Slitting Saw.

[Hilmar]

. Notice the Slitting Saw I am using. . The Carbide blade is for a portable Trim Saw. I bought the blade from Home Depot for about nine $$ and change. Cuts true metal like butter. The slot is 0.050” and clean.
Hilmar

 

[DICKEYBIRD]

Hi,

I'm glad you posted this. I bought a similar blade a few weeks ago from Home Depot but it has a few more teeth (it has 24).

Your H/D must be cheaper...I had to pay $18 + tax for mine!

I haven't made an arbor yet but need to very soon. What sorta rpm do you run yours at? I assume very slow? Great looking cuts, that's for sure!

Milton

 

[Cedge]

LOL... another something I gotta have. Off to HD right after the doc draws my blood in the morning. At least there is something good to look forward to when I get up... :roll:

Steve

 

[Hilmar]

Milton,
I noticed that when I cut at slow speed the chips would wedge between the blade and slot and stall the blade. I then upped
the speed to between 800 and 1000 RPM, it was just fine when the smoke started to show, no problem then. After that I checked the
teeth with a magnifier Glass and they are all fine.
As cutting fluid, I used the black–brown stuff in the blue can, also from HD out in the plumbing section. I put on two or three strokes per cut, on the top and bottom with an Acid Brush.
I did not see the 24 tooth blade. I may work even better.
Hilmar

 

[shred]

I wandered by my local Home Depot this morning and also checked Lowes online.. looks like that particular blade is hard to come by, but for $15, there's a Makita 24T. The only thing is it wants a 10mm arbor, so now I have something else to make.. :wink: I had some ok luck with the thin Harbor Fright 3-pack of 3" HSS cut off saw blades on Al and brass, but when they bind, they snap quick.

 

[Hilmar]

The arbor on this Blade is 15 mm, but the Makita should work also.
Probably both say: " Don't use on Metal"

Hilmar

 

[Cedge]

Spotted the same blades at Harbor Freight for $5.00 apiece this morning. Now to make it an arbor.

Steve

 

[1Kenny]

Hilmar,

Thanks for posting that. Made an arbor today for the blade. It cut through 1/2" 6061 like butter and sure is easier than a hack-saw.

Kenny

 

[tattoomike68]

I have been wanting to make a little table for my smithy to use like a little table saw.

 

[M_Jerew]

that was a good idea because i just bought one and put it to the test today