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Welding 4130...
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From: "J.Kahn" What I've read about is taking an old blade and filing off the teeth to make it smooth and friction cutting that way. I was cutting a little piece of mild steel on a hobby band saw with a small 1/2 inch metal cutting blade, and it seemed like the teeth were doing nothing but when I pushed hard enough suddenly it would go quickly until the blade would jam and bog it down. I guess it was friction cutting but it didn't get red or anything. That's it, but you really don't have to file the teeth. I just mount an old blade and go for it. The teeth wear pretty quickly. In your case it sounds like you might not have had quite enough horsepower. You do have to push fairly hard, and the material does feed quite quickly, but you shouldn't bog down. I was using a 12" saw, 3/4 hp motor. I was also using a lot more speed than I guessed earlier. I think my wood saw is closer to 2800 feet per minute. |
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