[WarnerConstInc.]

Picked up a cute little Craftsman power hack saw today. Added a switch, wiped it off and started cutting some steel.
It is still light enough to be able to haul to a job site too.

 

[Inner10]

So it's like bandsaw but slower than the second comming of Christ?

 

[WarnerConstInc.]

So it's like bandsaw but slower than the second comming of Christ?

It's like a hacksaw without having to use the hacksaw. Cuts fast enough for me and for 45 bucks it is just fun to use.

 

[Inner10]

It's like a hacksaw without having to use the hacksaw. Cuts fast enough for me and for 45 bucks it is just fun to use.

And only 25000x the weight of a regular hacksaw.

 

[tjbnwi]

So it's like bandsaw but slower than the second comming of Christ?

I've used a power hack saw, was faster than I thought it would be. Interesting to watch how the blade raises and lower so it doesn't brush the back of the teeth.

Tom

 

[WarnerConstInc.]

It cuts suprisingly fast. The one in the basement of the old hardware store down town cuts real fast.

 

[Inner10]

I've used a power hack saw, was faster than I thought it would be. Interesting to watch how the blade raises and lower so it doesn't brush the back of the teeth.

Tom

How does it compare to a bandsaw?

 

[WarnerConstInc.]

How does it compare to a bandsaw?

Like a horizontal one?

Almost as fast as a small one.

This just takes a regular hacksaw blade.

 

[Inner10]

How many strokes per minuet?

 

[WarnerConstInc.]

How many strokes per minuet?

I can't make it a whole minute....

 

[SuperiorHIP]

:laughing::laughing:

 

[tedanderson]

We had power hack saws in shop class because the band saw was too dangerous for students to use.

 

[tool613]

How does it compare to a bandsaw?

it cuts straight but not as fast a chop saw and with a lot less sparks.Good in a woodwork shop. Blades are pricey for the good ones

I picked up a 1930s SpeedXa metal/wood bands saw made in England for 4 time that to cut metal so you got a great deal D. We all need to work metal if your a rust junky.

jack
English machines

 

[Aaron Berk]

Like a horizontal one?

Almost as fast as a small one.

This just takes a regular hacksaw blade.

Regular blades?? :thumbsup:
Dude that's sweet.
Would you really haul it out to a job?

 

[Brutus]

We had power hack saws in shop class because the band saw was too dangerous for students to use.

In middle school shop, I remember a girl lost half a finger on the band saw when we were making CO2 racers....


Band saws are dangerous. We should outlaw them.

 

[Inner10]

In middle school shop, I remember a girl lost half a finger on the band saw when we were making CO2 racers....


Band saws are dangerous. We should outlaw them.

I'm going to invent a mechanism that senses human flesh and stops the blade...then make it government mandated....

 

[WarnerConstInc.]

Regular blades?? :thumbsup:
Dude that's sweet.
Would you really haul it out to a job?

Well heck yes I would take it to a job.

 

[WarnerConstInc.]

It was made by Covel.

 

[tool613]

Regular blades?? :thumbsup:
Dude that's sweet.
Would you really haul it out to a job?

you could put regular ones on but i don't think they would last long. The power saw blades are wider and are thicker too.

http://www.mytoolstore.com/starrett/hack04.html

jack
English machines

 

[WarnerConstInc.]

Depends on what you are cutting.
For emt, all thread, aluminum balusters and so forth, a regular old blade would be just fine.

For cutting angle iron, c channel etc. I would want a heavier blade.