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Thread: Taiwanese saws
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1st August 2012, 11:09 PM #14-6-4
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Taiwanese saws
Greetings chaps I had to cut some material for a locomotive nut today, I did it on my Taiwanese terror Band saw. Material was a piece of railway axle a bit over 4 inches in Dia. The blade was a bit blunt and it took about 15 minutes and required two bites I thought it might be interesting for any one contemplating getting one. Yours 4-6-4
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1st August 2012, 11:33 PM #2future machinist
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funny that's the same size of stock that destroyed my band saws gearbox but to be fair the gear was replaced with an ill-fitting one
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Andre
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2nd August 2012, 10:25 AM #3Distracted Member
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4-6-4, any idea what railway axles are made of?
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2nd August 2012, 11:34 AM #4.
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4-6-4,
I've tried to avoid the oriental stuff but after a fair bit of prompting by other forum members I dropped 300 bucks on H and F's cheapest bandsaw. Being lazy, I have done nothing to improve the saw other than replace the useless original blade. I really like the thing even if it is chintzy. Sadly my beautiful Lotze power hacksaw sulks in the corner, unused.
BT
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2nd August 2012, 11:43 AM #5Mechanical Butcher
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Those cheap Asian saws sure look crappy, but as you say - they do the job.
I also have a Lotze hacksaw that I haven't tried yet, and thought it might be better. Is it much out-performed by the bandsaw?
Jordan
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2nd August 2012, 11:49 AM #6.
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2nd August 2012, 03:13 PM #74-6-4
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Bandsaws
Greetings chaps, I will try and find out what material the Railways used in their axels. It is defiantly tougher than MS. I will find out when I cut the thread in the nut. I use a Bi Metal blade from a band saw mob locally. When I was given this machine (given) it cut square, Amazing as the other one I had would not. The blade I suspect is on its last legs as I have been cutting high tensile all thread for my Mill as I have said before any thing over 1/4 inch get the band saw treatment. Best of luck. 4-6-4
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2nd August 2012, 03:30 PM #8
Must say I agree on the effectiveness of the saws - mine is further along the evolution chain in term of Asian manufacturer - mechanically less refined but the motor is well behaved compared to the Taiwanese one Dad has - in Dad's the starting current on the motor trips the shed circuit breaker ~20% of the time. (ELCB fine, just CB -- the theory has been one day it will die -- still going after 30 years - 20 of which was in a different shed on a fuse with no such "tripping" issues)
Talking "trickity" is that blue stuff on the power cable what it looks like ...
Did the cable get
- too hot
- too close
- just a a design feature that came with saw when purchased? (hence the "terror" in the name.)
cheers
David
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2nd August 2012, 07:43 PM #94-6-4
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Dear David, The blue stuff is electricians tape I had to replace the motor that came with it eventually died. and I have not had time to replace it. All my machinery lives at Newport Railway Workshops so I do not have time at night to attack the little jobs. My Arno mill suffers from the same problem I had to extend the lead to get to the power point. The powers that be will eventually catch up with me and I will have to do something about it. The Arno has two of the oldest fuses I have seen I suspect they are cotinental origin.
Yours 4-6-4
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