hacksaws?

[fishwatcher]

I've never seen these Jr Hacksaw blades before, they might be your answer. Maybe on a bigger screen, you can see if those are pins or holes in the pix. I'd poke around to find a store that claims they have them in stock. Website claims Stanley sells Jr as well .

Husky 6 in. Mini Hacksaw Replacement Blades (5-Pack) 80-530-111 - The Home Depot

Featuring heat-treated, high-quality carbon steel, this Husky Mini Hacksaw Replacement Blades adds durability for a longer lifespan.

www.homedepot.com

The 360 degree product image confirms it has pins. Thx! Looks like Lowe’s carries a Kobalt version as well, but for a few more dollars compared to HD.

 

[Farmer J.]

The feedback (in Amazon) on the Eclipse brand product was that the pins were either too big or there were no pins.

I’d love to know about any other brands/products that won’t require modification. The next easiest thing I guess is to take my used saw blades to HD and compare them.

Thanks!

Yes, I saw that Amazon feedback, quite surprising. Never had any problems at all myself with genuine Eclipse blades, so I dunno.
Maybe some of the sort of people who tend to shop on Amazon are idiots? Maybe the pins were loose in the bottom of the bag? Maybe their hacksaw frame was a piece of junk that didn't have standard sized slots for the pins? There's a lot of variables to consider amongst those reviews.

If you could buy something directly from a trustworthy supplier like Lee Valley you would have a better chance of getting a quality product.

That's just my humble opinion, based on over half a century of experience of using an awful lot of hacksaw blades! It may or may not be useful to you, just putting it out there.

 

[Farmer J.]

Having been sparked off on the subject of Junior Hacksaws I took some pictures of mine. No name on it, but I reckon it is probably an Eclipse or a good copy of one. It was already 'old' when I got it in the 1960's.
The angled slots for the blade retaining pins to sit in are quite wide, about 1/16". The blade is tensioned by a screw thread inside the handle.
I've got a load of spare genuine old made in Sheffield blades, the pins are 5 3/4" apart. @fishwatcher, if you don't manage to find any then send me a PM and I will mail you some.

 

[fishwatcher]

Having been sparked off on the subject of Junior Hacksaws I took some pictures of mine. No name on it, but I reckon it is probably an Eclipse or a good copy of one. It was already 'old' when I got it in the 1960's.
The angled slots for the blade retaining pins to sit in are quite wide, about 1/16". The blade is tensioned by a screw thread inside the handle.
I've got a load of spare genuine old made in Sheffield blades, the pins are 5 3/4" apart. @fishwatcher, if you don't manage to find any then send me a PM and I will mail you some.

This is what’s so great about Garage Journal.

Thank you very much for the offer. I went to a local hardware store, Ace, and was able to find these blades for less than $5.

Fitting the blade in the frame was awkward by hand, but merely required an extra tap with a tiny nearby watch hammer.

I bet the Eclipse blades would fit as well and I had both metal and wood cutting blades in my Amazon cart, but opted for brick and mortar instead.

 

[four.cycle]

^ I have to wonder if those ACE blades you found might fit the "Milford" saw?
I ran into one within the last 10 days with that same size and shape frame, but I cannot for the life of me remember the brand name.
Glad to see you found some blades.

 

[fishwatcher]

I bet they’d fit, as long as the blade is 6”.

 

[four.cycle]

no idea. I have no clue what I did with that "Milford" saw.
this one is kind of drivin' me nuts... I was sourcing old catalog pages and ran across that saw with that exact same frame as what you have there - two different catalog pages - and for the life of me I cannot recall the name.... it will come to me when I'm miles away from a computer, no doubt...

 

[d42jeep]

Oh most definitely not. I am more of an accumulator of most things.

Like RTM, when it comes to hacksaws I am more of an accumulator than a collector. One particular vintage hacksaw I run across more often than others is the Crescent 1047. They are simple, strong and have an attractive handle pattern mimicking their pliers. These two are part of my basement tool display.
-Don

 

[genog]

I found another hilarous hack saw
HM?

 

[Mintgrun]

HM stands for Hornsby & McKinley. Googling shows examples marked MH as well. Some say it's a meat saw/hacksaw. Bone saw seems more accurate, although it'd be slow going. I guess the advantage is that it doesn't take up much space in the kitchen utensil drawer.

