Choosing a chop saw?

[Charlesaf3]

maybe its just me, but I find the smoke comments hilarious. Even though the smoke is trying to escape from my makita drill after mixing grout with it...

bjr - I'd bet you have a loose wire in there that's causing a short, and that's what's tripping the breaker. Happened to me before with other stuff.

 

[wushaw]

I have reconditioned "D" handle style Dewalt chop saw that's been great for 4 yrs. It's been intermittened light duty use. Now when I try to start it, it pops a twenty amp circuit breaker. I've switched breakers and it does the same thing. after trying it about 6 or 7 times it will finally take off without popping the breaker. Is there a autobrake on the amutuer or some to stop the wheel? I don't know what's going on? Does anyone else have this issue with a chop saw? bjr

My Makita has from day one will trip a 20amp breaker, I have one circuit with 10ga wire and a 30amp breaker I use it on.
These saws are 15amp but just like any motor there is start up amps that is usually higher that their rating.

 

[bjr]

I dunno why I didn't think to look on the Dewalt website before asking that question. Dewalt actually addresses this and recommends the 30 amp breaker or using a 14 guage 25' extension cord. I guess the extension cord acts as a resister of sorts. I will continue to to buy Dewalt when I can afford it because they're not afraid to address these kind of issues on their support site. I just felt like a follow up would be okay on my question. bjr

 

[Soundguy]

Buy a blade welding kit and some good blade stock.

About 20ys ago I used to have a nice bandsaw welder kit.. had the built in polish wheel to grind down the overlap.. worked prety nifty.

soundguy

 

[AlanB]

I have the homemade "kit" to silver solder the blades together.

short version is that you feather the edges on a grinder holding them side by side face to back (easier to show then too explain in words)

Then flux, then clamp in a jig too hold them in line, then silver solder with just enough heat to do the silver solder.

Had about the same success rate with that as I did with the commercial blade welder setup.

Anymore, for what I do, I buy a dozen china blades at a time and let them rip.

Biggest thing I did for my bandsaw was a good solid base with real wheels and higher so I did not have to bend down so far.

Saw a demo (and bought his tips sheet) of a guy one time that was selling the tip sheet on how to set those saws up.

He was running a mist coolant system, some super duper blade, some better guide systems etc. but basicly a cheapie HF saw.

He was cutting constantly at this show off from a piece of 2" or so round stainless I think it was, cutting off slices about .100 thick. It was impressive.

 

[Soundguy]

I remember welding those things up in a shop I worked at.. some of the guys would break 2-3 a day by twisting wood too fast instead of making sloping cuts.. etc..

soundguy