[TheForge] Re: Chop Saw Irritation

[Peter Fels and Phoebe Palmer]

At 05:24 PM 1/28/02, you wrote:

once the abrasive blade becomes  worn more on one side than the other, it 
cuts sideways some and doesn't seem to self correct.  Shaving the end of a 
bar does this for example or entering a cut at an angle.....Pete


>I use a stack of 3/8 washers on a bolt a little loose, double nutted. I 
>hold it to the wheel while its running at an angle and it makes a nice 
>cheap glaze breaker.
>I find on thicker material allowing the blade to cool while using the 
>glaze breaker works well. Keep your self covered up while using the saw as 
>the fiberglass matrix the grinding particles are in can cause a good case 
>of the itches on the out side. Wear at least a dust mask to keep from 
>breathing the same dust and I wear a full face clear shield to guard 
>against sparks and small cutoffs flying around.
>
>If your not making 90 Deg. cuts I would suspect the base is bent or warped
>Larry Brown
>
>At 09:03 AM 1/29/2002 +1030, you wrote:
>
>>I agree with some of the other replies, Ive seen the same thing and I felt
>>it was that the blade had come in contact with too large an area to cut
>>properly and rotating the piece a little fixed the problem, doesnt matter
>>whats in the A36 mix in my opinion, Ive cut all sorts of carbon steels on
>>the saw and they all seem to cut about the same. One other gripe I have is
>>that my saw never seemed to cut a 90 deg cut (top to bottom that is). Most
>>of the time it doesnt matter but especially on say square tubing you want a
>>square edge to but the pieces up together for welding, mines a makita saw I
>>wonder if any of them are better than mine at 90 deg cuts. I guess I could
>>reengineer the hinge but I never looked at it and it should be straight when
>>made if you ask me.
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