I'm thinking of getting one of these saws. I like cutting all my purfling and inlay material myself. Anyone have any experience with these or comments. Mainly be cutting abalone, other shell and recon stone.
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| Author: | Michael Smith [ Sun Sep 25, 2011 12:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Wet Bandsaw |
| I'm thinking of getting one of these saws. I like cutting all my purfling and inlay material myself. Anyone have any experience with these or comments. Mainly be cutting abalone, other shell and recon stone.
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Sun Sep 25, 2011 12:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wet Bandsaw |
Buy synthetic coolant. It will smell better way longer than organic. |
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| Author: | WudWerkr [ Sun Sep 25, 2011 10:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wet Bandsaw |
Chris Pile wrote: Buy synthetic coolant. It will smell better way longer than organic. +1 water soluable and it doesnt take much . a gallon would last you a looooooonng time |
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| Author: | Mike OMelia [ Mon Sep 26, 2011 6:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wet Bandsaw |
That is COOL. How much? Mike |
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| Author: | truckjohn [ Mon Sep 26, 2011 7:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wet Bandsaw |
That's one heck of a tool.... I suppose the question I would ask is.... How does it compare against a good, high quality scroll saw? Band saws are great for their power and speed - but not always for their precision or slick, smooth surface finish.... How's the blade cost vs a high end scroll saw? Thanks |
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| Author: | Mike OMelia [ Tue Sep 27, 2011 9:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wet Bandsaw |
Yikes! As with all things related to glass cutting, that thing is expensive!! $435, $79 for the blades. http://www.maplecityglass.com/saws/dl3000xl.html It is cool, but think I will stick with the scroll saw. Mike |
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| Author: | Barry Daniels [ Tue Sep 27, 2011 12:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wet Bandsaw |
It's too big. Look at the size of the material they are cutting in the photo. You would be hard pressed to do anything but straight cuts on MOP or abalone blanks. Also, you don't really need the coolant to cut shell. Chris Paulick cuts shell strips on his normal bandsaw. |
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| Author: | Tai Fu [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 12:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wet Bandsaw |
it's safer to cut shell on a wet saw... but maybe a wet scroll saw instead of bandsaw. The material isn't really that big. |
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| Author: | Michael Smith [ Thu Sep 29, 2011 2:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wet Bandsaw |
My main goal was cutting thin slabs from recon stone blocks. and strait and also curved purfling. I'm not thinking of cutting shaped inlays. It was the wet saw aspect I was interested in. I'm cutting shell on a regular bandsaw. it cuts fine but as hard get rid of 100% of the dust. This wet bandsaw is not that large a tool. Looks to be about 20 inches tall. Think the general blade kerf is about 25 thousandths. |
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