I got my new toy!
 

Well my new band saw came in and I have it all assembled. It works awesome. Thing cuts great. Not really fast but results are good. I got the Harbor Freight one. My chop saw is faster but harder to work with. My local metal shop has one for smaller work and has had it a few years and it still works great so I gave it a shot. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=37151 Hoping to cut some more ---- tomorrow. I am looking to get a tubing bender next. I am hoping to do Jeep Bumpers,Rock Rails, and Racks. Maybe a cage for the CRX.....

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nice, we have a few bandsaws at work, one is an amada automatic feed. all were very useful when i am building my own ---- at work.

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once you try out a plasma cutter, youll never use anything else to cut metal...

i used it at my friends house... i went home the next day, and bought one,

as far as a pipe bender goes, (i dont think you meant a tubing bender :-\)

this is the one i own

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=35336

except i got mine for 50% off ;D ;D ;D

gotta love outlets, and especially ones that carry products from harborfrieght

i love you harborfrieght!

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1. he has a plasma cutter, there are things where a saw is nice to have for a clean straight cut.

2. the link you just posted even says "pipe bender" ....dumbass. :S

self owned.

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first off, i didnt know he has a plasma cutter.. didnt really care... i was just mentioning the fact that plasma cutters rock...

second off....

i could lower myself to your level.. and just rip you a new one right where you stand... but i wont..






NOT!!!!





hahahhahahahahahahahahah, OWNED BY A NEWB!,
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but i wont resort to name calling.....
you having your tail between your legs is enough for me :y

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???

who got owned i must have missed it

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simple mis-read.

newsflash anyways, pipe is a form of tube, so like it really mattered in the first place.

if you think i have my 'tail between my legs' you're severely mistaken kid.

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i admire you admiting it was a mistake on your part.. but u didnt take back calling me a dumbass.. or the ownage part...

i guess your one of those people that doesnt know when, and when not to talkhttp://img449.imageshack.us/img449/2738/294ll.gif

go to harborfrieght, search for "tube bender" and then search for "pipe bender"

what your doing is calling a tig, and mig welders the same thing...

PERFECT COMPARISON,

just stop.. like.. right now, your such a ------- hard ass

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you're a funny little man.

so im supposed to go back edit my post and make apologies for you? you aren't worth the effort.

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pipe and tubing are essentially the same thing ::)

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Its not a honda, its an acura.....

wow who the ---- cares, pipe, tube, noob, bla bla bla....dont talk ----, your new, even if you were super smart you just dont get to do that, its like an un-written rule lol, we should make it a rule though haha

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why are you always going arround discrediting people? acting like you know everything... all your doing is discrediting yourself.. im not waiting for an apoligy..
id have better luck waiting for hell to freeze over...

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please tell me where i claim to know everything.

i can list some things i dont know much about if it will help you out. :1

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you are a ------- -----, kill yourself.

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im pure evilhttp://img295.imageshack.us/img295/8374/196sv.gif

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Bacl to the topic of the bandsaw. Nice buy. I bought one nearly identical about 8months ago, just no verticle option. I love it!!

I have been contiplating a tube bender, but my old boss has a full size .5" to 4" Hydrualic Ram style that never gets used and says I can borrow when ever and robably indefinitely.

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lolz

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read the 3rd 4th and 5th posts...
but its ok, weve kissed and made up ;D

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i'd like to know how the cheapy band saw works? might need to make more space in my garage.
lets keep post on topic

Beau

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actually tube and pipe are different, tube is outside diameter and pipe is inside diameter. so if you have a 2.5 inch die for tube it the pipe will be too big and vice a versa in turn creating kinks in your bend and thats no good if its gonna be structural, dont want your cage to cave in on you. ;)

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Nice. I've been wanting to get one of those pretty bad. I was just checking out the Grizzly one at their store and it looks good. The harbor freight looks like it's the exact same one, just $30 cheaper.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=37151
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/pho...7199/37151.gif
http://www.grizzly.com/products/item...emnumber=G1010
http://images.grizzly.com/grizzlycom...00/G/G1010.jpg


Wait HF says it has 1/3hp motor, Griz says 1/2 H.P., 110/220V , 60Hz, 1720 RPM

-edit- Now that I look at them side by side, there are alot of little differences. The blade guides, the stand, the motor. CS, would you mind taking more pics of your saw?

