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Bandsaw vs cold saw
I'm probably going to open a question that sounds like the 'red states
vs blue states' but I gotta ask: I deal with a University Engineering proto shop that has a 8x12 horizontal band saw was inexpensive to start with, is getting pretty ratty, needs to be replaced. The question: cold saw or bandsaw? I'm pushing for a bandsaw because blade costs are so much lower. The kicker: this shop is used by inexperienced users doing all sorts of known and unknown materials. Much of the work is not easy cutting of long sticks of hot rolled angle. More like short chunks of anything including stainless. I can't depend on them clamping the part correctly. I can't depend on smooth entry feed or even the right feed pressure. To give you a feel for things: the Delta vertical bandsaw has a blade life of around 2 weeks, usually winds up missing most of the teeth after someone tries to cut some .120 stainless, snags the teeth. I'm afraid I'd be looking at sending in a $500 cold saw blade every other week. Not going to happen on my watch. |
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