http://www.artmetal.com/tags/cutting The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.artmetal.com/blog/steve_lee/2010/08/looking_for_advice_on_bending_and_cutting_silicon_bronze <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <p>Hello<br /> I'm a new member (15 min ago) but have enjoyed reading posts on this site for some time. I am a furniture designer / builder working on a sculptural furniture project using 1/8" silicon bronze sheets (c65500). I have very little experience working with this stuff apart from some small castings for an antique sailboat. I was wondering it is possible to make small cuts (16" max) in the 1/8" sheet with a jigsaw or a low-speed circular saw made for metal with a blade for non-ferrous metals. Would work-hardening be too much of a problem?</p> <br class="clear-both" /><!-- google_ad_section_end --> <p><a href="http://www.artmetal.com/blog/steve_lee/2010/08/looking_for_advice_on_bending_and_cutting_silicon_bronze">read more</a></p> http://www.artmetal.com/blog/steve_lee/2010/08/looking_for_advice_on_bending_and_cutting_silicon_bronze#comment bending cutting silicon bronze Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:48:29 -0500 Steve Lee 10241 at http://www.artmetal.com http://www.artmetal.com/blog/dawnebryant/2009/09/new_to_art_metal_and_wanting_to_learn_learn_learn_and_make_new_friends <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <p>I am new to artmetal and I hope to make new friends and learn more about working with metal. </p> <p>I have worked as a bench jeweler in the past and just recently set up a custom jewelry design/repair shop in a caboose in the Sandhills of Nebraska.</p> <br class="clear-both" /><!-- google_ad_section_end --> <p><a href="http://www.artmetal.com/blog/dawnebryant/2009/09/new_to_art_metal_and_wanting_to_learn_learn_learn_and_make_new_friends">read more</a></p> http://www.artmetal.com/blog/dawnebryant/2009/09/new_to_art_metal_and_wanting_to_learn_learn_learn_and_make_new_friends#comment Art copper cutting forming Gold jewelry metalsmithing silver soldering Sun, 06 Sep 2009 02:12:25 -0500 dawnebryant 8783 at http://www.artmetal.com http://www.artmetal.com/blog/copperjoe/2009/06/bandsaw_blade_for_copper <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <p>Hi all,</p> <p> I have been trying to find a bandsaw blade for my vertical bandsaw and have not had any luck. I called my local metal supplier and he could not find what I needed either, so I was wondering if anyone knew of somewhere I could find what I am looking for. I am cutting 1" thick copper (about 25 30ga.sheets stacked)and I need a 1/4" blade 92"long with 6tpi. I am trying to cut out multiple patterns at once and the blade that I got from Lowe's just won't stand up to the job. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!</p> <br class="clear-both" /><!-- google_ad_section_end --> <p><a href="http://www.artmetal.com/blog/copperjoe/2009/06/bandsaw_blade_for_copper">read more</a></p> http://www.artmetal.com/blog/copperjoe/2009/06/bandsaw_blade_for_copper#comment bandsaw blade copper cutting Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:35:34 -0500 copperjoe 8383 at http://www.artmetal.com http://www.artmetal.com/blog/copperjoe/2008/11/cutting_out_multiple_patterns <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <p>Hi, I have searched this site and have not found an answer to my question so I thought that I would ask all the talented people here.</p> <p>My question is, "What is the best most economical and fastest way to cut multiple patterns?" I am working with 30ga. copper. I have a small shop and I have been cutting my patterns out one at a time with heavy duty scissors by tracing the pattern each time. I have also tried placing about 5 layers of copper sandwiched between thin plywood and cut it out on my scrollsaw. The problem with that is, I can't find any metal cutting scrollsaw blades. I went through 8 spiral blades and cut out 2 flower petals which would really be 10 petals total; it only took 1-1/2hrs!</p> <br class="clear-both" /><!-- google_ad_section_end --> <p><a href="http://www.artmetal.com/blog/copperjoe/2008/11/cutting_out_multiple_patterns">read more</a></p> http://www.artmetal.com/blog/copperjoe/2008/11/cutting_out_multiple_patterns#comment copper cutting pattterns Sat, 01 Nov 2008 08:34:06 -0500 copperjoe 7139 at http://www.artmetal.com http://www.artmetal.com/blog/allicat/2008/06/need_a_tip_welding_light_cast_to_square_cold_rolled <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <p>Working on a decorative gate, need to weld light cast disks to flat cold-rolled. I can't even cut this $#!t.</p> <br class="clear-both" /><!-- google_ad_section_end --> http://www.artmetal.com/blog/allicat/2008/06/need_a_tip_welding_light_cast_to_square_cold_rolled#comment cast iron cold rolled cutting welding Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:35:06 -0500 AlliCat 6178 at http://www.artmetal.com