hacksaw miter box?

A286 · Oct 3, 2006

I've been looking for a miter box to use with a hacksaw in order to make right angle and 45 degree cuts on small pieces of steel and aluminum stock. I have used a miter box design to cut wood, but the kerf on this box is too wide for the thin hacksaw blade and a less than ideal cut is the result.

Is there a miter box dedicated to a hacksaw and where can I obtain one?

Alan Smith · Oct 3, 2006

Well applying your woodworking comparison a good joiner would make his own mitre box by carefully laying out and cutting so I'm sure that the same could be applied here. I take it you don't have access to a chop saw or bandsaw??

David/toledo · Oct 3, 2006

They are about fouty $ try a carpet supply place. If you don't fined one let me know. I have a place localy that I can get them.
David

Racer Al · Oct 3, 2006

You could add a "zero clearance" insert made out of Delrin or bearing bronze to a wooden miter box.

Also, hobby shops have little tiny ones for building balsa wood models.

rivett608 · Oct 3, 2006

Goodell Pratt used to make one...... they show up reasonably at auction from time to time... including ebay..... they sell for $ 50 to 150 depending on how much original paint is left on them. Here is a catalog page showing one....

hack saw miter box

kendall · Oct 3, 2006

sears sells a woodworking miter box craftsman name, that uses a saw almost identical to a hacksaw,
quick search popped it up, Craftsman 36344,direct link was huge so didn't paste it here, but here's a link to silly bobs site, the box is shown towards the bottom.

http://www.bobvila.com/Shop/Miter_Boxes-Hand_Tools_Carpentry-Tools-1.html

Ken.

matt_isserstedt · Oct 3, 2006

I would make some slotted, and hardened flat stock pieces. Similar in concept to the blade guides on a bandsaw, but not angled towards the direction of blade travel (perpendicular to it).

The idea is that the kerf/guide is adjustable for angluar alignment and also for width of the kerf.

Home the bolts when you are ready for a test.

You may be able to base this on some heavy-wall square steel box tubing with appropriate pieces cut away.

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