[TheForge] Cut off saw

[Woolley]

Keporter@aol.com wrote:

>For an ornamental iron shop these saws are IT!
>Down side: They will quickly dull if used for stainless (there are SS rated 
>blades, but you have to switch over). They will quickly dull if used in solid 
>stock of larger cross-section than 1/4" for the 14" machines or 1/2" for 
>battery operated. If you want the larger blade in a miterbox saw, you must set up 
>your own. 
>   Will they completely replace other cutting methods? No, but they are 
>becoming number one.
>Mk
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>  I have all three, abrasive(Milwaukee), drycut/cold saw(Porter Cable), and mitering head horizontal bandsaw(Ellis) all bought in that order.  The abrasive is  mothballed, the cold saw comes out occasionally for sight work, less so for dedicated runs of something or if I have a miter set up on the bandsaw that I don't want to change.  Other than that, the bandsaw gets exclusive use for good reason, accuracy, dependability and economy(time and $). I have a small shop so I don't have space to dedicate to the chop saws.  If I did I may use the cold saw more. Bare in mind, I am not a busy ornamental iron shop, but most of the ones I've been in have various methods of cutting but rely heavily on bandsaws and chop saws.  If I had to choose one it would be a good bandsaw.
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     Regards,
      Bill Woolley

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