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

[gblacksmith]

I have found my chopsaw to be indispensable......I use it mainly for cutting 
tool steel, which, even in the unhardened state will foil a bandsaw readily. 
Mine is a Bosch, which is not on the cheaper end.  The HF saws will do a 
wholly acceptable job, even if they(arguably) have a shorter life span. 
Grant
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Kilpatrick" <crimsonkil at lycos.com>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 9:52 AM
Subject: Re: Cutting steel- was Re: [TheForge] Re: A recipe for 
EmperorWilson...


my harbor freight chop saw does excellent, got it for cheap.

-Chris K.

----- Original Message -----
From: Phlip <phlip at 99main.com>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Cutting steel- was Re: [TheForge] Re: A recipe for Emperor 
Wilson...
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 12:20:37 -0400

>
> 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....
>
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