Circular saw

[TheKid]

There's been some discussion lately about cutting tubing. I occurred to me that a lot of homeowners have circular saws for general projects around the house. You could use a metal cutting blade in your circular saw to cut square tube accurately, the same way you'd cut lumber. Just make sure it cuts at 90 degrees. Sometimes these saws go out of whack and the blade cuts at an angle, and has to be adjusted. Here's a link for a circular saw blade:

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=77603-70-DW3511&lpage=none

[Patrike]

Did my 1st trike this way -- came in handy doing complex angles!

Patrick

[gbbwolf]

http://www.amazon.com/MK-Morse-CSM72540SC-Cutting-Circular/dp/B000BTAV68/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1210836398&sr=1-4

Want to cut metal with a circular saw like a miter saw. With almost no sparks Look here. Not cheap but excellent.

[TheKid]

That's a good price. The cheapest I've seen them for was $50. Just remember, you get what you pay for. I know guys who used those blades and some of the teeth came off after only a few cuts. You can't put any pressure on these blades, just guide the saw. (Which is actually what you should do with ANY blade.)

[trikeman]

This can be done, but just aware that wood cutting saws were not designed for metal shavings getting in their innards. Some guys have said it will ruin the saw in a short time. Others say they have done it for years without problems.

[Richie Rich]

Before you start cutting with the new saw blade, make sure you have your camera ready so you can post pictures of the fire when the old sawdust starts blazing from the sparks...!! :eek:

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[gbbwolf]

Go watch the video NO SPARKS hardly at all lmao And its METAL cutting blade lol.

http://www.dynamic-saw-blade-sharpening.com/videos.html

[TheKid]

There are no sparks with that saw, which is designed for cutting metal. I wouldn't buy one of those for a regular circular saw. As they say, in a metal cutting saw the blades last 3 times longer. I rarely use a circular saw for cutting metal, but the one I use is an older B&D Sawcat that has little plastic on it. I won't cut metal with my Milwaukee or Makita. They were too expensive to take a chance with.

[Richie Rich]

Go watch the video NO SPARKS hardly at all lmao And its METAL cutting blade lol.Very impressive..!!
A bit pricey considering initial cost plus resharpening with shipping after about 50 cuts, but for commercial use where time is a factor or I'm building a lot of projects, that might be the way to go.

Thanks for sharing.......

.....Richie >>

[TheKid]

I should have been more clear when I started this thread. My apologies. If you have an older all metal saw, or one that has a plastic motor housing and the rest is metal, then the metal cutting blades like the kind used for chop saws should work fine. I just noticed that I have a real cheap all plastic Skil saw, where it came from, I don't know. I wouldn't attempt to cut metal with it.

[n9viw]

Wow. Just watched those videos, and I'm ready to get one of those blades! A larger blade certainly takes a lot of the 'waver' out of cuts, such as you get with a 4" grinder or reciprocator. Fast and clean, too. Nice! My dad has an old all-metal Craftsman circ saw that thing would be perfect in.

[meancoyote]

I have been using these for awile, I like them.
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a63/meancoyote/100_4148.jpg

[TheKid]

Which saw are you using them in?

[meancoyote]

It is a saw made by the same people who make the blade, but my neighbor uses one in his skillsaw.