Wobblycogs CNC Mk1

[Wobblycogs]

Worry not :-). I'm using the brackets as a jig in the way you describe, I even splashed out and bought myself some transfer punches to help.

Neil, I'm going to be bold and say I don't need any more brackets. If I do manage to screw it up I'd probably need a whole new set anyway. My attempt to cut a bracket by hand for testing makes me even more grateful than I was before for your help, I damn near broke sweat :-).

[martin54]

Worry not :-). I'm using the brackets as a jig in the way you describe, I even splashed out and bought myself some transfer punches to help.

Neil, I'm going to be bold and say I don't need any more brackets. If I do manage to screw it up I'd probably need a whole new set anyway. My attempt to cut a bracket by hand for testing makes me even more grateful than I was before for your help, I damn near broke sweat :-).

Sounds like your in need of a bit of exercise lol, get the old treadmill out & go for a jog.
Shouldn't be a problem cutting something like that as long as you are doing it correctly, don't buy cheap hacksaw blades as they are useless for anything harder than cheese, I mean process cheese, cheddar would blunt them to quickly.
Don't try & force the blade to cut the material, let the saw do the work & you will be surprised just how easy it is with a little practice. I've got power saws for just about everything from wall mounted panel saw to cordless jig saw but still like to get a hand saw out from time to time just to keep my hand in for those occasions when a power saw is not an option.