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Originally Posted by Tango
They make a 14" diamond metal cutting chop saw blade that is pricey, but remarkable. $200 bucks...but...they guarantee one will outlast 100 conventional abrasive blades. I can testify to their longevity. I cut a LOT of steel for both my sculpture and my bus. Everything from 3/8" rebar to 1/2" plate to 6" C-channel to 8" schedule 40 pipe. The one I am still using has lasted for three years now.
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I will have to check that out. When I get into metal work with the chop saw I often end up going through a disc a day!
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Originally Posted by Tango
And it has the added benefit of NOT producing all that grit, tracking off square or getting smaller in diameter with every cut.
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Wow.. that list accounts for all the things that piss me off about the chop saw.
Chopping in the garage? Expect one hell of a clean-up afterwards with a normal abrasive disc.
Oops! Cut went off square. Flip it over to square it out. grrrr
And then eventually not making it through the cut because the disc is too small.. grr grrr grrrr