I tried many different blades.
Copper sheet scroll saw.
Glued between 1 8 baltic birch plywood.
Sheets can be taped between pieces of 1 8 plywood to prevent burrs on the underside keep shavings under control and protect the saw table.
A scroll saw is known for its ability to make very intricate curves when cutting materials such as wood metal plexiglass and a variety of other materials.
Not to mention the marble tablets found in the basement of a museum in beirut lebanon in the same year that the copper scroll was found 1952.
It states specifically that at the time of jeremiah five men hid great treasures from the temple of solomon and recorded their hiding places on a copper sheet.
And what s more you can cut through a single sheet or even a stack of them with such a scroll.
Now i was using sheet copper from a exterior metal fabrication shop not a copper penny so it may be a softer copper.
I bought a scroll saw 16 rbi hawk last year and well i don t know if it was the best investment for my studio.
From everything i could find copper is just too soft to scroll clean.
If you are absolutely dedicated to doing so use a slow speed setting make sure the blade is properly lubricated and feed the.
Http amzn to 2llainv 18 gauge copper sheet.
Does anyone on here use copper or aluminum sheet for earrings and small ornaments.
It is like 26 gauge copper about 018 thick.
Although possible it is very difficult and not recommended.
My problem is cutting down the sheets from hobby lobby.
Ugh any advice.
With skip tooth blades you can use your scroll saw to cut through virtually any kind of metal from copper to brass cold rolled steel bronze and aluminum sheet.
Breaking blades loud noises all very scary and hard to get used to.
Equipped with a metal cutting blade the scroll saw can cut soft metal such as copper silver brass and aluminum up to 1 8 thick as well as 1 8 brass rod.
Or anyone in seattle wanna buy it.
Sort of like removing fuzzies from a wood project.
Harder metals should not be cut using a scroll saw.
The scroll saw is equipped with a very fine blade enabling the saw to cut delicately and more easily compared to power jigsaws and hand coping saws.
My intention was to use it to cut out many pieces at once but i m finding it difficult cutting even one sheet of 16g.
It is in fact perfect for cutting soft metal up to 1 8th of an inch in thickness.
It cuts but there is some cleanup involved after the cutting is done.