"Ecnerwal" wrote in message
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Spehro Pefhany wrote:

Other than buying a huge $8-10K horizontal or guillotine bandsaw, can
you guys think of any way of slicing a 12.5" diameter cylinder of
metal stock into 2-4" thick disks? I don't really care if it takes all
day to do it. This would get used once in a blue moon. Weight of the
piece is probably more than 700lb.

14" abrasive saw and some rollers? Would be best if you could rig a slow
power feed to counter-rotate the cylinder, and a counterweighted slide
for the saw to ride down into the work under light pressure.

String (aka wire) saw (homebrew, unless you have one.) Good choice for
minimum waste in the kerf. Plus, it's a project, and may have more
general uses than the above minor project. Might still benefit from the
rollers and counter-rotation.

Chuck it in a 16"-24" lathe and part it off?

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/tls/2614599136.html
(no connection w/ seller)
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