We built our whole car with a chop saw and a 4 1/2 grinder, no torch. Mostly
mild steel, square and round tubing. Phil XF/GMR
>From: <wmtsmith@landracing.com>
>Reply-To: <wmtsmith@landracing.com>
>To: LGMCAFEE@aol.com, land-speed@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Re: Plasma Cutter or band saw or ?
>Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 18:51:25 -0600
>
>I bought a cheap ($139. HF power hack saw and put a good blade on it
>---use it a lot--also put the little table on it and use as a vert. band
>saw.
> >
> > From: LGMCAFEE@aol.com
> > Date: 2003/03/20 Thu AM 11:11:41 CST
> > To: land-speed@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: Plasma Cutter or band saw or ?
> >
> > In a message dated 3/20/03 8:47:36 AM Central Standard Time,
> > James.Waldron@CWUSA.COM writes:
> >
> > <<
> > I've got a fair amount of cutting to do, way more than for a
> > hacksaw, and enough that I'm not even happy about using my
> > reciprocating saw. All steel, 1020 and maybe a little 4130.
> > >>
> > It depends on what you will be cutting the most. If I was cutting a lot
>of
> > tubing and pipe I would go with a band saw. If I was cutting a lot of
>plate I
> > would look at the plasma cutter. I don't think the miter saw would work
>that
> > well. I have what they call a cold saw that turns a metal cutting blade
>but
> > it turns slow and I think the blades cost about $100.00 each. I don't
>have a
> > plasma torch but they would be nice, that will be my next major
>purchase. I
> > know I use my band saw a lot.
> > Larry Mac
> >
> > >
>
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