Cold Saws .

trader_84, Mar 7, 1:00pm
Anyone used one! What do they go like! Whats better about them than chop saws fitted with cut off wheels!
rob_man, Mar 7, 1:04pm
You mean an Eisel (sp!) saw! We had one at a place I worked at and the main advantage was it didn't throw sparks everywhere. I think the accuracy might be better too.
countrypete, Mar 7, 1:17pm
Try Zovirax.
bigfatmat1, Mar 7, 3:40pm
Spin slowly don't fire sparks cut quicker discs last longer
sas777, Mar 7, 3:43pm
Yep, I own one. Bought off an Auckland dealer around 7 years ago now. Italian brand.
Many advantages over the stone wheel type - accuracy to nearest half mill (well, depends who is using it of course), less wander down the cut too, especially important on say, mitred box section cuts. Much quieter. Less mess. No smoke.

Big disadvantage is initial cost. Also heavy to move.

Cost of sawblades + sharpening probably equal to buying stone discs overall.
sas777, Mar 7, 3:47pm
Actually, mat's right.
Discs last a lot longer thinking about it.
incar., Mar 7, 5:28pm
once you get one you will never look back, for years i used abrasive cut offsaws, sparks, noise, taste of metal, discs don't handle thicker metal to well, paid $500 single phase, looking for decent band saw now
skiff1, Mar 7, 5:50pm
Not so noisy, accurate, no sparks, less changing blades. Heaps more pleaseant to use
donz01, Mar 7, 10:35pm
I use one at work on a regular basis and in my opinion they are great. We also have a much larger Jiffy saw and also have a band saw to cut metal with. I personally prefer the band saw because it can cut the thickest of metals with ease and accuracy within 0.5mm depending on how much sleep i had the night before. Our cold saw has 2 speeds, slow and a bit faster as well as being water cooled (blade) it is accurate as well.
franken1, Mar 8, 3:58am
A sawblade costs about half the value of cut-off wheels for the equivalent no. of cuts.