Oooooooo It's Rigid

[2badfjs]

made ya look

the milwakee chop box i bought used was flippin breakers on me when just a small load was placed on it.

sooooooooo, i dropped the coin for this RIGID brand saw.
used it a bit last night,oooooo how much quieter it is.
and i love the handle on this thing,so much more user friendly.
no breakers being flipped thats a real good thing.

lifetime warranty too!
i'm gonna need it.

question for those who cut flat bar.

do you lay your bar flat to cut or like i have it set up in the pic?
seems to cut so much better when it's like this.

just thought i'd share

 

[Mace]

I do mine vertical, it is easier on the cutter (only actually cutting a small amount of metal at one time, instead of 4" of metal at once..)

 

[cruiser88]

dang it.i thought it was going to be cruiser porn .what kind of blade are you using

 

[fsusteve]

I have several Rigid tools, very happy with them.

 

[2badfjs]

dang it.i thought it was going to be cruiser porn .what kind of blade are you using

it came with one, but i use the Norton blades from home depot. they're like $6. each and actually last awhile.

 

[cruiser88]

ok cause really go through them fast.i will try those blades

 

[2badfjs]

ok cause really go through them fast.i will try those blades

what blades are you using?
and what kind of presure are you putting on it when cutting?

 

[cruiser88]

what blades are you using?
and what kind of presure are you putting on it when cutting?

ive been using the namebrand called (ace)from the chain called ace hardware.normally they sell good stuff but those blades dont last long at all.as far as pressure its ver little.when cutting metal i always use oil if i can

 

[Mace]

You are using oil on an abrasive blade???

 

[Junk]

I use the horizontal bandsaw. Much quieter, no sparks, stops when it's done and modified it for a hydraulic feed. If I remember correctly paid about $140 for it a few yrs ago.

 

[cruiser88]

You are using oil on an abrasive blade???

no no that was just a general term through that out the window. no jim my pressure is very little maybe 20 pounds of weight.but then again i am 6 foot 1 inch maybe i do press to hard

 

[honk]

I have several Rigid tools, very happy with them.

Boyfriends easy to find in Florida?

2bad, really, if you need to do a lot of stock chopping a horizontal band saw is well worth money. Better blades, auto stop, coolant delivered at the cut, and above all.....QUIET. You can walk away and do something else while it's cutting too.

 

[2badfjs]

Boyfriends easy to find in Florida?

2bad, really, if you need to do a lot of stock chopping a horizontal band saw is well worth money. Better blades, auto stop, coolant delivered at the cut, and above all.....QUIET. You can walk away and do something else while it's cutting too.

i know, i've been looking at those for some time now.
most definitly in the future, but right now, the chop box serves me well.

the cheapest band saw i've seen is the harbor frt one, and there power tools make me kind of leary.

Junk, what one are you useing for $140.? please do tell

plus, those who have seen my garage know i don't have room for one.
but i might after i go look at shop space tomorrow

 

[2badfjs]

h/frt has a central machinery bandsaw for $199. anyone know anything about c/m?

 

[Arya Ebrahimi]

Jim, do a search on PBB tool section about the harbor freight bandsaw. I don't think it's well liked over there, but I could be mistaken.

Also, with my limited experience with chopsaws, cutting vertical like that is quicker, but cutting flat is more accurate(cut is straighter).

My .02

 

[2badfjs]

Jim, do a search on PBB tool section about the harbor freight bandsaw. I don't think it's well liked over there, but I could be mistaken.

Also, with my limited experience with chopsaws, cutting vertical like that is quicker, but cutting flat is more accurate(cut is straighter).

My .02

most definitly, laying the bar flat, it seems like it stops cutting and you have to lean on it a bit to get it cutting again. i don't like that.

 

[Mace]

PBB shows the HF bandsaw to be exactly what it is. NOt so great quality that can be improved with not too much effort to be a reasonable machine.

Is it ever going to be as good as a more expensive unit? Nope..

But it will be far from worthless.


BTW, if you opt for the bandsaw, get a new blade for it immedately..

 

[honk]

h/frt has a central machinery bandsaw for $199. anyone know anything about c/m?

there's been a lot of happy campers using, modifying, and getting best deals on those HF saws. Look around in http://www.hobartwelders.com/mboard/

Sometimes it's like some of them found a new hobby in making that saw do more than it's designed to do. Throw away the supplied blade and buy a bimettalic, make a higher rolling cart for it. I guess it goes on sale a lot because I know I've seen people say that they got therirs for around $70. Been a few months ago though.

 

[John Smith]

I have the Clarke version of the $200 Chinese metal cutting bandsaw and am very happy with it. Got it at TSC. I have cut a LOT of steel with it and am still on the original motor 4 years later. Blades last much longer than abrasives and it is a much nicer tool to work with in a shop. You don't pollute the whole area with airborne metal so no need to wear a respirator while using and if you work late at night like I do you don't have to worry about the noise because it is quiet. Those two things sold me.

Since you do production work you should look at the better Chinese made saws you can get from MSC with coolant built in and much larger steel capacity. Around $500 - 750. My friend who does production work bought one and it is holding up well. You can get free shipping from MSC from time to time when they have sales to blow out last years models.

You will find the accuracy of the band saw blows away the chop saw. Once you use one you will only pull out your nice new chopsaw very seldom.

 

[brokenparts]

I have one of the cheapo harbor freight bandsaws. It's not the fastest, doesnt cut exactly on 90s but it does do an ok job for the price. Like Mace said throw the blade it came with away right away. I went to 18t bi-metal blade and it made a world of difference.

I also bought one of the HF chopsaws and it does and ok job as well.

Overall I'm happy with both but then again I'm not super technical fabber as some people are. Does it look like sh*t... yes but does it do the job... yes!