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Jehannum said:
Went and bought myself a Hobo Freight band saw and their new bench-top frame for it. Dunno why I didn't have one of these sooner.

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So anyway, I got to use it on the downpipe for the Audi, and now it looks like a much more tenable problem.
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I'm 3D printing a bunch of 3" mandrel bends right now to figure out the right cuts to make.
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I actually didn't even really realize that portable bandsaws were a thing. Sweet!
 
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CletusJones said:
industrial metal bandsaws are vertical and horizontal, in some cases can even compound miter. They're not portable or cordless though.
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I'm not even sure how, but my middle school's shop class ended up with three of these on the floor:
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They actually did both metal and wood, and had a huge speed range, from like 100-4000 FPM. How I had any fucking digits after that class is still beyond me.
 
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Jehannum said:
I'm not even sure how, but my middle school's shop class ended up with three of these on the floor:
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They actually did both metal and wood, and had a huge speed range, from like 100-4000 FPM. How I had any fucking digits after that class is still beyond me.
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That's a patient salesperson. Anything dealing with public entities or massive corporations is an exercise in hoop jumping and profit erosion. DoALL makes a fantastic saw, I'm a dealer for them actually.

My shop class as a kid was the same lol
 
CletusJones said:
That's a patient salesperson. Anything dealing with public entities or massive corporations is an exercise in hoop jumping and profit erosion. DoALL makes a fantastic saw, I'm a dealer for them actually.

My shop class as a kid was the same lol
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They were fantastic.

Wish I had a full-up workshop so I could have floor space for shit besides the "bench top" models of stuff, but honestly, 95% of the stuff I do I can get by.
 
Jehannum said:
Wish I had a full-up workshop so I could have floor space for shit besides the "bench top" models of stuff, but honestly, 95% of the stuff I do I can get by.
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I used to feel like that but then I realized I've been in the fab industry since 2014 and know a bunch of people who have that equipment. The only thing I'd really like to get for my own at this point is a laser welder. Home grade equipment is pretty stout these days so you can do a fair amount with it. My only current "industrial" machine is the Dake 50T press I picked up off FB marketplace for $150 a few years back.
 
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Jehannum said:
I'm not even sure how, but my middle school's shop class ended up with three of these on the floor:
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They actually did both metal and wood, and had a huge speed range, from like 100-4000 FPM. How I had any fucking digits after that class is still beyond me.
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I had one similar to this at a place I used to work at , with the blade welder on the side and all
It was taller than I am, and I had to cut 10' lengths of blade and weld them together for it
It was a massive beast
 
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