Chop Saws

[mac60]

The Proxxon 37160 is the Cadillac. About $260 - $270 though, so quite a bit more than the HF saw.

[j4570]

I built a jig with a clamp that I put in my 12” miter saw for trimming brass. With a TCG blade for non ferrous metals it made short work of cutting down cases For case forming. I made so many cases I haven’t used it in years. I cut it a little long and trimmed to final length

[ofitg]

My HF chop saw bid the Dust this week end

Just curious - what are the symptoms of a HF chop saw which bites the dust?

[JRLesan]

That was Strother Martin and he wasn't the lead character in CHL.

[Handloader109]

I wore out a HF, bought a makita a number of years ago and gave it away. Dewalt is the king in my opinion

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[JimB..]

I’m thinking that an old radial arm saw and a jig to hold a row of brass would get through a lot of brass quickly. Takes up a lot of space though.

[j4570]

People had enough trouble with getting injured with radial arm saws to begin with. Have them make a jig to hold brass, I can't imagine when the brass gets loose where all those case fly! Or the cut ends flying off the blade.

[salpal48]

Just curious - what are the symptoms of a HF chop saw which bites the dust?

I had this saw for About 6 Years or so. . So I new It was on it's last Leg. It was making a Lot of Chattering Noise upon starting. Cutting the first case , the shaft on the inside of the saw that rotates the blade Snapped.
I really Can't Complain i did get Plenty of use Out of it
sal

[1hole]

Sal, it sounds like your little H.F. chop saw's drive shaft bearing went bad. If you have a source for new bearings it's possible you could have fixed that but there's no way to get passed the broken part!

[oger]

The Mini Miter chopsaw is on backorder. I guess that should have been expected.

[W.R.Buchanan]

This is what I use when I need to do precision cuts. My little Bridgeport mill has been setup to cut my Guide Rods for my Hand Press for 4 years now. It uses the power down feed set at .003 per rev.

It is a 6" .060 slotting saw on the Angle Head. Note the reinforcing discs on either side of the saw blade. They stiffen the saw up so it doesn't chatter and wander side to side and do all sorts of things I don't want.

This set up is +/-.001 and has been for 4 years. This is why the top and bottom plates on my Hand Presses are parallel to within about .002 every time without having to go to all kinds of special handling to make it happen.

I have used this setup any time I had to cut parts to precise lengths and had to do a lot of them. It has always worked very well and cutting Brass would be an easy job for it.

Randy

[onelight]

This is what I use when I need to do precision cuts. My little Bridgeport mill has been setup to cut my Guide Rods for my Hand Press for 4 years now. It uses the power down feed set at .003 per rev.

It is a 6" .060 slotting saw on the Angle Head. Note the reinforcing discs on either side of the saw blade. They stiffen the saw up so it doesn't chatter and wander side to side and do all sorts of things I don't want.

This set up is +/-.001 and has been for 4 years. This is why the top and bottom plates on my Hand Presses are parallel to within about .002 every time without having to go to all kinds of special handling to make it happen.

I have used this setup any time I had to cut parts to precise lengths and had to do a lot of them. It has always worked very well and cutting Brass would be an easy job for it.

Randy

What would it cost me to get a case trimmer like that

[Rfeustel]

Are you talking about the small HF saw used for cutting down brass?

If so they are all the same except for the name.

Since this is the reloading equipment forum I can't imagine why you would be talking about any other chop saw.

I’m confused too

[Burnt Fingers]

I’m confused too

The OP did a drive by. He's never responded to the thread he created.

[salpal48]

In the past several days , most Places are completely Out of the Mini chop saws. . as was stated all these mini saws are the same . I ended up purchasing a Proxxon KGS-80 . That was even hard. All places were out of that also. I was able to locate one on line so that was the purchase
Thanks for the feedback and lets see how that works

[W.R.Buchanan]

What would it cost me to get a case trimmer like that

If you already have a Bridgeport mill the Angle head is an accessory you can purchase from them. (If you can afford it?) I got mine used for around $300 many years ago. They are on Ebay all the time. You also need the arbor or you can run an R8 collet and hold a smaller slotting saw mandrel and saw. 3" max dia. If you are cutting anything longer than a cartridge case you need a saw that is larger in Diameter so the work can go under the angle head. See pic above.

These are common Machine Shop Tooling, and excellent equipment. I've been using mine for 30+ years.

Randy

[onelight]

I would love to have the equipment and skills to be a machinist . I admire what you guys can do and I enjoy seeing how you put your tools to use even for something this simple.

[jetinteriorguy]

I would love to have the equipment and skills to be a machinist . I admire what you guys can do and I enjoy seeing how you put your tools to use even for something this simple.

Back in 1972 d also wanted to be a machinist, then I discovered auto upholstery and had to make a choice. I flipped a coin and then spent the next 49 years doing upholstery work. To this day I still wonder if I made the right choice.

[Brassmonkey]

Reminds me of the movie where the lead character says...what we got here is a failure to communicate !

Some men ya just can't reach.

[W.R.Buchanan]

Back in 1972 d also wanted to be a machinist, then I discovered auto upholstery and had to make a choice. I flipped a coin and then spent the next 49 years doing upholstery work. To this day I still wonder if I made the right choice.

I saw this graffitied on the side of a building next to a freeway.

"Your Work is your Art!"

If you did nice work, you chose correctly.

Randy