Desert Moose
New member
Hey guys.
I'll be doing quite a bit of metal fabrication soon. Mostly cold rolled steel tubing, maybe some aluminum. I have an Enco horizontal metal cutting band saw, but in the 10 years I've had it, I have never been able to get the thing to cut straight and square.
So, I'm thinking of another saw. I've heard of people using chop saws to cut metal. Either with an abrasive blade, or with a carbide?? blade.
What should I look for? Are chops saws made special for cutting metal, or do you just put a different blade on a regular saw? What's the advantage and disadvantage of abrasive blades versus the other (carbide?? fill me in here) type.
I won't need a huge capacity. mostly will be under 2" square, maybe once in a while I'll get up to 4". It would be nice to be able to miter, but I don't see a need for a compound miter.
Thanks, Sam
I'll be doing quite a bit of metal fabrication soon. Mostly cold rolled steel tubing, maybe some aluminum. I have an Enco horizontal metal cutting band saw, but in the 10 years I've had it, I have never been able to get the thing to cut straight and square.
So, I'm thinking of another saw. I've heard of people using chop saws to cut metal. Either with an abrasive blade, or with a carbide?? blade.
What should I look for? Are chops saws made special for cutting metal, or do you just put a different blade on a regular saw? What's the advantage and disadvantage of abrasive blades versus the other (carbide?? fill me in here) type.
I won't need a huge capacity. mostly will be under 2" square, maybe once in a while I'll get up to 4". It would be nice to be able to miter, but I don't see a need for a compound miter.
Thanks, Sam