On 16 Sep 2005 21:08:58 -0700, "Dave" wrote:

For God's sake he ought to be able to figure out what it is costing him
for equipment and labor and compare that to whatever the quote is from
the supplier.



Ok, let me rephrase this. My fault.

1) It is much cheaper for Craig to cut his own stock than have it
cut by the supplier. This is not the problem.

2) He is running 6000 ft of various stock through a Jet 7x12 band
saw a month and the stock (not the blade) is wearing a groove
in the cast iron vise faces and the the bed of the saw (this is the
problem).

As a small project, we were thinking about facing each of the vise
jaws and the bandsaw bed with an abrasion resisitant plate. Neither
one of us has a clue what material to use or if there is a better way
to answer the problem. He has adjusted the deadman roller guide
infeed and outfeed conveyors as best he can to prevent bedwear but
still has the problem.

Many thanks.

Jim

JK wrote:
I have a buddy who is cutting about 2000 ft ea of
1.5 angle iron. 1.5 round tubing and 1 inch sq tubing
on a Jet 7 x 12 H&V band saw each month. It is more
cost effective for him to have an employee to cut the stock
than have it cut by the supplier. The stock is cutting a groove
in each face of the vise and the bed of the saw. The cost of
replacing the vise jaws is small, the cost of replacing the bed of the
saw is not so small. We were kicking around the idea of an abrasion
resistant plate to attach to the vise jaws and the saw bed. Has
anyone done this or what material would be suitable to do this?

regards,
Jim