[TheForge] Cutting Stainless

Fri Apr 5 12:09:00 2002

One can friction cut stainless on a bandsaw with the blade turned backward
or just dull, works good on thin stock, I have cut 3/8. Rowland
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 5:57 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Cutting Stainless


> I agree with Steve, been using mine for years, I just get good blades from
> Granger or such and go to town on mild and carbon steel, brass and 304/316
> stainless.  I use a blade with as many teeth I can find on the stainless.
>
> Larry
>
> Steve Bloom wrote:
>
> > At 12:01 AM 4/5/2002 -0500, Bill Wooley wrote:
> > >Can anyone suggest a decent band saw that will make nice precise cuts
> > >without putting me in the poorhouse?  Are these Chinese and Taiwanese
> > >saws that Enco etc. sell worth looking into?  I would much rather buy
> > >American or German.  Better yet, does anyone know where there is a good
> > >used one driving distance from Phila. area?  Any and all help greatly
> > >appreciated.
> >
> > I've been using the Harbor Freight ~$170 saw (sometimes as cheap as
> > $150 on sale) for 10 years or so.  With a good bimetal blade, it does a
> > reasonable job -- a cut on a 3" x 6" piece of mild steel may be off be
> > < 1/8" over the 3" dimension.  Since you can adjust the angle of the
> > blade on the horizontal dimension, you just have to set up a good 90
> > degree cut (and then mark the table).  It isn't high precision, but it's
> > adequate.  After 10 years of use, my saw is getting cranky - but for
> > $17/a year, I can't complain.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > Steve Bloom, IronFlower Forge. Archer, FL
> >      Webmaster for the FABA web site:
> >         www.blacksmithing.org
> >
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