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Posted by Wayne Cook on April 2, 2006, 10:04 am
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On Sat, 01 Apr 2006 19:16:19 -0800, Grant Erwin
>I recently resurrected an old 16" abrasive chop saw with a 7.5 hp motor. Today
I
>had to make a bunch of 45° cuts on 4x1½" steel channel, pretty stout stuff, and
>the chop saw was - barely - tough enough. Lot of steel to get through. It's
>amazing how easy it is to stall a 7.5hp motor with an abrasive blade. The guy I
>was cutting parts for was amazed and delighted at how fast and clean the cuts
>were. I used to own a 14" abrasive chop saw and there is no comparison
whatever,
>a bigger saw wins hands down.
Great. I did warn you that it's almost impossible to have enough HP
on one of those. :-)
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