Dewalt or other COLD Chop Saws

[Chopperman]

OK, I know I've seen a dewalt COLD chop saw somewhere but I have searched and searched for days tonight and can't find anything.. Even Dewalts site doesn't list them.. Is there any other COLD chop saws out there that isn't super industrial for Manufacturing.. I'm willing to spend the $$$ but I just can't find anything out there.

Who's running COLD saws and what brand do you have, and COST ?


Thanks
RJ

[Old Scout]

search DeWalt DW872. I'm selling my used one. PM me if interested.

[kwrangln]

Are ya sure your not thinking about Dewalts Multi Cutter?


edit: shit, OS beat me to it. Damn dial up.

[Chopperman]

Originally Posted by Old Scout

search DeWalt DW872. I'm selling my used one. PM me if interested.

Why are you selling it ?

[Chopperman]

Is this just a normal cut off saw with a Carbide wheel or is it actually LOWER RPM's

[Kyron]

Whats the diffrence between a cold chop saw and a reg chop??

[Chopperman]

Originally Posted by Kyron

Whats the diffrence between a cold chop saw and a reg chop??

MUCH cleaner and straighter cuts
less noise
less mess
no abrasive crap flying all over the garage

[kwrangln]

Lower RPM's. There are a few threads on the board about em.

Here's the search results.

[Shrock]

These things arent cold saws. They are dry cut carbide saws and run at about 1500 RPMs. If you dont believe me, use one and wait until a red hot chip sticks to your face.

This is a cold saw. They turn about 50RPM's and start at about $2k



The dry cut carbide saws are a world of improvement over an abrasive though. Hitachi, Makita, Porter Cable and Dewalt all offer one.

[Old Scout]

Originally Posted by Chopperman

Why are you selling it ?

Getting a wet band saw. Two years old, I was going to have the blade sharpened and was thinking $225.

[Jason R]

cold saws are $$$

[Chopperman]

Originally Posted by kwrangln

Lower RPM's. There are a few threads on the board about em.

Here's the search results.

Thanks for the threads..

I searched but didn't find shiat..

[kwrangln]

Originally Posted by Shrock

These things arent cold saws. They are dry cut carbide saws and run at about 1500 RPMs. If you dont believe me, use one and wait until a red hot chip sticks to your face.

Well no shit.

[Chopperman]

Originally Posted by Old Scout

Getting a wet band saw. Two years old, I was going to have the blade sharpened and was thinking $225.

PM'ing you !!!

[Shrock]

http://www.dewalt.com/us/products/to...?productID=159

[CJ]

Originally Posted by Old Scout

Getting a wet band saw. Two years old, I was going to have the blade sharpened and was thinking $225.

225 to sharpen a blade?
A new blade is 125 @ Crown Tool in San Jose

I have a Ridgid.We have 5 or 6 Ridgid saws in our shop they have held up well the saws are not treated very well.

[steveh]

I have the Dewalt, I like the way it cuts, I don't like the fence and base setup at all. It's a bitch to set up certain cuts to be square, but it can be done with patience.

I'll find out this week what it costs to have a blade sharpened.... it won't be $225, or $125 for that mater. The saw shop usually charges by the amount of teeth

Not to derail Old Scout's used saw, because he's selling it at a great price (Smokin deal fo sho), but I would look at the base and fence setups before you decide on which one to buy. Just be prepared to that a new one will be ~ $500

I will say this, last time I had the club over to work on rigs, everyone loved the Dewalt compared to an abrasive cut off!

[broncorob]

RJ, as far as I know Dewalt doesn't make a cold saw and neither is the one OS is selling. I had a thread a few weeks ago asking about the differences and got some decent info http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showt...ight=cold+chop

[Old Scout]

Originally Posted by CJ

225 to sharpen a blade?
A new blade is 125 @ Crown Tool in San Jose

I have a Ridgid.We have 5 or 6 Ridgid saws in our shop they have held up well the saws are not treated very well.

I'm selling it for 225 You didn't read the thread!

[D60]

We all know Dewalt sucks, so don't go for the Dewalt

Milwaukee now makes one, retails for around $440 from what I've seen, oops $470 here:
http://www.toolking.com/milwaukee/view.asp?id=6416

Making it around $70-$80 more than the Dewalt, but you get what you pay for

Yes, also Hitachi and others have similar models.

These may make for warm cuts, but nowhere near as hot as a chop saw will get things (ie glowing red). The lack of abrasive dust is reason enough, plus it would be nice to have a straight cut now and again...........

EDIT: didn't mean to knock your sale OS, just saying if you're gonna buy NEW, go quality

[unimogken]

Central Welding has this Delwalt chopsaw for sale in the link below to their ad.
http://www.centralwelding.com/dewaltflyer0504.pdf
Its $229 with 10 FREE chop saw wheels.

No financial interests in the above links.

[Foxfab]

FYI, $439 with free shipping on the Milwaukee: http://store.yahoo.com/tylertool/mi6114drycum.html

[Shrock]

I've probably cut at least 10,000 lbs of steel on my Hitachi Dry cut. If you need a new blade, get one of these. They are 1000 times better than the Dewalt blades. They are EXTREMELY quiet and cut very smooth:

http://steelpros.com/product_info.php?products_id=143

I get mine from a local place for $139.00. The link above just had good info.

[camo]

Originally Posted by D60

We all know Dewalt sucks, so don't go for the Dewalt

actually not everybody "knows " that. some of you may think that but it is far from fact. I own a mulitude of dewalt products including the above mentioned saw and am very pleased with both the product and company. I highly recomend every dewalt tool i own for both quality and value.

[Shrock]

I own a lot of Dewalt tools. They are one of my favorite brands. I have one of their abrasive saws that uses the same base, clamp, and almost everthing else as their multi cutter saw. I am not impressed with it.

The Hitachi Dry cut carbide saw I have is leaps and bounds better quailty, more durable (cast base vs stamped) more accurate (degreee scale that is readable to 1/2 degree) more productive (set stop for repeat cuts) BUT it does cost a good bit more.