From: muratlanne@gmail.com   
      
   "Bob La Londe"  wrote in message news:vg0t6n$2rop8$1@dont-email.me...   
   ...   
   I thought I "needed" a vertical metal cutting saw in the shop so I   
   bought it.  I admit I have cut metal with it.  With the right blade it   
   is okay for aluminum, and marginally capable of mild steel cutting.  I   
   have managed to make some cuts in alloy with it, but the torque at lower   
   surface speeds is so low you work harden it pretty quickly with the   
   light cuts you are forced to make and not stall the saw.   
   ...   
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   Bob La Londe   
   CNC Molds N Stuff   
      
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   I had two nice Walker-Turners in the Mitre model shop, both with broken   
   gearboxes so they ran only at wood speed, and there was no budget for   
   repairs. The few times I put a new blade on some highly educated idiot would   
   soon try to cut a lawnmower blade or such with it. I discovered that the   
   toothless blade would still cut steel by friction heating.   
      
   At Segway at least there were no Ph.Ds who broke things in the shop, though   
   to stay on the shop manager's good side I usually had to clean up for myself   
   and everyone else who had used the machine before me.   
      
   My 4x6 is an older Delta from when they did things right. That's what I look   
   for in old machines.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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