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Coping saws are used to remove complicated shapes and cut curves in
wood and plastic.
The blade is held in a frame and may be easily replaced if broken.
The teeth of the blade point backwards towards the handle.
The saw cuts on the pull stroke and not on the forward stroke. This is
because the blade is too flexible (bendy) to be pushed.
The blade can be angled in the frame if the frame gets in the way when
cutting larger sheet materials.
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The abrafile has a toothed, circular blade that
fits into a frame. Abrafile blades can fit into a
hacksaw frame using a pair of adaptors.
Abrafiles are used to cut out curves and
rounded shapes from sheet metal. Abrafiles
are very good at cutting wall tiles
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Tenon saws are used to make straight cuts in wood and
occasionally some plastics.
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This type of saw has a stiff back and is suitable for detailed
cuts. The saws without this type of stiff back are more flexible
and are designed to cut large panels.
The tenon saw is generally used to cut woodwork joints.
The tenon saw is used with the bench hook.
The bench hook is used to support the piece of wood while
it is being cut. It hooks onto the edge of a bench. The saw
has 12-14 teeth every 25mm.
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When sawing saw as close to the vice as possible this stops
your work moving around too much. Guide the saw with
your finger slowly cut a grove in the metal that the blade
can follow.
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Files come in
many shapes and
sizes they can be
used to clean up,
shape or resize
the surface of
metal,
plastic
and.
Key Words
Engineers Vice
Files
Coping Saw
Abrafiles
Tenon Saw