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Good job!I went Precision Matthew's. Made in Taiwan.
Good job!I went Precision Matthew's. Made in Taiwan.
There seem to be two types of cold saws. Mainly differing in blade speed. I've got an old slow speed version running a steel blade, two speeds, slow & slower but the rate of cut is much faster than a bandsaw. Chips don't fly & it is pretty quiet. The head travels on dovetail ways instead of pivoting like a miter saw. I cut steel dry because I don't want to maintain the coolant system. Its old, Italian, heavy, was free! and a total mess, missing a few parts that I made. I still need my 4x6 bandsaw because it can cut things that the cold saw can't. I've added a small table to the band saw for vertical use. The 4x6 is about 30 years old, different color and badge but same design as the HFs. It took some slight mods to make it cut straight but it works reasonably well. A true industrial BS would be great if you can justify the price or get really lucky.Depending on what you are cutting, a cold saw works very well. They are louder and throw more chips than a bandsaw but a lot quicker.