[TheForge] Chop Saw Irritation

Mon Jan 28 13:51:00 2002

        RW,  There have been times the abrasive wheels have glazed over on
me, and I find that running them down for a second onto a masonry brick(not
the red ones - but grey cement) and these act like a dressing stone for the
abrasive wheel to clean the glaze off.  Don't get carried away it only takes
a second.

Ralph Sproul - Bear Hill Blacksmith
Webster, NH


----- Original Message -----
From: "RW" <[email protected]>
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Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 9:17 AM
Subject: [TheForge] Chop Saw Irritation


> Has anyone noticed that while cutting through a piece of mild steel,
> especially hot-finished, that the sparks are abundant and the wheel seems
to
> be moving right through the piece, then suddenly, the sparks diminish to a
> small stream and it seems that one has encountered a "hard spot".
Sometimes
> extra pressure seems to get the wheel through this spot but sometimes
> nothing helps and the wheel just stays there not moving.  The Instructions
> say, let the wheel do the work.  Do not bear down on the metal.  But
> frequently that does not work.  What is going on here?  What can be done
to
> resume a nice straight and easy cut?
> RW
>
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