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Again mine is IDENTICAL to the second Pic there. Well, It's Red and Black. I love it. Yes it cuts slower then a Chop Saw, BUT WAY CLEANER!!! ANd not Hot to the touch.

I use Bi-Metal Blades, Well worth the extra cost of them.

Mine was 225.00 CAN. So about the same cost with no shiping.

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No need for extra pics. Its EXACTLY what you see in first pic.

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I have had the harbor frieght 4x6 bandsaw for a few months now, one of the best things I have ever bought for the garage. Buy a nice bi-metal blade for it and it will cut much faster, and last a lot longer. Also change the oil in the gear box. Just google 4x6 bandsaw and you will fond tons of littl emods you can do to it. There is even a yahoo group for them. lol

Also tube and pipe are different when it comes to the dies needed to bend it. The harbor frieght pipe crusher will do nothing but smash pipe. It can be done but it requires packing the pipe with sand and welding ends on it. And then you are still stuck with just doing pipe, since if the die isn't a perfect fit you will get kinks.

I have this. pipe and tube bender and it works great, about the cheapest thing you can get that will do a decent job.
http://www.pro-tools.com/105.htm

Later
Randy

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http://images.grizzly.com/grizzlycom...00/G/G1010.jpg


What is that "crank" looking thing sticking out twords us parallel w/the vise? I have a shop fox h/v 4x6 and it came w/that thing and i can't figure out what it does.

Mine is a different brand but there is subtle differesnces between them all. I'm willing to bet there all made side by side in a factory in china.

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You have one and you have't fiqured it out that its a stop you can set for cutting multiple peices at the same length?

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It's a depth gauge if your cutting materials of the same length. You slide it through to the stop and close the vise and tighten it at the length of the cut you want. Turn the saw on, cut the piece, remove it, and the length won't have to be adjusted the next piece if your cutting the same size piece of metal, you just slide it in until it hits the gauge. And your good to go.

I work in a precision machine shop (tooling and injection molding) and we have one (similar, bigger and has a cooling system on it) for cutting stock.

Here's the company my fiance's dad owns it. If you ever need a plastic part mass produced, we can do it.

http://www.chapman-mold.com/

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davs saw is str8 gangster. we were making traction bars today on company time...

that bit us both in the ass though, as a steamer decided to ---- dowwn my windpipe..

god damn scale and 5 dollar check valve.... god damn you

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i just picked up a horbor frieght one yesterday works ok

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After further use I have found the factory blade to less than useless. It also has an issue wtih pulley alignment. I have found that if you have slotted alignment tabs and tighten them against the pulley adjuster more and its fine.

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yeah, it s really not all that after all. it walks and spits blades, and it wont go out on a date with me

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well I thought it was a good deal till you updated it....so, the blade has trouble staying in one spot?

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he bought this thing, and we still use a dual milwaukee chop saws for everything.

now those are badass saws.

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hmmm...maybe I'll just buy a good vice and a sawzall... :S

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NO this thing is still great. I cut tons of ---- already with it. Just have to get a good blade for it. It comes with some Chinese crap blade.

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Yup. Need a bimetal blade. I god through 3 $8.00 blades by the time i used 1/3 of the life of a good 30.00 Bi-Metal, and it cuts 4x as fast, cleaner and straighter. I can gve the Bi-Metal WAY more tension and feed rate the a standard "Round the Teeth off is 4 Cuts" blade.

I never had any pullley alignment issues. The only thing I hate is the angle adjustment. With there was a fater clamping system then just bolts. I already have welded extra bolts to the heads of the current ones so wrenchs don't always have to be used.

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I use a new Ellis saw ;D

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iust got a nice blade for mine old one lasted about half a day till half the teeth were missing

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