I have a hammer, now I need a saw!

[Luann Udell]

Now that I'm making my own closed jump rings.....  Cutting wire with a cutter and then filing and sanding each end flat got pretty tedious!

So if I want to coil my fine silver wire to make big rings faster, and cut through them with a saw.....

What kind of saw, and what kind of blades would you recommend?  I'll only be cutting through 16 and 18 gauge fine silver or sterling silver round wire.  I found your saw blades, just have no idea how to choose a size....

It never ends, does it?   

[Russ Nobbs]

No, it never ends, there's always another tool to make  your work easier, faster or cleaner.

All the frames and blades are together at this page.

Our 69-171 basic saw frame will do just fine on wire with the smaller 2.5 " depth.
If you want to get into piercing and sawing in sheet, by all means get the Swiss made 69-170. It's really a better saw frame and it's only a couple of bucks more. You'll want the added depth when you are sawing designs out of the middle of a sheet.

The finest 69-191-30 blade will give you the smoothest cut but it is the easiest to snap. (Don't throw the broken blade away! Shorten the saw frame and use the longest part of the saw blade by chucking it into the other side. (I'd sell more blades without that advice but you'd quickly figure it out on your own.) I used to find the shorter blade easier to control. The next finest one 69-191-20 will give almost as smooth a cut and is a little harder to snap.

[Metalman]

  I love acquiring new tools - it does never end but the best part is that metalsmithing tools last a life time. I am still happily using tools my mom got me when I was in high school [40 yrs ago]