mitre saw as a chopsaw

Started by jimbo74, March 01, 2007, 10:34:26 PM

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jimbo74

March 01, 2007, 10:34:26 PM
can you use a mitre saw for wood as a chopsaw for metal? of course you would get a metal blade....



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MiniSimp

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March 02, 2007, 06:11:40 AM
As long as the blade RPM exceeds or is equal to the Saw RPM :thumbs:

I would not advise using a sliding compound miter though. :nerv:

rlwjaw

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March 02, 2007, 07:19:49 AM
It will melt the plastic guard and any other plastic parts.

98taco4x

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March 02, 2007, 07:47:28 AM
yeah I would advise against it, there are probably pretty good reasons why they don't make chop saws that look like miter saws. Alot of heat, long continues cuts, holding the material down, vibration, etc.
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86bobbedtoy

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March 02, 2007, 08:46:24 PM
done did it, but only on like 1/8" angle iron and like 1/8" flat bar. I had a old b.d. I had no propblems.
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