I agree Howard, I use cutting oil with a 1:10 mix of Pro-blend and the
blades just don't wear out. Power hacksaw too! If I run them too fast,
however, some of the teeth break off but the ones that are left are still
sharp. A little jittery but they still cut(-:
Skip
At 04:33 PM 12/2/02 -0700, Nafzger wrote:
>Skip,
>I also use the hole saw type notcher but I use mine in the lathe with the
>back gears to slow it down and use plenty of cutting oil. I built the liner
>with the same two hole saws ( 1" and 1 5/8") and they are still sharp. I
>think speed and proper cutting oil is the secret.
>Howard
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Skip Higginbotham" <saltrat@pro-blend.com>
>To: "Jim Webb" <jwebb@mastnet.net>; "Land-Speed" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 2:14 PM
>Subject: Re: Tubing notchers
>
>
>> Jim, I (like Mayf) use a hole saw notcher and I also use lots of oil (with
>> Pro-blend in it of course) I cut all the notches in 4130 tube on my
>> liner/lakester and a dragster and pieces of a sprint car under repair with
>> one saw blade (bi-metal). I like it!
>> Skip
>>
>>
>> At 06:48 PM 12/1/02 -0600, Jim Webb wrote:
>> >From what I have seen, the LowBuck Notcher is a real deal. The guy I know
>> >that uses one has never had to swap the cutting die and he builds lots
>and
>> >lots of cages.
>> >
>> >The guy that built the cage for our truck used the joint-jigger type and
>ate
>> >many, many hole saws - which he charged us for.
>> >
>> >I'm not sure what Joe Timney sells, but I'm always interested in learning
>> >more...
>> >
>> >Jim Webb
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