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Re: Skill Saw metal cutting blades

To: Michael Leach <mrleach@Fair.Net>, shop-talk@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: Skill Saw metal cutting blades
From: Michael Sloane <msloane@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 21:39:10 -0400
Just to be picky: The problem wasn't reduced torque, which actually
increases as the blade gets smaller, but reduced edge speed, which happens
as the blade gets smaller.

Mike

At 05:12 AM 7/10/97 +0000, Michael Leach wrote:
>Just want to say that I went to Home Depot last night and bought a pack of
>the metal cutting blades for the skill Saw.  It is much cheaper to buy the
>10 pack ($12.xx) rather then buying one at a time ($2.77).  Anyways when I
>got home to tryed them out and must say "these things are very impressive".
> I first started on a piece of 14-16ga. metal and cut right through it with
>no problem.  Note, be sure to set the blade at the proper thickness for the
>metal being cut.  The cut was nice, square and clean.  I was feeling pretty
>impressed and figured that I would put it to the real test and cut a piece
>of 3" x 1-1/2" x 3/8 channel.  Sure enough it cut right through it.  It
>took about 1 min. with light-moderate pressure.  As for the blade ware it
>made 16 cuts through the 3" x 1-1/2" x 3/8" channel and the one cut thought
>the 14-16ga plate steel about 12" long.  The blade had worn about 1/2" and
>was starting to cut slower on the last 2-3 cuts.  This is proable due to
>torque loss from dia of blade getting smaller.  I figure that it is much
>cheaper to use the cutting wheels over a torch (i.e. if like me can't cut a
>straight clean line).  And you don't have to hall around the bottles for
>refill's.
>
>Just my two cents worth!
>
>Michael
>
>
>


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