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HFT "Porta-Band" knock off
On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 02:23:25 -0800, Gunner Asch
wrote: On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:59:42 -0800, "Bob Noble" wrote: Yes, I've had this saw for a couple of years now and the blades are great. Once you use one of these saws you'll wonder how you got along without one. I'm able to do more milling type stuff using this saw, it cuts so fast. Since the saw isn't that expensive, I think I would just replace it instead of trying to find new parts. Parts don't seem to be wearing out yet though. It's diffidently a tool that can help you be more creative in what you are doing with metal and maybe some other materials also. Bob..I do electrical and air piping. Would one of these saws be good to keep on the truck to cut thin wall conduit and 1/2-3/4" black pipe, or are pipe cutters better for that sort of thing? Gunner Whenever a Liberal utters the term "Common Sense approach"....grab your wallet, your ass, and your guns because the sombitch is about to do something damned nasty to all three of them. You would not believe how quickly these saws go thru black pipe. They leave much less burr than an abrasive chopsaw and they don't throw sparks or abrasive grit. I would recommend Milwaukee bimetal blades, though. They're not that pricey (3 for $20), cut really well and last a very long time. A 24-pitch blade should work well for both black pipe and thinwall. |
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HFT "Porta-Band" knock off
On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:25:04 -0600, Don Foreman
wrote: On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 02:23:25 -0800, Gunner Asch wrote: On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:59:42 -0800, "Bob Noble" wrote: Yes, I've had this saw for a couple of years now and the blades are great. Once you use one of these saws you'll wonder how you got along without one. I'm able to do more milling type stuff using this saw, it cuts so fast. Since the saw isn't that expensive, I think I would just replace it instead of trying to find new parts. Parts don't seem to be wearing out yet though. It's diffidently a tool that can help you be more creative in what you are doing with metal and maybe some other materials also. Bob..I do electrical and air piping. Would one of these saws be good to keep on the truck to cut thin wall conduit and 1/2-3/4" black pipe, or are pipe cutters better for that sort of thing? Gunner Whenever a Liberal utters the term "Common Sense approach"....grab your wallet, your ass, and your guns because the sombitch is about to do something damned nasty to all three of them. You would not believe how quickly these saws go thru black pipe. They leave much less burr than an abrasive chopsaw and they don't throw sparks or abrasive grit. I would recommend Milwaukee bimetal blades, though. They're not that pricey (3 for $20), cut really well and last a very long time. A 24-pitch blade should work well for both black pipe and thinwall. Thanks Don..pretty much what I was thinking. Abrasive cutters I have..shrug..firing up one isnt an issue. The spray of sparks in most machine shops however..is. Gunner Whenever a Liberal utters the term "Common Sense approach"....grab your wallet, your ass, and your guns because the sombitch is about to do something damned nasty to all three of them. |
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