Haha i could ask him. Next time i see him ill ask. He is a cnc opperator btw.
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What's your say on Cut-Off Machines?
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TheBeast_88K5
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yes.... do that!you do that
I found it but its only for a porter cable bandsawI know I have seen them for other ones, but its been a while, less popular items sometimes get put by the way side.
http://www.blackbookoftools.com/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductID=18923
Woudn't be too hard to build I don't think,
Drill, grinder, welder and a portaband you could build dang near anything and not spend thousands of dollars on cut off wheels
The porter cable ones are the best anyway in my experience. We had 2 of them when I worked in indiana that were WELL used when I started. they lasted the 4 years I was there being used every day. they were still useing em when I left. And they out lived 2 other millwakees we bought after I started.
FYI. Every machine shop I have worked in which has been about 10 shops....Only one, maybe two had a abrasive chop saw. Every single one had a horizontal & verticle band saw. Round stock, tubing and solids were cut on the horiz. and plate and solids were cut on the vert. Most guys do not know how to cut round stuff on a verticle saw. It ends up spinning in some dudes hand and cutting him or snaping the blade or ripping saw blade teeth off. Done correctly it's safe and easy and a good option.
i like horizontals cuz you can set em up and walk away while they cut... 
Jester1
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Abrasive saws are messy dinosaurs. I switched a few years back to a carbide chop saw. No burs, no sparks, no heat and shavings are easier to sweep up.
Don't get me wrong band saws are rockstars, but take up to much floorspace. Portabands are great and milwakee just came out with a smaller size for like 2-225.00. Next on my list for the jobsite. I do a lot of cutting in tube (square and round), pipe, alltread, and strut. Some for finished ends and others to be welded. Can't beat the carbide for smooth square cuts.
Check them all out but remember using them isn't the only consideration. Storage and portability where parts of my conserns.
Don't get me wrong band saws are rockstars, but take up to much floorspace. Portabands are great and milwakee just came out with a smaller size for like 2-225.00. Next on my list for the jobsite. I do a lot of cutting in tube (square and round), pipe, alltread, and strut. Some for finished ends and others to be welded. Can't beat the carbide for smooth square cuts.
Check them all out but remember using them isn't the only consideration. Storage and portability where parts of my conserns.
If your spicifically talking a "cold saw" Main problem with them is cost. A good cold saw is expensive. And you can't run a carbide tipped saw blade on an abrasive saw. Spins to fast of RPM.
Jester1
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No not a cold saw. No coolant either. It is a chop saw with a carbide blade. It looks exactly like a friction but turns at a slower rpm. Dewalt, Milwakee, Makita, and Jepson all make them and now theres a new one called a rage does both wood and metal and is a slider. The rage does not have the cutting capacity of a 12" or 14" carbide saw, but can do like angle and lite tube or pipe.
I am a general and electrical contractor and partner in a metal fab shop. We use the p!ss out of them. New they are about 400 and a replacement blade is about 125-175 to replace. Way less deflection in the cuts too.
I am a general and electrical contractor and partner in a metal fab shop. We use the p!ss out of them. New they are about 400 and a replacement blade is about 125-175 to replace. Way less deflection in the cuts too.
Yeah, I remember hearing and reading about these a while ago and seeing threads on OFN too about them. If ya got to cut some 4" round steel It's going to get a work out. A Horz. Band saw will cut while your working on something else instead of babysitting it.
Jester1
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You are right a 4" will give it a workout, but not as much as you think. We have a horizontal at the shop but a lot of our work is on site so we are extremly portable. We have a 12" and 2-14" chop saws and they do the lion share of the work. Really good for 45 degree cuts. Not to mention our 2 plasma cutters. We also picked up one of those Rage saws but don't have much time on it yet. Like I said good for the lighter stuff and quick setup, but we have the ironman for most of the work.
As I become more proficiate at using and posting to the site I will start to post some of the goofy stuff we do like the vehicle flame thrower we just designed for a film vehicle.
As I become more proficiate at using and posting to the site I will start to post some of the goofy stuff we do like the vehicle flame thrower we just designed for a film vehicle.
