Hey group just cam across a used cold saw. Clausing Startrite model
SC350DP if any one has info on these saws let me know. What blade
should be used for mild steel tube, what coolant? Thank for any help


ps the return email is fake send to group

A good quality cutting lube used on band saws will work You can purchase
high speed steel saw blades that are pretty good. The carbide blades are
more pricey but last longer. I would go with HSS at first. If the work
slips in the jaws of the vise or you have a ham fisted operator it could be
an expensive learning curve with carbide.
They are the ideal tool for accurate cutes in tubing for handrail.
Randy

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Hey group just cam across a used cold saw. Clausing Startrite model
SC350DP if any one has info on these saws let me know. What blade should
be used for mild steel tube, what coolant? Thank for any help


ps the return email is fake send to group

tube can be a pin, since it is thinwall you want a fine blade to avoid
ripping teeth off, but it is large in size so a fine blede takes forever
to break through the side.

I'm impatient and end up ripping teeth off.

Any water soluble will work for coolant

dduck wrote:
Hey group just cam across a used cold saw. Clausing Startrite model
SC350DP if any one has info on these saws let me know. What blade
should be used for mild steel tube, what coolant? Thank for any help


ps the return email is fake send to group

It depends on the size of tube and wall thickness. You ideally want to
have between 2 and 7 teeth engaged in the material at all times. Less
than that and you snag teeth and ruin them. More than that the teeth
clog and you start getting heat buildup and excessive wear.

There is a gentleman on Ebay that sells resharp blades for a VERY
reasonable price. A 10" 200 tooth will run you $10. $10 shipping for
the first blade, and $2 for each extra. He will do other grinds for
$15. I can buy 2-3 blades from him for less than the cost to get 1
reground locally.

He is very knowledgeable and willing to explain what you need to know.
His ID is tgrasso5ixa. Ping me off list and I will give you his email.

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ps the return email is fake send to group

I can understand you wanting to have replies directed to the
group, but a quick check with jwhois shows that the domain name
"quack.com" is real, and I would be quite surprised if it did not have a
"dduck" as a username, given the domain name.

So -- your spam proofing is probably increasing somebody else's
spam.

Good Luck
DoN.
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