Me too, now. I just bought one and really like it for this and other odd jobs. It cuts so fast that the cut part never even gets warm. The heat stays in the chip.
Yes,,,, even though I know how to set-up and use a cut-off, the band saw is just too handy.
There are two different saws that people call a cold saw, because of how the work. For our purposes, either is fine but the old style will have better blade life. The new ones look like a chop saw but turn slower and are heavier built...Still not nearly as heavy as the old ones. Most of the major power tool brands make a chop saw type...i.e., Makita, Dewalt, Milwaukee, etc. They work great. Recently, cheaper brands have become available, such as whatever Northern Tool carries.
Butch, I kind of chamber different then everyone else, using a ground tube and screws at each end indicate between centers then part of to length, the only real reason is making weight when real close I can take in and out to weigh...
Horizontal,,,,,,,,, with flood coolant.. I cut lots of metal.....Bandsaw - horizontal or vertical?
Sorry, the Devil made me do it.
I used a bandsaw most times, and sometimes I'd part them off, before buying my saw. I had wanted one since I first saw one demo'd when Makita brought them out. I think Makita was the first to offer them. . I heard mixed reviews about blade life from several fab shop owners. Of course, most of them had some flunkie operating them. Most of them said blade life and cost was the down side but after talking to a few that owned them and were pretty much the only ones that got to use them, they confirmed that blade life is pretty fair if you use it right, and not just to see how fast it'll cut. They are impressive though and will flat cut! It's one of those things you have to see to believe, really. I had used the old style cold saws when I worked in machine shops, years ago. They have their place too, and I do think they'll outlast these by a long way, but so far I'm happy and have cut off probably 40 barrels, quite a few odd jobs and a ton of aluminum tubing for flag poles.
that's what I'm thinking . distorted material .100 dp from parting off well that pegged my b.s. meter......Trim the burr raised by the parting tool and the bushing fits like it did before the parting operation. .0002" more wont go. Thats why that pilot was selected. Then finish up with your preferred crowning operation. A lot of worrying here about kidd-gloving something you are going to shoot a bullet through...
The spider isn't really an issue just need to support with a center....as stated above chips need to roll off like ribbons..same as you 47 yrs. and counting[/QUOTE]
If SCE hasn't sold all of the site equipment, there were 2 Doringer cold saw's in facilities at the Mesa, and a Doringer in the big machine shop in the PA.
