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RE: portable metal-cutting shears

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Subject: RE: portable metal-cutting shears
From: "Bob Dicke" <rtdengr@charter.net>
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 22:04:54 -0500
I use a H.F. metal chop saw (sale price = $49) for right angle cuts.  It
works fine.  I'd save my money for a plasma cutter for the fancy stuff,
unless you have other uses for the band saw.

Bob


-----Original Message-----
From: shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net [mailto:shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Jim Ferguson
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 9:38 PM
To: Eugene D Abbondelo
Cc: shop-talk@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: portable metal-cutting shears


I have one like that and have used it to cut a rather complicated repair 
  plate from 1/2" steel. No curves but the 8" X 3" part with a couple 
offsets came out fine.  I just used a grinder for the finish curves.  No 
problem with the saw.  Just don't expect too much from it.  Thin metal 
will encourage the blade to jump off the wheels.

Jim






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