Cold cut saw

[pmsmechanic]

Dang it guys... you are ruining my strategy with the wife. I told her I was going to sell my Dewalt 14in to 'pretty much' pay for the dry saw.

Well....you could live without it. My abrasive saw was burning out brushes more and more frequently so I needed to replace it anyways.

I use my abrasive saw to deburr the edge of cuts as there is no holding the metal against the side of the blade to deburr. Also you can hand hold a compound angle and cut with an abrasive saw. Dosen't work on a cold cut!

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

Any opinions on this Fein 14" Slugger cold cut saw? $450 on Amazon.

Fein 729536112 Slugger 14 in. Metal Cutting Chop Saw

Even more expensive but 14" with a base that appears similar to the Makita. It is either made in Germany or Taiwan.

 

[dragoneggs]

Well....you could live without it. My abrasive saw was burning out brushes more and more frequently so I needed to replace it anyways.

I use my abrasive saw to deburr the edge of cuts as there is no holding the metal against the side of the blade to deburr. Also you can hand hold a compound angle and cut with an abrasive saw. Dosen't work on a cold cut!

Cutting angles for miter joints on my both my abrasive and portaband is driving me nuts.

 

[BukitCase]

No compound angles with the dry cut saw ?

Tarry99 might disagree with that -

I need a cutting solution. - Miller Welding Discussion Forums

If you're stubborn AND sneaky enough, sometimes there's a way... Steve

 

[dragoneggs]

I might have missed it earlier... but just what can you do on an abrasive saw that you can't on a dry saw?

 

[BukitCase]

You can get away with a crappier hold-down system before you break a blade, you can make bigger messes and less accurate cuts, which is part of why I GAVE my abrasive saw to my son - he does some patio brick work, etc, with masonry blades when he uses it at all...

I don't have a dry saw yet, but am in the "drool" stage - I DO have 2 of the little 4x6 bandsaws and a Jet 8x12, made 45* adapters for each so I can miter without disturbing the 90* setting - also have O/A torch, plasma, thin cutoff disks for side grinders, and an HF skil saw with metal cutting blades - each has (as commented on here) its strengths and weaknesses

Because blades for the dry saws run anywhere from $80 to $150, and because they don't tolerate crappy hold-downs any better than annular cutters do, I'm ONLY looking at sturdier built dry saws - CAST table, thicker stronger hold-downs - I haven't seen anything under $400 I'd be willing to pay for yet, if I had to pull the trigger today it'd likely be this one -

Evolution Power Tools EVOSAW38 15-Inch Steel Cutting Chop Saw - Power Circular Saws - Amazon.com

They call it a 15" saw, but it ships with a 14" blade - I'm thinking they're just trying to keep competitive on cost, since their 15" steel blade is about $80 more than the 14". I'll start with the one it comes with, then decide (based on whether I've wanted a deeper cut) whether to pay the extra for another 1/2" depth of cut... Steve

Found a better deal -

Evolution EVOSAW38 | Evolution Power Tools | Evolution 15

 

[pmsmechanic]

No compound angles with the dry cut saw ?

Tarry99 might disagree with that -

I need a cutting solution. - Miller Welding Discussion Forums

If you're stubborn AND sneaky enough, sometimes there's a way... Steve

Ha I learned something again! Thanks!

 

[pmsmechanic]

I might have missed it earlier... but just what can you do on an abrasive saw that you can't on a dry saw?

You can "hand" hold a compound angle and make a cut. You can't "hand" hold a compound angle cut on a cold cut saw. Stuff just flies everywhere and teeth break off. Ask me how I know.

 

[Sodo]

I hand-hold angle iron when nipping off the corners. Forethought and special procedure are required. If it moves at all the teeth bite in and sh*t flies.

Heres a 2 1/2" steel tube that I split, hand-held.

 

[BukitCase]

Sodo, I think if I were gonna do that with a $100 un-forgiving blade, I'd scheme on some sort of clamp setup from underneath the base - I've done that very maneuver with my 12" DeWalt slide miter saw and WOOD, and even doing THAT makes you-know-what pucker a little

Sooo, what's next - a rip fence fer your dry saw? ...Steve