Greg,

Who makes the cold saw in your shop ? Looks like a smaller blade then I've seen and I can't afford those big hogs.

Thx !

Jim

Jim -- It's an Eye Talian job -- HYD MECH...

It's a great saw - very commercial -- not a cheapie POS...

I bought it at Trick Tools... for around a grand I think. It's been GREAT! It cuts like butter - and is big enough to do "most" of what I need done. You'll have to check out the specs to see if it will cut big enough for you. All of the bigger saws I looked at took 3 ph -- and I just don't want to be "bothered" with doing a convertor and all that... so have other saws to cut the big stuff - but they make a HUGE mess -- and this saw is clean - quiet - and so fast to use. It is liquid lubricated - but has it's own "pump" and reservoir - which I already abandoned in favor of my larger 7 gallon reservoir and electric pump... but that's a separate issue.

I have blades for SS - Mild and Aluminum.... can't cut different metals without switching blades - ask me how I know this... :rofl:

Jim --

Here's the link to the Cold cut saw... I'm sure there are other suppliers but this is where I get a lot of my stuff...


http://www.vansantent.com/Saws/Hyd_m...e_cold_saw.htm

You hot-rodded your cold saw !! Awesome Greg :thumbsup:

U Da Man ! Thx !!


I was also looking at this one that I saw at Hot Rods and Restoration last year

http://www.femiusa.com/femi-ng-120.cfm

It cuts 0 - 60 degrees

Or this one that comes with a stand for $570.

http://www.grizzly.com/products/g9742

Or this

http://www.grizzly.com/products/sb1018

I have a Grizzly store about an hour north - and like some guys have to go to Cabelas -- I have to go to Grizzly once in awhile just to see what I "need"... mostly their stuff is "chinese" junk... but if you ratchet up the line it is pretty decent stuff.

I have a vertical band saw - a Wilton piece - which is not much of a saw - but is "okay" when I need it - and I have an abrasive chop saw (dirty filthy - noisy) and a real nasty chop saw - a Morse 14" Metal cutting saw. The Morse is what I break out if I have to cut some larger 2 X 4" stuff - or some big rounds etc (like when I built the work table)... but this thing throws off the nastiest little slivers you've ever dealt with - and it throws them all over the shop! So I use it as a court of last resort. This and the abrasive chop saw take more "clean up" than they do anything else! I'm a bit "anal" about a clean workspace... so they drive me crazy.

I've seen the Femi at trade shows... it seems to be a real nice saw! If space is limited - I don't think you can beat a higher end horizontal band saw... they're "clean" - they'll mitre - and they'll cut larger stocks than a circular saw. BUT... if you want dead on accuracy you can't beat the cold cut. It makes flawless cuts. I like it best because it's available to use with the flip of a switch...

The Morse 14" -- this thing is a BEAST... powerful - fast - loud - dirty. I didn't clamp a piece well enough during a cut and that piece of metal twisted and caught and the gouge it made in my 5/8" plywood wall was scary! Had it hit me instead of flying out the back of the saw - it would have torn me in two... It shot out of there like a 50 caliber bullet! I left the gouge as a reminder... LOL

Im stuck living in the city with no garage... lets see some more shops!

Wow this a cool thread. I love looking at Shop pics. I took these yesterday.

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/t...uly2010184.jpg
http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/t...uly2010187.jpg

This was taken a few weeks ago, during the day so the place is a mess.
http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/t...une2010126.jpg

Do you live in a Holiday Inn Express? Cuz your back yard looks just like place I have stayed a time or 2. HEHE :D

Shop looks awesome Rodger. Tons of space and is usually always clean!:thumbsup:

Still a little cluttered from moving in a little bit of electrical left to do before insulation and sheetrock.