Need Help!- Best saw to cut aluminum (3/4" diam, 1/8" wall) and steel (

[morganj2003]

So, I'm a bit of a newbie, and I'd like some advice as to which saw I should purchase. I will be cutting aluminum tube (3/4" diam, 1/16" wall), steel tube (3/4" diam, 1/16" wall), solid steel rod (5/8" diam), and steel plate (22 gauge). Some of these pieces will have to be cut at angles.

That said, what saw should I buy?

I've done research myself and I've considered:

-A multicutter, like the Dewalt DW872

-A dry cut (cold cut) saw like Evolution (maybe the Raptor model?) makes

-Abrasive chop saw (I don't like these too much, as I prefer to have a smooth cut that the dry cut saws produce without a lot of sparks and dust)

-Putting a carbide blade meant for ferrous material on my Craftsman miter saw that spins at 5500 rpm (How many cuts do you think I could produce with this? I realize that I should be at a lower RPM for the carbide blades in steel, but I only need about 1000 cuts to get a good start with what I'm making)

-Putting an abrasive blade on my miter saw (I really don't like all the sparks, the mess from the abrasive blade dust, and the unclean edge left on the material. I also can't use this blade on the aluminum tubing.)

-Band saw (Doesn't cut as accurately, leaves a bad edge, and it's slow)

-Lathe (I need to cut at angles, and the lathe I have access to won't do this. Also, I found this method a little slow)

In the end, I lean toward purchasing a multicutter, like the Dewalt DW872, or a dry cut saw from Evolution. Perhaps, though, since I intend to make only 1000 cuts, I can get by with a carbide blade (maybe one from Diablo) on my miter saw? The problem I see with this is the ability to make continued cuts on the solid steel rod.

PLEASE ENLIGHTEN ME!!! Thanks MUCH!

[sindychen]

Hi our company has two kinds of cnc lathe. You could visit our website www.atron.com.tw to look for your favorite lathe. I think our hl-070 is suitable for your tube and solid steel. Our cnc lathe could be operated by common PC installed with mach3 software easily and simply. The software has lots of function as most indrustrial software.So you could machine different shaps of your workpiece.It is also fit to your angle cutting.


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[dertsap]

a horizontal bandsaw would be your most versatile and is the most common way to cut different types of material