[TheForge] Any recommendations on cutoff saws? Brands, etc?

[Michael]

Frosty,
Dry-cut is a term used for some kinds of diamond blades and also for special
reduced speed soft carbide tipped (boron added) cut-off saws. By reduced
speed, I mean that a fourteen inch blade diameter would spin at about 1300
RPM (ex. Porter Cable's 1410P 14" Dry Cut Saw). The teeth also have a
different geometry (no rake). They cut like a miracle as long as you don't
break the rules, but they are very unforgiving if you do. The moose you use
at work sounds very much like a Trennager  air-friction steel blade cut-off
saw (is the tooth geometry like crooked fingers with rounded ends?). Used
one daily for months back in the early sixties. It was a real monster.
Mikey 

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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jerry Frost
Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 8:45 PM
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Subject: Re: [TheForge] Any recommendations on cutoff saws? Brands, etc?

I like a horizontal vertical band saw myself. 7" x 12" 
Jet with coolant for under $1,000 in Alaska.

A hot saw (abrasive cutoff) is good for light stock like exhaust tubing that
might strip the teeth off a bandsaw blade unless you're into changing them a
lot.

I've used the dry cut saw at work and it frankly doesn't care what you put
in it, I've lopped RR rail in a few seconds but it's a 3hp. 2ph. moose. I
don't even want to know what it cost. Doesn't matter anyway, 3ph is about
half a million from me.

Frosty
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From: "Justin Fisher" <justinf at pixelations.com>


I've decided to add a cutoff saw to my collection, and I am seeking advice:

any brands better/worse than the others?
is the Harbor Freight stuff too junky, or a reasonable alternative?

I know some of you guys are opinionated, so what do you say?

--Justin


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