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Gary Brady
 
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Default OT - metal chop saw for logs?

Laurie Forbes wrote:
This may not be a great idea but it has occurred to me that my 14" metal
chop saw, with a 14" *wood* blade, might be useful for cutting up small logs
(4" to 6" or so) into firewood lengths. Anyone ever try something like that
or have any comments??

Laurie Forbes

I've used a 10" wood cutting chop saw for making small chunks for the
smoker. Works fine, but can't use anything much larger than about 2
1/2" dia. Chop saws, with all of their blade guards, rigid mounting,
etc tend to impart a false sense of saftety. They are still as
dangerous as a hand held circular saw, even more so when cutting
irregularly shaped firewood. Go slow and remember where your fingers are.

Gary Brady
Austin, TX