Sawing Silver Sheet Metal

Choose from 16 gauge thick to 28 gauge thin silver sheet for piercing and sawing into custom shapes dapping doming soldering forming into bracelet cuffs and other fine craft applications.

Sawing silver sheet metal.

Japanese pattern earrings from the revere on goldsmithing dvd series. Use coarser blades for the best outcome when cutting straight lines. While both of these methods work for cutting larger bulk pieces of silver cutting smaller pieces requires a different type of saw. Smaller pieces are mainly used for making jewelry and the best way to cut silver in this instance is with a jewelry saw.

Mail order phone center mon. I default to size 2 0 saw blades for 22 gauge metal sheet and higher. Lean over a master s shoulder and watch as alan revere demonstrates dozens. Hold the saw frame between 90 and 45 degrees to your metal and start sawing.

8am 5 30pm mst 800 545 7968. Part 4 of volume 1. Sterling silver sheet metal is excellent for making special handcrafted jewelry pieces. Learn how to saw metal sheet.

24 gauge and thinner sheet is very useful for metal stamping and embossing. Pick up some finer blades when you want to tackle more intricate curved work. Less wobbling easier sawing. The finer teeth of the 4 0 blade make cutting thin metal much easier.

For 24 gauge sheet and thinner i jump down to 4 0. Choosing jeweler s saw blades. There are a variey of ways to cut silver. For less precise cuts metal shears cut sterling silver quickly.

These blades are suitable for use with sheet metal ranging from a 0 6mm to a 0 8mm thickness. Metal shears may resemble scissors or they may look more like small gardening shears. Use shears to cut a small piece of silver from a larger sheet for cutting with a jeweler s saw for cutting templates from a thin sheet of metal or for chain cutting. From elizabeth bone s book silversmithing for jewelry makers.

If you saw with too much force or try too hard you ll probably break a blade. Ingots are cut using metal cutting band saws while large pieces are cut using metal cutting reciprocating saws. Hold your metal in place on the bench pin with your non dominant hand. The cutting motion comes from the elbow not the wrist.

Always check the tension of your blade as a loose blade is more likely to break.