My first build is nearing..... the beginning! The plans are blown up to scale, the raw materials are virtually there, the ESC and radio are sorted, the motor + prop + shaft are (hopefully) on their way, and I've got loads of ideas flying around in my head. BUT I just can't face all the cutting out by hand with a fret saw. So it will have to be an electric one
Trouble is there is no way on this planet to convince the darling wife A.K.A 'My Little Handbrake' of all the advantages to be had for a mere £60 or so
I'm no stranger to making the tools I either can't afford or won't use often enough to warrent the price. To date I've made a linisher, a much BIGGER linisher, a 12" disc sander, a recipricating bobbin sander, a morticer and more jigs than you can poke a stick at. I've also rebuilt a turn-of-the-century R and A lathe, 2 saw benches and a 1946 Junior Whitehead band saw. Obviosly, none of them would find their way into a precision workshop but they do quite nicely in mine!
So in typical style I will be making an electric fret saw out of bits and pieces from the 'odds' box. The only expense allowed is the blades as they're comsumables, and as it all revolves around the blades they will be required first. So the question is this... can I get away with just 1 size as a general purpose blade, say 14 or 18 Tpi, or is a range of sizes a must?
Please give me the benefit of your advise so I can order some from Fleabay and get stuck in
Cheers
Roy