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TwinCreek

02-04-2002 10:13:08




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I am trying to decide whether to buy a new chop saw or a used power hack saw. Which is more useful and what are the pro's and con's of each. Thank you.




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Trucker

02-10-2002 15:22:12




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 Re: Power Hack Saw or Chop Saw in reply to TwinCreek, 02-04-2002 10:13:08  
You need both.If I had to choose I think I would take the chop saw.The cut is wider,its kind of dangerous,but its faster,all you have to do to change the blade is take 1 bolt out,It will cut about anything metal except aluminum,it will cut aluminum,but not real good.Those real cheap bandsaws wear out blades fast,blade wont stay on,slow,has a lot of adjustments to cut something,just about like not having a saw.By the time you get mad and quit trying to cut a piece of metal with the bandsaw,you can have your project finished with the chop saw.Those Milwaukee portable bandsaws like they sell at Lowes,or maybe its Harbor Freight,probobly are better than one of those bandsaws that have a stand.The thing is with a portable saw like that you can cut the metal where its at,with a chop saw or the other bandsaw with a stand you have to drag the piece to the saw.It kind of depends on how heavy the piece of metal is and what you have to lift it.For small stuff a reciprocating saw with a metal blade works good too.

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Dave F.

02-07-2002 10:07:17




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 Re: Power Hack Saw or Chop Saw in reply to TwinCreek, 02-04-2002 10:13:08  
If you find a good metal cutting band saw that doesn't cost a ton of money let me know, Had one of those $150.00 saws from harbor freight. couldn't keep the blade on it sent it back to chinia. my .02 worth Dave F.



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PJW

02-05-2002 19:29:58




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 Re: Power Hack Saw or Chop Saw in reply to TwinCreek, 02-04-2002 10:13:08  
I have both a power hack saw and a band saw. The advantage of the power hack saw is it is cheep to run. Mine (old craftsman) uses standard blades. When cutting large bar stock however I use the band saw as it is faster and provides a better cut. Either is preferred over a chop saw. Chop saws are dirty and noisy.



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bbott

02-05-2002 07:52:46




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 Re: Power Hack Saw or Chop Saw in reply to TwinCreek, 02-04-2002 10:13:08  
Are you talking about an old-fashioned reciprocating ('back-n-forth') power hacksaw ?

If so, and you've got the bucks, get a bandsaw instead... they are lots faster and you'll be spending less time changing blades. (hacksaws wear out one spot in the blade pretty quickly)

The cat's pajamas are the 'cold cutoff saws'.. looks just like an abrasive cutoff saw except they have a special carbide blade and turn a different rpm.

Makes clean, straight cuts, no sparks, no grinding. One of the folks on the list bought a 'DeWalt' model a short while back and was quite pleased with it. I think they are around $450.

I've got one on my wish list.

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Farmer/Paul

02-05-2002 05:13:13




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 Re: Power Hack Saw or Chop Saw in reply to TwinCreek, 02-04-2002 10:13:08  
I have a chop saw as well as a metal Bandsaw. The chop saw is great if I need to cut material fast, but as said before it is messy and lots of sparks and grit. When building something by myself I use the band saw. Faster than a powerhack saw and the units can be had for about $250.00 Can$ for a basic model on up to 1000.00 for a bigger unit.There is a tool supply company here in Canada called Busy Bee that handles a number of models.

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JesseH

02-04-2002 15:03:13




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 Re: Power Hack Saw or Chop Saw in reply to TwinCreek, 02-04-2002 10:13:08  
Chopsaw is nice and fast, but don't expect square cuts. You will spend more time grinding to make it square again. Haven't had a chance to use the new carbide blade metal saws, they look very nice but awful spendy. Hacksaw is a nice long term investment.



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John in MA

02-04-2002 13:43:07




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 Re: Power Hack Saw or Chop Saw in reply to TwinCreek, 02-04-2002 10:13:08  
If you're talking about an abrasive chop saw, I'd go with the power hacksaw all the way. Chop saws are just for ferrous metal, like pipe and angle iron. They're noisy, have limited capacity, throw sparks and dust all over the place, and tend to melt your work sometime.

The power hacksaw will make smooth, quiet cuts through almost anything you can put on it. Steel, aluminum, plastic, whatever. The only downside is that they're on the slow side, so you turn it on and forget about it until it turns itself off at the end of the cut.

The hacksaw is also a long-term investment, where the chop saw probably won't last nearly as long.

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DumOleBob

02-04-2002 11:59:40




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 Re: Power Hack Saw or Chop Saw in reply to TwinCreek, 02-04-2002 10:13:08  
I think they are two very different saws. But, if it's a chop saw for metal you are after do look long and hard at the Delta 14" CARBIDE chop saw. Yes, it costs more than those with an abrasive disk, but it is twenty times the saw! Yes, the blade is expensive to replace, but it can be resharpened. One of my best moves was to trade up to the carbide saw!

I've also got a Milwaukee portable hack saw, which is a also great tool!

A guy ought to have both!

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