Re: Speaking of Bang For Your Buck

On 10/31/2024 8:01 PM, Jim Wilkins wrote:

"Bob La Londe"  wrote in message news:vg0t6n$2rop8$1@dont-email.me...
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I thought I "needed" a vertical metal cutting saw in the shop so I
bought it.  I admit I have cut metal with it.  With the right blade it
is okay for aluminum, and marginally capable of mild steel cutting.  I
have managed to make some cuts in alloy with it, but the torque at lower
surface speeds is so low you work harden it pretty quickly with the
light cuts you are forced to make and not stall the saw.
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I used to run a lot of communication cable in schools, net, phone, video, tv, telemetry, etc.  Often we would have the master keys working at night or on the weekend.  Except for a few dedicated teachers we would have the place to ourselves.  I recall in one maintenance shop they had a gigantic old Rockwell (just said Rockwell I looked) vertical band saw.  I couldn't help but turn it on and make a couple cuts.  Oh, that was a serious machine.  Nothing stopped it.  I told the head IT guy if he ever saw it at auction let me know.  It sounded like it might have had a bearing going, but for a machine like that I wouldn't care about fixing it.
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Bob La Londe
CNC Molds N Stuff
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