cutting brass
 

hi guys

whats the best way to cut brass / easyest way ?

cheers paul

A good set of snips for rough cutting.
A hacksaw with a high tpi, plus a selection of files.
Assuming your working with sheet.
If its bar stock a lathe and a mill....

how thick?

anything up to 4mm if i can cut 4mm then anything less will be easyer

Same applies, just depends on what you are trying to make. reduce the tpi as you go thicker.

tpi ??

teeth per inch.

Teeth per inch..

I found when cutting it I put a layer of masking tape over each side draw the shape i wanted i then got soem good drill bits and drill around the outside of the shape. Cut between the holes with a hacksaw. The filled it down the the cut line. Then a dremmel sanding drum to lightly smooth it off then slowly go down though the grades of sand paper. This is how i did this..

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fret saw modified to take a fine hacksaw blade works well on alloy, guess it would do brass nicely too

I would go with a band saw if you can. The thicker material can be cut with a non ferous blade on a miter saw but might be harder, and dangerous with smaller parts. I would rough out the piece larger and slowly file it down to size.