Thread: Chinese cutting disks not equal to Flexovit

Originally Posted by Bryan

If you learn Chinglish you can have a career translating manuals.

Nah, that's a saturated market.

The growth area is Indian. Indglish? Indlish? Chinglia? Though you'd be competing with the call centre workers...

Originally Posted by Dropcat

Though you'd be competing with the call centre workers...

people like this guy

Originally Posted by Franklin

people like this guy

...and he's almost finished the manual for my jack hammer. Wish he'd hurry, I still can't figure out how to change the bit.

Originally Posted by Dropcat

...and he's almost finished the manual for my jack hammer. Wish he'd hurry, I still can't figure out how to change the bit.

Dave

Originally Posted by 19brendan81

It stayed in the job, so I was OK.

Yeah I want some other form of cutter. I dont think I have the patience for a bandsaw...but would love a coldsaw....not sure I can justify the $$$ though.

How long would a bandsaw take to lop through that 50mm bar?

Hi Brendan
As for patience, after the initial setup they are pretty well right from then on. I haven't touched any blade guide adjustments in around 2 or more years.

I haven't timed it, but would say around 5 minutes in a small saw like we all have. The beauty of it is you can go do something else while it cuts and it will turn it self off if your not close or paying attention. There is not much more noise than the electric motor running, no dust flying through the air and very little heat is created compared to a abrasive saw. Also the width of cut is really small so less wastage, cleaner cut and they have very tiny burr to remove.

With all the machines in my shed I won't use my abrasive saw inside because of the airborne particles it produces, but the bandsaw can run all day if I wanted without damaging anything else.

With the cost, again I have never counted it's only a guess, but I would say you could cut at least 50 cuts in that 50mm round and probably still be able to go more, all for $11. I run my blades until the snap to get the most out of them. It may take a little longer as they wear, but I don't have to stand there while it cuts. I run a small coolant set up on mine which extends the blade life 2-3 times longer.

Dave

Thanks for the link to the Smith and Arrow site guys I will give them a try.