From: none@none.com99   
      
   On 6/7/2025 11:28 AM, Bob La Londe wrote:   
   > On 5/21/2025 1:30 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:   
   >> I waste a couple inches over the course of chopping blanks from a 12ft   
   >> (standard stock length) piece of bar stock.  A couple inches of waste   
   >> is no big deal, but a couple inches added onto the remnant at the end   
   >> of the bar can mean one more blank and one more completed part.   
   >   
   >   
   > I bought a Fein carbide tooth metal cutting   
      
   CIRCULAR SAW   
      
   > from Zoro (Grainger   
   > retail).  With a 20% off coupon it was fairly cheap as this type of saw   
   > goes.  I used it for the first time today with the blade it came with.   
   > Knowing a bit of issue can occur and having used carbide toothed blade   
   > son faster saws to cut aluminum in the past I lubricated my cuts with   
   > WD40.  I buy WD40 by the case from MSC after shopping around to find the   
   > best price per ounce.   
   >   
   > I can't speak to how it will cut steel (mild steel at hardest I would   
   > assume), but it cuts aluminum okay.   
   >   
   > Maybe its a free spin vs load thing, but it definitely slows down in the   
   > cut.   I was cutting 2 pieces of 1/2 x 2 6061 at a time into sections   
   > for mold blanks.  I was just working on the ground (concrete slab)   
   > outdoors using scrap metal to support the stock.   
   >   
   > Its fast.  Functionally it was cutting one inch wide by 2 inches high,   
   > and it was very quick.  I am reminded why I hate working on the ground   
   > however.  If this becomes part of my regular work flow I'll have to   
   > build a cutting table for it that supports the sock and has a work step.   
   >   This has the disadvantage that I have to stand there to use this saw,   
   > but its so quick compared to the horizontal bands aw that it might be   
   > worth it for the stock that fits in it.   
   >   
   > Its not perfectly square cutting, but its pretty close.  I haven't taken   
   > any effort to square anything yet, and cut pieces long for now like I do   
   > with the horizontal band saw.  I can see it saving a few work pieces   
   > over time if I get it setup on a proper work table built for it and   
   > spend a little time squaring everything up.  I do have some miter stands   
   > that are not currently in use, but they don't have enough length of   
   > support in my opinion.  Roller stands are definitely not the right   
   > solution.  I've used them (and still use them) but they have their issues.   
   >   
   > I can very much see somebody buying one of these and never buying a   
   > horizontal band saw.   
   >   
      
      
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