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Cut off saw or angle grinder and disk Underpants 09-12-2007
Posted by Underpants on September 12, 2007, 5:29 am
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 I thought I might buy a cut off saw but an old welder friend says he
just uses a thin cutting disk. I wanted it for cutting pipe etc What do
you think?
Thanks
John

Posted by jp2express on September 12, 2007, 12:05 pm
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 The cut off saw (which uses thin cutting disks) will give you straighter
cuts:
http://tinyurl.com/232wbc

A thin disk on a hand-held grinder will make your body sore/ache if you have
much to do.

"Underpants" asks:
>I thought I might buy a cut off saw but an old welder friend says he just
>uses a thin cutting disk. I wanted it for cutting pipe etc What do you
>think?
> Thanks
> John



Posted by TinLizziedl on September 12, 2007, 2:34 pm
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Definitely get the cut-off saw if you have a bunch to do. I would only
use an angle grinder with cutting wheels if the work is hard to get to
or in an odd position.

I've wanted to get a cut-off saw for a while now, but the jobs I have
here at home are few and far between, and I need to talk my spousal unit
into it....

TL

Posted by SteveB on September 12, 2007, 3:54 pm
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>I thought I might buy a cut off saw but an old welder friend says he just
>uses a thin cutting disk. I wanted it for cutting pipe etc What do you
>think?
> Thanks
> John

After owning about six chop saws in my life, I would NEVER purchase another.
I went to a 4x6 band saw, and I love it. Maybe not as fast as a chop saw,
but I like the cuts better, and the noise, dirt, and sparks factor is about
1/100 of a chop saw. And almost NO fire hazard.

You might consider it.

On the chop saws I did have, I liked the thin blades. Less metal removal
takes less time.

Steve



Posted by RoyJ on September 12, 2007, 5:19 pm
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you need both, use the right tool for the job. Cutting material to
length can be done with an angle grinder and a cutoff wheel but it is a
pain, not to mention a bit dangerous (hard to hold the cutoff wheel
steady and straight) But if you weld, you will want an angle grinder to
prep welds and fix mistakes.

Underpants wrote:
> I thought I might buy a cut off saw but an old welder friend says he
> just uses a thin cutting disk. I wanted it for cutting pipe etc What do
> you think?
> Thanks
> John

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