 

[RTM]

HM stands for Hornsby & McKinley. Googling shows examples marked MH as well. Some say it's a meat saw/hacksaw.

Chefsaw. Supposedly advertised for cutting up frozen meat and bone. this will confirm age and name.

House Furnishing Review

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From

Coffee and Tea Industries and the Flavor Field

books.google.com

 

[Old tool guy]

Go big or go home. Followed the Mrs to some antique stores this week, found this. I had walked through the store and found several old tools, none that interested me, and the asking prices were all way too high. Then there was a harbor freight bucket sitting by the front door with 4-5 tools in it, no prices. So i asked the girl at the counter, she called dad and said “did you leave a bucket by the front door?” Yep, that’s what he did. And he only wanted $16 for the saw, so i adopted it.


Millers Falls No 24, heavy sucker. Blade has teeth on both edges. It’s in really good shape, one screw needs to be tightened but everything else looks great. Using a cheap caliper i measured the blades, looks like the standard blade is 0.025x1/2”x10” and this one is 0.035x1”x12” with 18 tpi.
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[Beerhippie]

That's pretty much the opposite of my Miller falls:



2 5/8" throat.

Can I borrow yours next time I need to hand-cut a steel rail?

 

[RTM]

Millers Falls No 24, heavy sucker. Blade has teeth on both edges. It’s in really good shape, one screw needs to be tightened but everything else looks great. Using a cheap caliper i measured the blades, looks like the standard blade is 0.025x1/2”x10” and this one is 0.035x1”x12” with 18 tpi.

Now you just need the bench version.

Millers Falls Tools : Catalog 41 : Millers Falls Co. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

260 p., illus., 17.7 cm, trade catalog

archive.org

 

[rustyzman]

Go big or go home. Followed the Mrs to some antique stores this week, found this. I had walked through the store and found several old tools, none that interested me, and the asking prices were all way too high. Then there was a harbor freight bucket sitting by the front door with 4-5 tools in it, no prices. So i asked the girl at the counter, she called dad and said “did you leave a bucket by the front door?” Yep, that’s what he did. And he only wanted $16 for the saw, so i adopted it.


Millers Falls No 24, heavy sucker. Blade has teeth on both edges. It’s in really good shape, one screw needs to be tightened but everything else looks great. Using a cheap caliper i measured the blades, looks like the standard blade is 0.025x1/2”x10” and this one is 0.035x1”x12” with 18 tpi.
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Very nice. I hand cut an old work hardened rail once with a hacksaw. It was quite the workout.

 

[tom coffey]

I finally hooked up my dust evac system for my blast cabinet today. I tried it out on an old Ford wrench, and a couple of other things. It works well. The red & black wires are for the LED lights the previous owner installed. I will straighten that up. Now I can restore some of my saws that need blasting.

 

[d42jeep]

I found another hilarous hack saw
HM?

That looks familiar. I found this in a box in the garage today.
-Don

 

[four.cycle]

^
Hornsby & McKinley / Hornsby & McKinley Co., Hollywood, CA / "Chefsaw" saw / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/hornsby-mckinley-co-hollywood-ca-chefsaw.524524/ /

 

[genog]

That looks familiar. I found this in a box in the garage today.
-Don

Another one of those saws....
Perhaps liberated from an ole Butcher Shop?

No HM cast or stamped anywhere?

 

[d42jeep]

No. Mine is unmarked. I stashed in a box shortly after I found it and finally checked it out again recently. I may display it in the basement since it is kind of unique.
-Don

 

[Eric Brown]

Mansfield Products convertible 12" hacksaw. Nice solid saw. Can be used in regular or deep configurations. A favorite to use.

I found the patent. Not in DATAMP.ORG It was patented by George Mansfield, Dec. 5, 1950 (#2532506)

 

[d42jeep]

I recently found this Disston-Porter 368 at an estate sale. It’s not the most attractive hacksaw I’ve ever seen with the rather heavy green plastic handle. The one shown with a black handle in the 1958 catalog looks a little better.
-Don

 

[pcrov]

This one's a daily driver rather than a showpiece, but I like its charm:



№ 1047
Crescent Tool Co.
Jamestown N.Y.
Made in U.S.A.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Picked up this C.E. Jennings No. 14-1/2 butcher's saw at the flea this morning. It's 28" OAL with a 21" blade. Heavy (1/4" thick) flat back frame style. Split handle, with a crude repair, unfortunately.

