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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.

A couple pieces flame or plasma cut out of an old plow blade.

Sacrificial mild steel plates that you replace as required.

A few HSS lathe bits or large carbide inserts brazed or mechanically
fastened in strategic locations.

I've got some large round carbide inserts (1" OD x 1/4" thick?) with a
thru hole that I'm not very attached to if you're interested. It'd be
pretty easy to braze a threaded stud into the hole and screw them into
holes tapped in the vise.

OTH, I think your friend might do well to shop around some more for a
supplier who will precut the stock. It's hard for me to believe that his
man using a little manual saw like that can compete with a large
automated machine in the hands of a vendor who wants the job.

Ned Simmons