Best cutting device for hot side tubing?
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Looking to get some opinions on how to cut hot side tubing. I recently bought a craftsman 10" vertical bandsaw to cut 2.5" ss tubing and it chewed up my blade immediately. I got a metal blade and tried to slow it down with a HF Router Speed Control a bit but the motor would just ramp back up on me. I know it spins too fast to cut metal but are there any other options that don't cost thousands of dollars. I have seen similar band saws with numerous speeds but the are pricy. Anyone use a chop saw or a horizontal bandsaw on a stand? Pros and cons please?
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He asked what is best
This really is a loaded question in the way we are answering especially since we don't know how the kit is being built. Stainless, mild? Mig, Tig?
I started out making some parts using a chop saw and even still fire it up sometimes. But on anything I am going to purge/Tig out of stainless a bandsaw helps me keep a square cut that helps fitup and saves time on prep.
Either way would work great!
This really is a loaded question in the way we are answering especially since we don't know how the kit is being built. Stainless, mild? Mig, Tig?
I started out making some parts using a chop saw and even still fire it up sometimes. But on anything I am going to purge/Tig out of stainless a bandsaw helps me keep a square cut that helps fitup and saves time on prep.
Either way would work great!
Last edited by ablakez28; 01-27-2015 at 12:05 AM.
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He asked what is best
This really is a loaded question in the way we are answering especially since we don't know how the kit is being built. Stainless, mild? Mig, Tig?
I started out making some parts using a chop saw and even still fire it up sometimes. But on anything I am going to purge/Tig out of stainless a bandsaw helps me keep a square cut that helps fitup and saves time on prep.
Either way would work great!
This really is a loaded question in the way we are answering especially since we don't know how the kit is being built. Stainless, mild? Mig, Tig?
I started out making some parts using a chop saw and even still fire it up sometimes. But on anything I am going to purge/Tig out of stainless a bandsaw helps me keep a square cut that helps fitup and saves time on prep.
Either way would work great!
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I run a production metal cutting and fabrication business for a living.
We use band saws.
As said before. A chop saw will work fine for what you are doing. It is cost effective and flat out works.
However I stand 100% behind a proper setup band saw being the best option.
We use band saws.
As said before. A chop saw will work fine for what you are doing. It is cost effective and flat out works.
However I stand 100% behind a proper setup band saw being the best option.
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That's good to here. A while back I was able to slow my miter saw down and ran a bimetal blade. I didn't really like the way it cut and felt it was a little dangerous at times making small cuts. I'll explore my options with a bandsaw.
Thanks guys for your input!
Thanks guys for your input!
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I'm about as new as can be with stainless working, but I'm kinda surprised that people use chop saws on it. Doesn't that create kind of a wide heat affected zone with stainless? I noticed that's always the first thing to be critiqued on any picture of a weld on the internet lol.