Recent content by Nethergate

Sounds like a plan, I work in hvac so the gear to make it is free which is why I’m considering it, I wasn’t going to make it portable I was just going to put it where my fixture table lives, if I’m doing something sizeable I just open the roller doors which gives a good draft. Im not going to...

I’ve been thinking about fume extraction, if I’m tig welding will it steal the argon making it useless? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Update guys, I’m 80 cuts deep and it’s still going fine, I’ve changed my cutting technique, before I was cutting super slow, it just created too much heat, I’m im using a firm pressure, blade still preforming well and cuts thru it in no time. I’m pretty impressed Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hey guys, I just started cutting the round stock, curiosity got me and I’m using my cold saw, I’m using beeswax as lube, I’m 30 cuts deep and it’s not showing any signs of dulling or damage, got another 64 to go, hopefully she makes the distance, I’ll report back when something bad happens or...

Hahaha I wish u had a lathe, or even somewhere to put it. Thanks for the advice, I think I’ll have to go the abrasive, it doesn’t need to be accurate, I’m Just making 10mm pucks to beef up the threads on my fixture table. Thanks for the replies everyone Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yeh thanks, sharpening is $35 and a new blade is $150, I’ve talked to the sharpening guy and he said It should sharpen up fine if I dull it, only just got the saw so a spare blade is a great idea, tomorrow night when the wife is out I’ll give the round stock a few cuts and report back! Thanks...

Haha I just realised how old this thread is, any advice would be good nevertheless

That is good to know, I have bought a dry cold saw and was told I couldn’t cut 2” steel round stock without killing my blade, I’ve been using beeswax as lube, and have to make 50 or so cuts, If I’m going to kill my blade before I’m done I’m thinking of just using a 9” grinder with abrasive disc...