Cutting steel- was Re: [TheForge] Re: A recipe for Emperor Wilson...

[Phlip]

I'm going to respond to this one, because it addresses what most of the
others say.

Ene bichizh ogsen baina shuu...

> Phlip,
>
> I have a bunch of different ways to cut up steel, but my chop saw gets the
> lions share.  It makes clean, quick cuts.
>
> A couple years back,  I bit the bullet and just got a medium priced Riobi
> Chop saw at Home Depot. Now I can't imagine doing without it.
>
> I even used mine when I was shortening my fiberglass sledge handle.
>
> When you are making up batches of lodge stakes, it sure speeds up the
> process to have a bunch of steel cut to length.
>
> Dann

OK, the problem here is cash. I very badly want a chop saw, and it will be
the next item of equipment on my agenda, but for the time being, since I'm
not working, I just can't afford one. I'm seriously considering buying the
used band saw from Art because it will do the job, and I CAN afford it, but
I'm just now making the transition from puttering for my own amusement, to
needing the equipment to turn out several pieces at a time. Until now, my
priority has been to do thinks using period/primitive techniques. Now that I
have that under control, I can move on.

Trust me, none of you want me to get a chop saw anywhere near as badly as I
want one ;-) It just wasn't necessary until now ;-)

Saint Phlip,
CoD

"When in doubt, heat it up and hit it with a hammer."
 Blacksmith's credo.

 If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
cat.

Never a horse that cain't be rode,
And never a rider who cain't be throwed....