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Post by CSaddict on Feb 22, 2008 22:09:06 GMT -5
So I am thinking about buying a dry cut chop saw. Milwaukee 6190-20. I found it cheapest here. www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00023S336/interactiveda417-20#productDetails I have seen great reviews on OFN about it. Anyone here ever use one? I can't stand cutting tubing with my abrasive chop saw. The dust and sparks are a mess. My band saw on the other hand is slow. Good cut, but slow. So any opinions are valued. |
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Post by Dr. Thunder on Feb 22, 2008 22:23:15 GMT -5
I have the rigid from Home Guido, 14" as well, i would recommend it cause we've had it for 6 or 7 years and it still is strong, but milwaukee is the toughest brand tool i know of. good choice.
what do you mean by dry cut? i'm not sure i know what the difference is.
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Post by CSaddict on Feb 22, 2008 22:25:17 GMT -5
Dry cut not abrasive. I have a Milwaukee abrasive saw now. It works fine but I hate the dust. The dry cut metal saws have a metal carbide blade and go fairly quick through metal and don't leave much burr.
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Post by CSaddict on Feb 22, 2008 22:26:51 GMT -5
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Post by Dr. Thunder on Feb 22, 2008 22:35:19 GMT -5
that things sweet! it tore right through that metal. how fast is the blade wear?
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Post by CSaddict on Feb 22, 2008 22:40:05 GMT -5
Depends on the material and the user.
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Post by Buffalo Phil on Feb 22, 2008 22:48:55 GMT -5
That first guy using it in the white shirt looks like Frank Zappa per early 1990s..  |
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Post by CSaddict on Feb 22, 2008 22:50:29 GMT -5
lol
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Post by crosbike on Feb 22, 2008 23:06:18 GMT -5
looks cool and handy. buy it
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Post by Jeep Creep on Feb 22, 2008 23:20:02 GMT -5
thats a savage saw
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Post by grundlepunch on Feb 23, 2008 0:35:19 GMT -5
i use the milwaukee at the shop. quality shit. cuts through 3/16 2" box like its nothing. and its a older unit. i say if you can afford it get it. and that seems to be a good price. at a retailer it seems to be $400
another great tool they make (altho expensive) is the portable hand held metal band saw. shit comes in handy
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Post by Adam on Feb 23, 2008 2:36:15 GMT -5
We use that saw at work every day. I've used it to cut 2, 2"x3x16" pieces welded together, so 4" sq piece of 3/16. It cuts fast, but my cuts were crooked due to the heat. I suspect anything thick that takes more than a few seconds won't come out perfectly straight. Thats the only issued I've had with it. Cutting 1/8" and smaller is a breeze. It produces a little dust from the wheel, but not anything to complain about.
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Post by 1cleantj on Feb 23, 2008 3:25:10 GMT -5
looks like a good saw, The blade setup is basically just like a horizontal milling machine would be.
as for thicker metal, to avoid warping from the heat it creates, use a little coolant in a spray bottle, and just spray it as it cuts. Should help keep the temp down.
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Post by Buffalo Phil on Feb 23, 2008 17:23:10 GMT -5
We don't have sweet stuff like that in my shop...we use a good old fashion polish mill. |
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Post by rockclimber on Feb 24, 2008 7:15:24 GMT -5
that saw looks fucking sweet, buy it!!!
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