Thread: Metal Bandsaw or Cut-Off Saw?
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15-02-2015 #1
Hello,
What would be your choice between these metal cutting saws to achieve accurate and square cuts as possible, in the same price range? (500-600 eu)
I need to cut metal box 60*60*6 up to 100*50*8mm
Thanks in advance!
Sealey Metal Cutting Band saw Saw
Bosch Dry Cut Metal Cut-Off Saw
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15-02-2015 #2
Bandsaws of any kind do tend to wander sometimes, especially if the teeth on one side are more worn than the other. Also which has the cheapest consumables ? blade band vs disc'
I imagine the bandsaw could cut bigger cross section material, but if all you want is 60x60 than both would do.Last edited by EddyCurrent; 15-02-2015 at 05:12 PM.
Spelling mistakes are not intentional, I only seem to see them some time after I've posted
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15-02-2015 #3
i have the clarke version of that bandsaw
and found the stand was made from 2mm sheet
and bent where the rear wheels where.
great for cutting big stuff as you can just leave it to get on with it.
without having to hold the handle etc.
but as eddy said. they do tend to wander.
for straight cuts i got an evolution rage 2 cut off saw.
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15-02-2015 #4
I have both similar band saw and the RAGE 2.
I use much more often the Rage. Its faster. However my advice will be to get the Makita, Dewalt or Bosch dry saw, as the Rage is a hype, nothing more than geared Chinese crap. Its flimsy, the base is twisting when loaded with 100x100, no fast lock clamp. I knew that before but there a was a momentary monetary weaknes, so i bought it against my better judgement. Well, it payed itself on my first machine, so who cares.
Apart from steel the dry cut saw cuts aluminum and wood like a butter.
However if i had 500-600 quid budget, i would look at second hand pro liquid cooled dry cut saw or a bigger real liquid cooled band saw. cause these are toy really for a serious workshop.
By the way i buy my band saw blades from here- http://www.tuffsaws.co.uk/ top quality and service.
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15-02-2015 #5
I have just bought myself a small engineer series bandsaw from Axminster power tools. Not a bad little saw. Its fine for the workshop seeing as I wont exactly be killing it with work. It took around 20 minutes to cut a 75mm square aluminium block but again I wasn't pushing it hard, I just left it to cut while I did something else. Cut is not bad at all. Major bonus is that you can use it indoors without worrying about sparks flying.
I also have a dry cut abrasive chop saw which I use for my fencing jobs. Quick and dirty on mild steel bars and tubing but I wouldn't like to use it indoors with anything flammable around.
Really depends on what you want it for and where you are going to use it.
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15-02-2015 #6
I've got a rage 2 and whilst its not the highest quality bit of kit, for the price it's awesome and when patient setting up I've cut within a fraction of a millimetre with it.
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16-02-2015 #7
No fans of the vertical band saw around here?
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16-02-2015 #8
they have there uses trispectiv.
but for a straight cut end, il use the cut off saw.Last edited by T0rnado69; 16-02-2015 at 02:14 AM. Reason: typo
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16-02-2015 #9
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16-02-2015 #10
I got this horizontal band saw http://www.axminster.co.uk/axminster...utting-bandsaw which I use for chopping up small billets etc. You've got to set it up and keep an eye on it bt it's pretty accurate. Advantage is that it'll cut at angles too which comes in handy and you can leave it going whilst doing something else.
If you're cutting lots of 90° cuts then a cut off saw would be better.
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