Holy Crap.....cuts like butter!

[6uldv8]

I've been seeing these heavy duty steel cutting circular saws around for a few years and figured they'd work good on thin stuff and I'd seen them used on tubing etc..

Well I had a salesman leave one here with me so I could try it on some thicker stock. THicker like say 1-1/2" plate! Cuts like butter! Hell, if I'd know these things worked this good I wouldn't have bought the plasma cutter....smoooooooth finish and no fumes!

 

[Bones]

I hate it when I smell tech

 

[P]

Well **** I hate you wasted that Plasma cutter, let me know when you need it outta your way laughing

 

[6uldv8]

Heck...I was so disgusted over the whole situation that I just went ahead and threw THE BRAND NEW HYPERTHERM 1000 in the dumpster!

 

[P]

Your a **** laughing


( but I still love you )

 

[vanguard]

What's the make and model? I feel like googling it.

 

[6uldv8]

I think several companies make them now but this one is a Steelmax.

www.steelmax.com

 

[vanguard]

Hmm, it's not cheap but it's not crazy expensive either.

http://www.oxarc.com/desc.ydev?prod_id=14244

 

[6uldv8]

website says 5/16" max steel thickness....salesman told me to ignore it.....I sawed up a 1-1/2" plate like it was nothing.

 

[InDaShop]

I think I may have to try this out. Big bucks but I actually trust Gregs word.

 

[blacksheep10]

squiggy (boilermaker) told me about this 3 years ago and I called him a liar in so many words. laughing
Now I want one pretty bad like. that and the portaband would pretty much make short work of most small jobs

 

[6uldv8]

I'll be able to give you some actual stress test reports shortly. We've got a modification job out here that I think will be a perfect test for this bad boy. I'll get a few phone shots and hopefully they'll upload.

 

[6uldv8]

Well I killed it! It was a sales demo and I tried what the salesman said I could try but it no longer works. I still love these things though! It'll eat up thick wall tubing and thin plate I'd say up to 1/2" thick or more like it's nothing. It would have to be great for hard to reach spots and locations or when you need a better cut than the plasma. We chopped up sticks of 2"x2" x 1/4" wall tubing with ease and 1-3/4" x .120 DOM doesn't even offer a challenge.

I was making cuts across 1-1/2" thick area in a framework and it was doing great....I thought I was letting it take it's time and letting it cool between cuts.....evidently not enough......it's fried.



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