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Default Slicing a big (12.5" diameter) "rod" of metal

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.



It seems like a medium sized saw and rotating would do it. I'm pretty sure you are not
near northern michigan or I'd ask my boss if you could bring a band and cut your stock
where I work. We have two saws that can cut that.

Wes
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