benjamman
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| posted on 11/5/09 at 09:47 PM |
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Homebrew Angle Grinder Chop saw
i found this on instructables thought it was good, an i dont think it would be all that hard to modify to cut angles.
i know proper ones can be bought, i just thought it would be fun to make
instructables_link
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Land Locked
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| posted on 11/5/09 at 09:55 PM |
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It needs some kind of guard over the blade.
That said I cut cleaner and more accurate cuts with the 115mm and a 1mm blade than I do with the comercial cut off saw.
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balidey
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| posted on 11/5/09 at 10:10 PM |
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I'm all for saving money, but sod that, I'd happily spend some cash to get a proper one 
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Badger_McLetcher
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| posted on 11/5/09 at 10:15 PM |
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Gotta love instructables 
If disfunction is a function, then I must be some kind of genius.
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splitrivet
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| posted on 11/5/09 at 11:25 PM |
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Gimme a break.
Cheers,
Bob
I used to be a Werewolf but I'm alright nowwoooooooooooooo
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iank
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| posted on 11/5/09 at 11:31 PM |
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Looks better (i.e. stronger) than most of the cheap angle grinder to chop saw adaptors. Not as good as a proper chop saw, but then again a decent
bandsaw better if you can afford one and have the space.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 11/5/09 at 11:46 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by iank
Looks better (i.e. stronger) than most of the cheap angle grinder to chop saw adaptors.
I agree, and a lot less slop in door hinges than the comically badly machined pivots on the commercial ones. I spent a couple of hours shimming mine
up to make it cut straight and used it a few times, but it's been sat in a pile of scrap metal for the past couple of years.
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aerosam
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| posted on 12/5/09 at 08:29 AM |
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unless you spend silly money, i've found the majority of abrasive type cut off saws couldn't cut butter straight. The Evolution rage
series saws with their tct blades cut much better, although the blades are expensive and the clamps to hold the workpiece down are not strong
enough.
iank is right, bandsaws are much better, if you have the money and the space.
Had enough of this dictatorship known as LCB. Gone elsewhere, not coming back. Kiss my ass ChrisW.
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BenB
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| posted on 12/5/09 at 02:44 PM |
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If you do make it just remember to put the telephone number for the ambulance service into speed-dial and practice dialing the phone using your pecker
for when you chop all your fingers off
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splitrivet
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| posted on 12/5/09 at 03:12 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by BenB
If you do make it just remember to put the telephone number for the ambulance service into speed-dial and practice dialing the phone using your pecker
for when you chop all your fingers off
Is that a bit like using a Dictaphone.
Cheers,
Bob
I used to be a Werewolf but I'm alright nowwoooooooooooooo
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 12/5/09 at 03:58 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by BenB
If you do make it just remember to put the telephone number for the ambulance service into speed-dial and practice dialing the phone using your pecker
for when you chop all your fingers off
Do you think it's more dangerous than the commercial ones then? It's probably a darn sight safer actually.
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Fred W B
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| posted on 12/5/09 at 05:27 PM |
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I think its crap - with that diameter blade you are not going to be able to cut anything of any size, and how is the workpiece held in position?
Cheers
Fred W b
You can do it quickly. You can do it cheap. You can do it right. – Pick any two.
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benjamman
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| posted on 12/5/09 at 05:54 PM |
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i love this its like throwing stones into a pond and watching the ripples, as you all argue over just how crap an unsafe it is, guess there's
nothing like thinking outside the box. hahaha
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