North America Cheap hacksaw blades wanted

[David_R8]

I need about 45 12" hacksaw blades to make the cutting bed for my laser.
I thought Princess Auto would would have cheap bulk blades but no luck. Amazon has packs of 10 but delivery is March 31 to April 25 :O
Does anyone know of a source?

 

[PeterT]

What is important in this regard - the 12" length or existing end holes or saw tooth profile or HSS or? For example could you buy a bandsaw spool & cut what you need? Or if sawtooth wasnt important a spool of feeler gauge?

 

[David_R8]

It's the dimensions; 1/2 x 12 with holes in either end, and straightness of the blades. The thinness of the blades is also important as the laser beam will reflect back off a thicker piece.
This is what I'm trying to make.

 

[DmechDesign]

Not super cheap but grainger has a 100pk for $127, shipping is usually like $10 for me in Ontario

 

[PeterT]

I see.
Well KBC is close although the dreaded shipping fee but 45*2.79=131$ & they have lots of stock, various TPI to choose if thats important. Will the paint affect anything?

 

[DmechDesign]

Found this one

https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/...pk-0585503p.html?rq=hacksaw%2520blade&loc=plp

 

[140mower]

Sometimes the dollar store has some cheap stuff like that in their hardware section. Probably about all a dollar store blade would be good for..... Hopefully the holes are close...

 

[David_R8]

Sometimes the dollar store has some cheap stuff like that in their hardware section. Probably about all a dollar store blade would be good for..... Hopefully the holes are close...

Oh good idea. I have a dollar store nearby.

 

[PeterT]

aluminum honeycomb would probably burn I assume?

 

[whydontu]

24 in my never-throw-anything-away pile. Happy to mail them to you

 

[David_R8]

Actually al

aluminum honeycomb would probably burn I assume?

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Actually that is the material that's used in CO2 lasers as they can't cut metal.
I'm planning to sell this machine so don't want to pour a whack of cash into it.
But I will use a honeycomb bed on my next laser build.

 

[rodm1]

Thanks OP for the help the Email worked!! These may work but shipping may not they do have cheaper ones.

24 tooth - 100 pk - High Speed Bahco Hacksaw Blades - 12" (861120)

24T - 100 pk - High Speed Hacksaw Blades - 12"

www.harryepstein.com

 

[Dan Dubeau]

Steel banding strap. We throw out so much of that stuff, I'm always finding new uses for it because I'm a hoarder lol. Parallel keepers, thin parallels mag chuck blocking for small parts, etc Know any warehouses around? go an ask to buy a few feet, or mcmaster or Uline.
https://www.mcmaster.com/products/banding-straps/

 

[David_R8]

Steel banding strap. We throw out so much of that stuff, I'm always finding new uses for it because I'm a hoarder lol. Parallel keepers, thin parallels mag chuck blocking for small parts, etc Know any warehouses around? go an ask to buy a few feet, or mcmaster or Uline.
https://www.mcmaster.com/products/banding-straps/

Is it straight when cut into smaller pieces?

 

[Dan Dubeau]

Yes, it's very springy and wants to stay straight when it comes off the roll, but will bend easily without breaking. I think it would be perfectly serviceable for what you need it to do and it's a logistics waste product once it's served it's purpose. Maybe even a trip to the local box store might produce enough from the dumpster.

 

[David_R8]

I have a Home Depot nearby so I'll drop by and see what they have.

 

[YotaBota]

Princess Auto.

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www.princessauto.com

 

[David_R8]

Princess Auto.

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www.princessauto.com

Oh hey those could work!

 

[mechaform]

Like a fool, I visited this place in Kitchener without a list of doodads I needed for various projects.
K-W Surplus
A surprising assortment of things in the building. Don't know if they ship...

 

[Janger]

What about cutting up a bunch of 18 gauge sheet metal? On a shear. Metal S. Mart ?