Sam Thompson Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 I found four of these in a skip a couple of years ago: they link together like jigsaw pieces to form a ring 1 metre wide. They are flame cut from 50mm steel plate and welded to each of the male jigsaw parts is one of those lifting eyes that are usually attached to electric motors etc. When I found them they were clean and not rusted, so had been used in a dry environment. I've been cutting them into 6'' long chunks with the donkey saw, they come in quite useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armand Tatro Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 I found four of these in a skip a couple of years ago: they link together like jigsaw pieces to form a ring 1 metre wide. They are flame cut from 50mm steel plate and welded to each of the male jigsaw parts is one of those lifting eyes that are usually attached to electric motors etc. When I found them they were clean and not rusted, so had been used in a dry environment. I've been cutting them into 6'' long chunks with the donkey saw, they come in quite useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armand Tatro Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 What is a donkey saw/ Any pictures of your saw? Armand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Thompson Posted March 5, 2010 Author Share Posted March 5, 2010 This is a donkey saw, I don't know what you call it in the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazerbud Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 I don't know what you call this in the US. That is called an electric hack saw, or reciprocating hack saw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armand Tatro Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Kind of thought that was what you had in mind but wanted to be sure. Thank you for the reply. Armand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortdog Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Sam- When I read "donkey saw", the electric hacksaw was the first thing that popped into my mind because of the sound it makes. Good one. Looks like what you have is a very heavy jigsaw puzzle. Maybe someone had trouble getting their kids to sleep at night and would get them to work this puzzle at bedtime? Who knows? Main thing is that it's yours now, and there's a bunch of steel in that thing. Happy hammering! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Used to have something like that when we were making stuff for use on oil drilling rigs, but darned if I can remember what they were then used for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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