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12-26-2008, 12:13 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Portland
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|  Band Saw Or Scroll Saw?
What would be better for cutting delrin and thin aluminum? I just need something small for fabricating at home.
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12-26-2008, 12:53 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: union
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band saw
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12-26-2008, 01:07 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: On the Snap on truck
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Intricate work - scroll saw thickness - not sure I would try to cut over 1/4 with a scroll saw The speeds on most small band saws is really fast for cutting metal and or delrin,but can be done with the right blade- bimetal and a vari tooth like 10/14 or 14/18. If your doing alot of staright cuts go with a band saw that has a miter gauge, as the only scroll saw that I found with a built in miter gauge is a proxxon. | |
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12-26-2008, 11:06 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Portland
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Ya nothing intricate just straight, and only 1/4" delrin and nothing thicker that 063 aluminum, for all the thick and intricate work I tell my stepdad and he laser cuts it.
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12-26-2008, 02:14 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: RAMBLIN
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band saw for sure . best purchase i have made for cutting delrin
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12-26-2008, 07:30 PM
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| RCC Addict  Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mount Juliet
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I have been pondering this same purchase just today as I was using a jig saw with a metal blade to fab a motor plate for a brushless conversion. There just has to be an easier way.
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12-26-2008, 08:37 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Reno
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12-26-2008, 10:42 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Portland
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Ok sounds like a bandsaw is the way to go, off to lowes tomorrow!  |
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12-27-2008, 10:52 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: fairfield
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i work in shop that manufacturers plastic s***. we work with acrylic, pvc, hdpe, hips, polycarbonate(lexan), delrin, and pretty much anyother plastic you can think of. and my advive for getting a clean cut on plastic is to use a blade that the teeth DONT HOOK DOWN. if they do your likely to blow the underside of your cut out. and when using 1/4" blade go slow they ike to wander A LOT. hope this helps out a bit |
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