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Posted by Christopher Tidy on August 25, 2006, 11:07 pm
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Christopher Tidy wrote:
> zedbert@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> Well, the 'dread' bit was a bit of a throw-away line really, although I
>> have seen & heard some odd & downright nasty things about ebay.
>> Probably a function of too many people and a lot of profit chasing,
>> from the owners and some sellers.
>>
>> Chris, I thought the recommended speed for cutting with a hack-saw was
>> 60 strokes per minute, so that was what I was aiming at. My big Rapidor
>> donkey saw certainly runs very slowly. If yours runs at 100-150, that's
>> a much easier target to aim for, thanks!
>
>
> I searched online and found mention of a Gingery hacksaw which runs at
> 60 strokes per minute:
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> http://www.lindsaybks.com/dgjp/djgbk/hack/index.html
>
> Instinctively I expected smaller machines to run faster, but it looks
> like this may not be the case. I guess a faster machine needs to be
> stiffer, and the Q & S machine is very stiff (weighs 430 kg if I recall
> correctly).
Oh, and let us know how it goes!
Chris
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> have seen & heard some odd & downright nasty things about ebay.
> Probably a function of too many people and a lot of profit chasing,
> from the owners and some sellers.
>
> Chris, I thought the recommended speed for cutting with a hack-saw was
> 60 strokes per minute, so that was what I was aiming at. My big Rapidor
> donkey saw certainly runs very slowly. If yours runs at 100-150, that's
> a much easier target to aim for, thanks!