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HSS hacksaw blades

leafy
leafy Posts: 44 Forumite
in In my home (includes DIY) MoneySaving
HI there everyone
just had a query didnt know who to ask really
i want to buy a HSS Hacksaw blade 12" 18tpi however wherever i search it says HSS bi metal
just wondering whether theyre the same or better than just HSS
Thanks

Comments

  • anotherbaldrick
    anotherbaldrick Posts: 2,335 Forumite
    edited 4 May 2011 at 4:22PM
    It means the edge with the teeth for about 1/8" is High Speed Steel and it is the rest of the blade is lesser metal the two being bonded (electron beam welded) together. Not usually a problem for the user and far less likely to snap in rough use.
    You scullion! You rampallian! You fustilarian! I’ll tickle your catastrophe (Henry IV part 2)
  • Gloomendoom
    Gloomendoom Posts: 16,551 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Bimetal are superior.

    Wholly HSS blades are so brittle that you will end up screaming with frustration.
  • 27col
    27col Posts: 6,554 Forumite
    Bi-Metal blades are preferable as they are more flexible and not so prone to breakage.
    I can afford anything that I want.
    Just so long as I don't want much.
  • iamcornholio
    iamcornholio Posts: 1,900 Forumite
    HSS blades are so 1940's

    Get some silicone/bi-metal/flexible blades which don't shatter as soon as you do the first stroke
  • anotherbaldrick
    anotherbaldrick Posts: 2,335 Forumite
    iamcornholio wrote: »
    HSS blades are so 1940's

    Get some silicone/bi-metal/flexible blades which don't shatter as soon as you do the first stroke

    All HSS blades were the only type available when I started as an apprentice. You had to learn how to nurse the blade when using it and not jam it , especially when cutting a piece of grey cast iron guttering.
    You scullion! You rampallian! You fustilarian! I’ll tickle your catastrophe (Henry IV part 2)
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