 

[RTM]

Picked up this C.E. Jennings No. 14-1/2 butcher's saw at the flea this morning. It's 28" OAL with a 21" blade. Heavy (1/4" thick) flat back frame style. Split handle, with a crude repair, unfortunately.

Nice blade, one of mine was resharpened down to look like a coping saw in the middle.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Thanks.

 

[AntiqueBen]

I found a Union Hardware Co. hacksaw today for cheap. This one has the shorter fat round handle as opposed to the longer thinner handle (like a lot of my other ones). Just curious the age of this one?

 

[d42jeep]

I remembered that I had seen some Star hacksaw blades and it seemed to me that it would be appropriate to have one on my Star hacksaw. Since the saw only accepts 10” blades I found some on eBay that were relatively inexpensive. I’m not sure what I’ll do with the extras.
A blade installed on the saw.

-Don

I found another Star hacksaw today that I can use one of my spare blades on.
-Don

 

[niget2002]

I have exactly 1 hack saw. And I can never seem to find it.

 

[Oregon rock crusher]

Here are a couple of interesting hacksaw frames I picked up at a local swap meet. The Blue handle one is a Plomb 351 firmback. Not at all common, at least partially due to it being vulnerable to damage if abused. It was also late Plomb production and possibly available only in large sets. The amber handle one is a Parker line frame. I believe Parker made frames for Craftsman as well and that's what I first thought it was. Ed.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Not a hacksaw, obviously, but we don't have a Forsberg thread, or a thread for power saws, and there are a few Forsberg tools on this thread. Something to keep in the odds and ends smalls cabinet until I can maybe reunite with someone with the saw. ca. 1950.

 

[Oregon rock crusher]

I found a Wards Master Quality hacksaw yesterday at the Habitat store in Salem for $2.50. There isn't near as much info on these amber handle Wards saws as there is on Craftsman. It's in pretty good condition but I was considering pulling the handles to clean under them, but the caps are pressed in tight, and they would likely break if persuaded. Ed.

 

[d42jeep]

Here is a hacksaw I found on Friday at an estate sale. These Forsberg hacksaws are some of my favorites due to the cool whale logo.



-Don

 

[z28lsc]

I found this nice craftsman hacksaw 2 weeks ago.

 

[59Sled]

I picked this one up off of Marketplace. One piece cast saw. No markings on it. Smaller than I thought it was going to be.
Anyone have a manufacture date on it possibly.

 

[four.cycle]

^ without some sort of marking, you're fishin' in the dark.

might try.... backsaw.net (?)

or possibly....

The Davistown Museum | Regional history museum

The Davistown Museum is a tool, art, and regional history museum with two physical locations in Maine and a website, rich with resources.

www.davistownmuseum.org

 

[nigelrudtbandit]

That’s how the bug started with me in the UK! First a Eclipse the a few older eclipse the I’m sucked in even have to many junior hacksaw’s now it’s heading on to blade boxes and tins be warned they get you!

 

[59Sled]

Not sure the age on this Milwaukee saw.


Older Ridgid saw


Sears craftsman’s from the late 80‘s. Has extra blade storage on top bar. Also has pegs to mount blade at an angle.

 

[d42jeep]

Here is a Ridgid hacksaw very similar to the Milwaukee saw above. When I took it apart to add a new blade it seemed unnecessarily complex.
As found.
New blade installed.
-Don

 

[RoninB4]

When I took it apart to add a new blade it seemed unnecessarily complex.

-It might seem overly complex but the other methods for attaching/tensioning a blade seem, to me, crude by comparison. Wish the other types the head will readily come off, making blade replacement a bit fiddly. Perhaps I'd change my opinion if I had one but I'd prefer to have one of this type than the less expensive ones that I do have. Having the blade mount at 45° is a nice option in the box section models but I like the one you've posted.