Why is my down stroke(cutting) easier than my up stroke, which doesn't have to cut the metal?
2007-08-04 08:27:15 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
you could have the blade in backwards,also they bend easily if you aren't keeping perfectly straight
2007-08-04 08:31:24 · answer #1 · answered by chris 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cutting- Hacksaw with a Fine tooth blade (18, 22, 30) teeth per inch. The harder the material the more teeth per inch you want. Make sure the teeth are facing forward. Hacksaws cut on the push stroke, not the pull stroke. Make sure the blade is under tension in the handle. You can adjust this and the blade shouldn't be too loose. Use a sulpher based cutting oil. You can use "tapping oil" for steel if that is all you can find. Put the angle iron in a vise and clamp it down. Then clamp the vise to the bench top. Put most of your pressure on the push stroke. release pressure when you pull back, the saw isn't cutting then.
2007-08-04 15:59:19 · answer #2 · answered by Ceasar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most blades have the teeth angled from 1 direction, and pulling it back to start is the safest. Your down stroke isn't really cutting much because the teeth do not grab as much.
2007-08-04 21:31:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The teeth should be facing away from you. Hold the front of the saw with one hand and, the rear with the other. On the forward stroke, give it slight pressure, you'll get the hang of it, on the return stroke, lift slightly. Kind of "rock" with it.
2007-08-04 15:47:31 · answer #4 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its possible that you have the blade in backwards. The teeth of the blade should be slanting away from the handle.
2007-08-04 15:43:11 · answer #5 · answered by Mario Savio 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is the way we saw...some people do better on the up stroke, You would need to reverse the blade.......
2007-08-04 15:39:17 · answer #6 · answered by dorton girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Turn the blade around,it's backwards.
2007-08-04 18:58:42 · answer #7 · answered by Sandyspacecase 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