On Sat, 17 May 2008 20:51:22 -0700, "Michael Koblic"
wrote:

It is probably 20 years since I bought a new hacksaw frame.

Looking to improve my cutting precision as much as possible I have been
looking through the internet catalogues at various hacksaw frames. I cannot
make head or tail of some of the features.

Are some of the things like extra support beams and pimped-up handles
allowing up to 30,000 psi tensioning really better than the old frames?

there is a hand hacksaw frame that was originally made by Sandvik but
is now cloned quite often.
it has a rectangular tubular back with a casting at both ends.
one a simple front part, the rear a handpiece with a blade tensioner
that screws up into the handgrip.

I have found the Sandvik type to be a significant improvement over the
older bent oval profile tube type.

Stealth Pilot