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    Compound mitre saw.

    So far I've only looked on line. Many of the ones I've seen appear to have plastic guards. Are there any suitable for cutting steel?
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    Quote Originally Posted by V8Ian View Post
    So far I've only looked on line. Many of the ones I've seen appear to have plastic guards. Are there any suitable for cutting steel?
    Careful, Ian. The blade speed is very different. A compound saw is usually for cutting timber. Doesn't mean there aren't compound cut-off saws, but I haven't found one I can afford.
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    For home use for steel, I think the closest you will find is an abrasive cut off saw like this:



    For proper metal saws they're pretty expensive and as said they run at about 50-60rpm. We run the Haberle/Brobo type saw, but they're too expensive unless you're in a commercial setting.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Slunnie View Post
    For home use for steel, I think the closest you will find is an abrasive cut off saw like this:



    For proper metal saws they're pretty expensive and as said they run at about 50-60rpm. We run the Haberle/Brobo type saw, but they're too expensive unless you're in a commercial setting.

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    You can cut aluminium with a saw designed for wood, but you need a cut-off saw for steel which is a similar, but not the same design. If you have got a wide section to cut you need a metal cutting bandsaw. Starts to get $$$.

    With a bit of practice and for small jobs, a 4" to 5" grinder fitted with a thin cutting disk is capable of surprisingly accurate cuts. Certainly much more versatile then a cut-off saw

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    Do you need the compound for steel?

    I have a Hitachi compound for wood(cost a pretty penny too!) but brother in law is currently using it.

    Couple of years back when I built my shed, I needed to cut both some timber and lots of steel so got a cut off saw from either Sydney or Total Tools(can't remember as they're both in the same car parking area).
    Cheapo $99 jobbie, and I got a multi use blade for it as well. The multi blade cost far more than the cut off saw(14") ... did an OK job on treated pine sleepers.
    The 14" blade just missed out on the 200mm width full cut and I had to flip the timber over to complete the cuts, so would have been nice to have sliding rather than compound at least.
    The cold saw blade I got worked really neatly on steel compared to the abrasive type disc.

    Worked OK(ish) on the treated pine, but obviously not as well as a proper timber saw would have.
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    I've had the big Makita slide compound mitre saw for maybe 20 years. Just this morning was using it for it's designed purpose.......... cutting timber very accurately.

    One of it's very first jobs after purchase was, in fact, cutting steel using a cutting disc.

    Worked well on RHS, pipe, rod and plate etc. I'm not recommending that anyone else should do this.

    Only downside is that the sparks stick to the clear guard and every painted surface they touch. They were mostly brushed off or chipped off where thick with a screwdriver. Still using the original guard.

    These days I have a Metabo cut off saw and 4 and 5" grinders. Do 99% of steel cutting with the 5".

    If I was going to do a bit of compound steel cutting I'd think about using a big (cheap) cut off saw like the Metabo with a multi plane drill vice mounted to the base, depending on the size of the material being cut.

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    I got one of these from Trade Tools quite a few years ago. Occasional use ( but did do all the work for my hybrid van) but still on the original blade. Best bit is that the material is not red hot after the cut ( like abrasive blades) so can be handled.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pop058 View Post
    I got one of these from Trade Tools quite a few years ago. Occasional use ( but did do all the work for my hybrid van) but still on the original blade. Best bit is that the material is not red hot after the cut ( like abrasive blades) so can be handled.

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    I need one of those blades, the sparks and debri put me off using it and end up using the grinder.
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    B008A - BS-7DS Swivel Head Metal Cutting Band Saw | Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse

    Ian there is one of these in the shed with a few meters of feed in roller bench ….

    Let us know if you want some sticks made shorter

    You can just come pick up the little bits if that’s easier !!!

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