Spike1956 Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 I would like to buy some inlay blades for my jewelers saw frame. This will be my first time with inlay. There are a whole mess of them on ebay. Would someone like to comment on what sizes I should get and if you think the ebay ones are worth the money, or are they cheap quality.? Thanks Spike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cSuttle Posted August 19, 2006 Report Share Posted August 19, 2006 I buy mine form Rio Grande www.riogrande.com The size I have had the best luck with is 02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike1956 Posted August 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 I buy mine form Rio Grande www.riogrande.com The size I have had the best luck with is 02 Thanks cSuttle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted August 22, 2006 Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 Despite what some people say... although I don't hear any saying they've actually tried them from here.... www.widgetsupply.com has DIRT cheap ones. A dozen dozen (144) for like $7 if I remember correctly about last itme I bought them. And they work great for me! Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batfink Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 I remain and maintain - buy decent quality from a reputable supplier as even the finest quality will only cost around 2.50/dozen of anyone's currency and they'll cut cleaner, last longer and snap less - Cliff's suggestion of Riogrande sounds a good place to start if your stateside, just look at his work if you want confirmation from a pro. Cheap one's tend to be poorly toothed and tempered and will snag and snap and can put you right off inlay from the start. Jem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cSuttle Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 I remain and maintain - buy decent quality from a reputable supplier as even the finest quality will only cost around 2.50/dozen of anyone's currency and they'll cut cleaner, last longer and snap less - Cliff's suggestion of Riogrande sounds a good place to start if your stateside, just look at his work if you want confirmation from a pro. Cheap one's tend to be poorly toothed and tempered and will snag and snap and can put you right off inlay from the start. Jem Yes, I have to agree. In fact, I use the Gold series from Rio Grande which is their best blades. The O2 size are quite thin and can brake pretty easy, but that size allows you to turn easier and get the fine detail without breaking the material. A good piece of pearl is about $8, if you wreck that because you didn't have a good saw blade, all the cheap saw blades in the world aren't worth it. $8 is like 3 dozen blades. When you're working on a piece like that one below with no etching (I don't etch or paint fretboards), you'll be glad you have the nicer blades. Just my 2 cent, for whatever that's worth, which probably isn't a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 Quick one that's been bugging me: what's the deal with the saw fine-ness grading? Anyone care to explain it (ie, 2/0 vs 3/0 vs 2 vs 3...). I use Erbele blades, german made, I can get them locally, and they're pretty nice, but I sort of just peer at the blades and get the ones that look fine enough... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cSuttle Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 Quick one that's been bugging me: what's the deal with the saw fine-ness grading? Anyone care to explain it (ie, 2/0 vs 3/0 vs 2 vs 3...). I use Erbele blades, german made, I can get them locally, and they're pretty nice, but I sort of just peer at the blades and get the ones that look fine enough... 3 is thicker than 2 which is thicker than 1, etc. 1/0 is thinner than any of the ones above, 2/0 is thinner yet, etc. The one's I was recommending is 2/0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batfink Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 Mattia, Here's a listing of dimensions - they may not be exactly the same for every supplier (these are German made - the brand name elludes me at the moment) but it'll give you an idea.....i use 2/0 or occasionally 3/0 but i must try some of those 8/0's some day Blade Dimensions 8/0 0.16 x 0.32mm 35 tpi 7/0 0.17 x 0.34mm 34 tpi 6/0 0.18 x 0.36mm 32 tpi 5/0 0.20 x 0.40mm 30 tpi 4/0 0.22 x 0.44mm 28 tpi 3/0 0.24 x 0.48mm 26 tpi 2/0 0.26 x 0.52mm 24 tpi 0 0.28 x 0.56mm 22 tpi 1 0.30 x 0.62mm 20 tpi 2 0.34 x 0.70mm 18 tpi 3 0.36 x 0.75mm 16 tpi Jem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurits Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 I take it TPI stands for teeth per inch. Am I right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batfink Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 Maurits, you are indeed correct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike1956 Posted August 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 Here's a listing of dimensions Jem That's what I'm looking for, Thanks!! spike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 OK, to prove to you that the widget supply blades are perfectly fine. I but ALL my inlay with them, INCLUDING the ones in the following picture. I show you this picture mainly for the dragon (you can ignore the planets and the flying serpent). Take a look at the dragon's arm, and the disconnected tail section (that's where a cut will be made, so when done it won't look disconnected, it'll be up against the nut) those are THING tiny pieces! That was cut with a www.widgetsupply.com 2/0 blade. They're all saying poor quality blades snag and break themselves and shell, and don't cut well, etc. However, I managed to cut these tiny pieces first try with no breaking, etc. To give you an idea to the size of these things... they will be fitting on PRS truss rod covers. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batfink Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 That's what I'm looking for, Thanks!! spike Yeah spike, thats why i downloaded it - i was well confused when i started out ! Jem Please try not to quote large pages of text when it isn't necessary - it saves scrolling down to read the one line of new content which has been added. Jem's info is very useful, and much appreciated, but we only need to see it once! Sorry, my dsl's so bloody slow tonight i was being a lazy arse ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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