ross Yoke ALPHA type that will produce 5 Watts, maybe + a little. 20 minutes through a bit of 12.5 mm rebar. It uses a Junior hacksaw blade.

        Ian S CRoss Yoke motor

        #206181
        Michael Gilligan
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          @michaelgilligan61133

          Ian,

          That's sweet !!

          MichaelG.

          #206188
          davidsuffolk
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            @davidsuffolk

            I have an Axminster branded (Now Sieg) hacksaw and there are no clear instructions as to which way it cuts so I enquired and was told it is designed to cut on the pull stroke.

            #206248
            Neil Greenaway
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              @neilgreenaway71611

              I have a rapidor and it cuts on the forward stroke. At the end of the forward cutting stroke the saw frame will have risen to the top of an incline, and the dashpot oil/piston will hold the saw frame in a slightly elevated position during the return stroke (provided the oil bleed is set correctly on the dashpot. By the time the saw frame has returned to the start of the cutting stroke, the frame should have lowered itself ready for the next cutting stroke. The axis of the slide bars is at a slightly different angle than the axis of the blade from memory in order to give the correct geometry for the incline during cutting and holding the blade off the cut surface during the return stroke.

              I hope this makes sense.

              Neil.

              #206270
              Ian S C
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                @iansc

                MichaelG, if you / I have a hot air, or any engine, it should be put to work, try and flog the life out of it. Five years ago that motor with a generator attached ran a radio for a couple of days when we had a bit of an earth quake that sort of upset such thing as the power supply, I had a fresh bottle of LPG, and it was handy to keep up with news, "Yes I did have batteries for a radio, but why not do it differently.

                Ian S C

                #206296
                Michael Gilligan
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                  @michaelgilligan61133
                  Posted by Ian S C on 01/10/2015 11:26:19:

                  MichaelG, if you / I have a hot air, or any engine, it should be put to work, try and flog the life out of it. Five years ago that motor with a generator attached ran a radio for a couple of days when we had a bit of an earth quake that sort of upset such thing as the power supply, I had a fresh bottle of LPG, and it was handy to keep up with news, "Yes I did have batteries for a radio, but why not do it differently.

                  Ian S C

                  .

                  Great attitude, Ian star

                  MichaelG.

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                  Clive India
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                    Posted by davidsuffolk on 30/09/2015 12:01:32:

                    I have an Axminster branded (Now Sieg) hacksaw and there are no clear instructions as to which way it cuts so I enquired and was told it is designed to cut on the pull stroke.

                    That looks like a good machine, if a bit pricey. I have looked at this for a replacement for my Kennedy – longer cut. Has it worked out OK for you?

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