andgott
Well-known member
I have been playing with the idea of getting one of these for a while... And I finally did. So far, I am impressed.
I've got an abrasive chop saw that I use for most of my steel cutting. It works, but it's messy. I've also got a pretty decent band saw, which works fairly well, but takes a long time. I've recently had the need to cut a lot of larger diameter solid Aluminum and Brass bar stock (up to 4" dia or so). The band saw does it, but it takes a LONG time.
So I tried this saw. It slices through the 4" brass in less than a minute, and leaves a nice finish to the cut piece. It's also barely warm to the touch after the cut.
I've cut some 4" aluminum with it as well, and other than it getting a little warmer than the brass (which is to be expected), it cuts it just as well. I have been using just the steel cutting blade that it came with- I also ordered another aluminum blade, which I have yet to try.
Here's a video of it making quick work of some 4" brass-
It makes my life a lot easier, for sure.
I'll be keeping track of how many cuts I get out of the blades, which are fairly expensive, to get some idea of what the cost per cut is. They claim that you get 1000 cuts in mild steel with a blade, So I should do a lot better cutting Aluminum and Brass. Time will tell.
I've got an abrasive chop saw that I use for most of my steel cutting. It works, but it's messy. I've also got a pretty decent band saw, which works fairly well, but takes a long time. I've recently had the need to cut a lot of larger diameter solid Aluminum and Brass bar stock (up to 4" dia or so). The band saw does it, but it takes a LONG time.
So I tried this saw. It slices through the 4" brass in less than a minute, and leaves a nice finish to the cut piece. It's also barely warm to the touch after the cut.
I've cut some 4" aluminum with it as well, and other than it getting a little warmer than the brass (which is to be expected), it cuts it just as well. I have been using just the steel cutting blade that it came with- I also ordered another aluminum blade, which I have yet to try.
Here's a video of it making quick work of some 4" brass-
It makes my life a lot easier, for sure.
I'll be keeping track of how many cuts I get out of the blades, which are fairly expensive, to get some idea of what the cost per cut is. They claim that you get 1000 cuts in mild steel with a blade, So I should do a lot better cutting Aluminum and Brass. Time will tell.
