From: "Arvid Jedlicka" <arvidj@visi.com>
>
> As other have mentioned, the saw is very useful.
>
> For blades, in a pinch I have take a piece of broken hack saw blade and
>ground
> one end down until it fits in the saw.
>
> And like most reciprocating saws, its important to hold the saw tight against
> the work lest the blade get hung up, stop cutting, and
> start trying to fold itself up.
And use a very fine-pitch blade on sheet metal. Rule of thumb is to have at
least two teeth in the work.
I've folded more blades than I like to recall working in oddball places.
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