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RE: Knew Concepts blade size - Derek Cohen - 09-13-2016
(09-12-2016, 09:32 PM)Axehandle Wrote: The titanium one is nice. I tried it at Highland. I don't like its styling at all though. I wish they would have made more out of titanium the way they make the aluminum ones. Because of this I have not considered the Firth of Forth version.
Titanium is costly, and the old style used a solid sheet (as do the aluminium versions) - more than is cost-effective. The bird cage style was designed to reduce costs. The design, however, also increased stiffness.
![[Image: KnewConceptsBirdcageFretsaw_html_2fe016b0.png]](http://www.inthewoodshop.com/ToolReviews/KnewConceptsBirdcageFretsaw_html_2fe016b0.png)
Regards from Perth
Derek
RE: Knew Concepts blade size - AHill - 09-13-2016
Found this on the 'net. It describes the Pegas line of fret saw blades, provides some geometries, and recommends what they are best suited for:
http://www.fine-tools.com/pegas-laubsaegeblaetter.html