When my abrasive wheel becomes glazed as this persons tells us I use an old used grinding wheel I would have otherwise thrown out to resurface it. This has worked for my needs but of course everyone has their own way of doing things. I also have this exact chop[ saw and I try to, when I can cut steel starting at its highest point, I use other metals to hold it in place securely & carefully. I love the saw! My saw only blows the breaker when I have to cut through thicker metals like 3/8" and above, take your time always. To be honest I don't remember reading the manual when I bought it as I have had so many different brands I figured it would be the same for this saw. I've now owned/used it for well over 10 plus years and am just now replacing the brushes in it. Some parts are becoming harder to locate so I hope I never need any.. Old chunks of concrete also seem to work well to dress the cutting wheel if you have any.. Hope this helps folks out. Again I love this saw! I found on new one online and am considering buying it as I use mind a lot. Its now 08/2022. Crazy..

As a fabricator for over 30 years. This chop saw is a workhorse. If you want a precise cut get a horz ban saw but in the field works great. For tubing and angle iron.

@DereksWorkshopAndProjects

2 жыл бұрын

I have a portable bandsaw. I'd like to get a stationary machine when I get into a more permanent shop.

I have one I bought used. It works great but hard to set angles!

Thank you for the review. I'm using similar chop saw and I was wondering why it heats so much and almost melts metal while cutting. I will use your tip and pause and go slowly

@DereksWorkshopAndProjects

3 жыл бұрын

Yup just a moderate amount of pressure. You might have cooked your blade too. If it looks kind of glazed over, try tapping it on concrete lightly just to brake that edge off and it will cut faster too.

Milwaukee tool needs to seriously rethink that angle adjust!

Thanks for the review brother

@DereksWorkshopAndProjects

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Would this work with the Diablo metal cutting blade?

I didn’t know about a glazed wheel until today, happened to me and looked for a better abrasive blade than Folsen, which I was using

@DereksWorkshopAndProjects

2 жыл бұрын

I tap mine off with a little hammer now days and it’ll get back to cutting quick.

I got one that is missing the brushes on both sides. Does anyone know where I can find some locally? or do i need to order online?

@DereksWorkshopAndProjects

3 жыл бұрын

I would probably look online. I’ve never seen them anywhere in stores.

@mikesmith8090

2 жыл бұрын

Ebay, Thats where I got mine in a set for $8.50.

Just got mine in today. But I’m gonna run an Evolution blade on it tho

@DereksWorkshopAndProjects

3 жыл бұрын

I don't believe these are engineered to use dry cut blades but you'll have to come back and tell me how that worked.

@downhilldaddy9346

3 жыл бұрын

@@DereksWorkshopAndProjects oh I am

@moejr14

2 жыл бұрын

@@downhilldaddy9346 did it work?

@downhilldaddy9346

2 жыл бұрын

@@moejr14 it did just fine. However I have found that the Diablo wheel lasts longer than the evolution. That’s just my experience

@moejr14

2 жыл бұрын

@@downhilldaddy9346 did you adjust the rpm’s?

Dont talk yourself down

@DereksWorkshopAndProjects

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jim. I think you have told me this before. I’m workin on it!

first off, an abrasive saw cuts by heating the metal with friction too the point of being molten metal, and throwing (MOVING) the material away in the form of little molten balls. This works well until you heat the blade & material too much. The hotter the material gets, the less friction there is, (basic science) and the less effective this process becomes. Example - - big rig brake shoes (as all brake shoes do) use friction to transform kinetic energy into heat energy, the big cast iron drums dissipate the heat, and thus, stop the rig. But when the driver overheats the brake shoes by over using (fanning) the brakes, the cast iron drums overheat, glaze and harden (& make horrible squealing noises) - - - and cannot create more friction - - -and the rig will not stop They make those runaway truck ramps you see in the mountains just for those drivers that are still wet behind the ears!. YOUR "glazing over happens when the blade slows and bogs, reducing the volume of molten metal it throws. this in turn, hardens the metal, gets it too hot & hard to create enough friction to continue heating the metal to a fully molten state. The metal then becomes "heat treated" or hardened, making it less vulnerable to friction even as it cools. People think a Home Depot chop saw should cut like butter & fast, but that only happens with an industrial grade saw that does not slow down or "bog" - - - if you will. This requires a higher HP higher RPM motor that throws the molten metal in a higher volume, and a bigger blade that dissipates heat more efficiently. Throwing fireballs lighting sawdust on fire, and melting plastic stuff? NORMAL. - - - - - - cutting process slow and tedious and glazes over the material? NORMAL for a low HP, low RPM home owner grade chop saw from Home Depot or Amazon, being operated by an impatient homeowner :) :) :) BTW I watched your side by side with the Harbor freight saw and you kinda sorta - - but were not completely sure - -that the HF saw cut a bit better. That may have been due the the 800 more RPM's the HP saw claims to produce. (disclosure, I have no dog in the hunt!)

@DereksWorkshopAndProjects

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! I wish I could give you an adequate response. I hadn't thought of some of these things you mentioned but it all makes sense. I will keep some of this in mind. I figured the "glazing" issue was the abrasive material heating to much and crystalizing, not the other way around, but it does make perfect sense when I think about it. I'll try to be more patient when working with these saws. Thanks for watching!

Dressing stone mate.

@DereksWorkshopAndProjects

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not familiar?

My saw is a model 6180-20 which is a far better saw than what this man has. I didn't notice what model he had at first, sorry.