[TheForge] cutting stainless (a little OT)

[Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer]

A little addendum:
I've found that,
Stainless work hardens
real enthusiastically.
Don't stop a steady feed,
either cut or back out.

ries wrote:
> how fast you going?
> Slower is probably better.
> tooth spacing?
> 3 teeth in the metal is the optimum- obviously, thats not always  
> practical, but for 1/8" to about 3/4" thick material, I find the 10-14  
> variable pitch lennox blades work pretty well. Thinner than 1/8", you  
> need a finer blade, up past 1" or so, a coarser one.
> Are you freehand cutting, or using a horizontal band saw?
> freehand will eat saw blades the fastest, as its much easier to jam it  
> in and break a tooth.
> With bi-metal blades, once one tooth goes, the rest start ripping out  
> in short order.
> I find the Lennox blades last a month or so of cutting stainless, not  
> all day, but a lot of cuts.
> 304 will not vary much in hardness, from annealed to fully hard, so  
> its probably not a hardness/temper issue.
> I use cool tool for a lube, just cause it works on most everything- I  
> use it for drilling, milling, turning, sawing, and sometimes even  
> tapping, and it is relatively non-toxic.
> But cutting oil of most any type should help.
> 
> ries
> 
> 
> On Jul 10, 2009, at 11:14 AM, Andy Gladish wrote:
> 
> Yikes!
> This stainless bar is eating my saw blades!
> I only use Lenox bi metal, assumed that it would be tough enough...any
> suggestions?
> 
> Thanks!
> Andy G.
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