"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
04/13/2020 at 17:57 • Filed to: None
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"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
04/13/2020 at 17:57 • Filed to: None | 0
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Question the first. I have a metal abrasive chop saw, and like many people before me I am discovering that I hate it for metal work because of its inability to cut straight despite my best attempts .
Can I put a ferrous metal toothed cutting blade on it? or do I need another saw?
I have a black & Decker 3935 chop saw (3800 rpm) (also a dewalt apparently )
This warning seems to suggest that I should not use a toothed blade for blade speed reasons.
Is there an option for a high speed cutting blade? or am I looking at a new device for cuts that don’t suck.
In which case the question becomes: if you could buy only one cutting device, what would it be? (I already have a grinder with cutting blade, so not that)
14 inch toothed chop saw?
Handheld metal cutting bandsaw?
Horizontal metal cutting bandsaw?
handheld circular saw?
The Snowman
> HammerheadFistpunch
04/13/2020 at 18:03 |
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You can put the toothed blade on there but it spins way too fast to cut right and if you slow down that saw it won't have the torque it needs. I am in the same boat and think I would go with a portaband saw and a base that let's it turn into a chop saw.
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HammerheadFistpunch
> The Snowman
04/13/2020 at 18:10 |
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I went down the path of trying to rig up some kind of variable power supply to slow it down and then I realized...no. That’ s dumb. Speaking of which I just spend $70 on a new switch for my B&D because the old one is wired to be always on so I have to start and stop it by plugging/unplugging. I guess its equal parts dumb to be using it that way and to spend money on a new switch while shopping for its replacement.
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The Snowman
> HammerheadFistpunch
04/13/2020 at 18:37 |
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https://www.harborfreight.com/horizontal-vertical-metal-cutting-bandsaw-93762.html?
VincentMalamute-Kim
> HammerheadFistpunch
04/13/2020 at 18:40 |
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I have portable band saws (three for some reason) and an abrasive chop saw. I vote for
The Snowman
’s advice.
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HammerheadFistpunch
> VincentMalamute-Kim
04/13/2020 at 18:52 |
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Which one, the portable with a stand, or the haz ard fraught jobber?
SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
> HammerheadFistpunch
04/13/2020 at 18:53 |
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F or precise cuts, I’ve long been of the opinion that a horizontal, metal-cutting bandsaw (especially with cutting oil feed ) is the only way to ensure good, consistent cuts.
YMMV, but they aren’t really all that expensive.
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SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
> The Snowman
04/13/2020 at 18:54 |
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This is the answer...
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The Snowman
> HammerheadFistpunch
04/13/2020 at 19:08 |
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The hazard one is cheaper than a portaband and a table that hinges so I would go hazard unless you need the portability of the portaband
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HammerheadFistpunch
> The Snowman
04/13/2020 at 19:09 |
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More like the real estate. I don't have spare garage space as it stands
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The Snowman
> HammerheadFistpunch
04/13/2020 at 19:11 |
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You can store it in my shop and just borrow it when you need it...
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HammerheadFistpunch
> The Snowman
04/13/2020 at 19:15 |
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Ha! I'm sure
sn4cktimes
> The Snowman
04/13/2020 at 19:38 |
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Damn that’s cheap...
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sn4cktimes
> HammerheadFistpunch
04/13/2020 at 19:39 |
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That cheap bandsaw is probably the best answer for most stuff. If you’re ONLY doing small tubing (2" and under) the circular saws are pretty amazing, but the blades are pricey. If you’re nice to them they can make many hundreds of cuts very fast.
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HammerheadFistpunch
> sn4cktimes
04/13/2020 at 19:43 |
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Yeah I was looking at those.
Fuckkinja
> HammerheadFistpunch
04/13/2020 at 21:34 |
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https://www.grip-rite.com/product/ductile-pipe-blades/
I have cut all kinds of metal with these blades. On a gas powered saw. It’s a cheap enough experiment to try on your saw.
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VincentMalamute-Kim
> HammerheadFistpunch
04/13/2020 at 22:04 |
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I don’t have direct experience with the HF nor with the add-on stands. I haven’t had great experience with the steel used in HF’s larger tools. AvE goes through the lack of robustness in their electrical guts.
Given that, I’d go with a brand name portable and a conversion stand. Takes up less space too.