Originally Posted by mc-motorsports  That chop saw is a POS. Atleast get one with a cast aluminum base, Ryobi or Craftsman professional used to make them, today I'm not 100% sure, everyone is going cheap. Plus that is made for abrasive wheels which don't work good on aluminum, and too much speed for the carbide blade, you'll have the same problem, plus the chop saws almost all have a 1" arbor. |
I'm quoting myself... Does that mean I'm going crazy? Just wondering...
Stupid idea. Why not use a VFD to slow down a decent chop saw or even miter saw to make a low budjet cold saw?
I realize that the bearings are not nessessarily sealed for use with coolant, so that may be one issue, but other than that, would it work? Anyone want to argue against it?
I was thinking a VFD controlled standard wood working miter saw, carbide blade as mentioned above, build a decent stand for it with a coolant tank of lets say 10 gallons, a small pump, coolant line attached to the gaurd and PRESTO! a low budget cold saw to solve the 50 threads a month where someone needs a cold saw but can't fit the budjet!
Can anyone argue why it wouldn't work? Maybe I'm not thinking of the obvious here, it just popped into my head.
And if not, can someone tell me where to get a cheap VFD for a 3600 rpm 120/60/1 motor? I'll try it and post back in a couple of weeks if nobody else wants to.