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10-22-2011, 03:03 PM
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| Quarry Creeper  Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Deus est mortuus, logica obtinet.
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|  for those that make their own links
i was killing some time earlier today and ran to harbor freight to pick up a couple things, and while i was there i came across this: Bench Top Cut Off Saw for those of us that like to make our own links out of long solid rod or tubes, this thing looks perfect for cutting them to the right length. i used a dremel with double stacked cutoff wheels when i built my links, and it took me about 2 hours just to cut them. i probably could have had it done in 5 minutes with this! i'm probably going to go pick one up here pretty soon, for $25 i don't think i can go wrong with it! and i believe harbor freight offers a warranty on it for a couple bucks more that would make sure to have one for at least a year or two even if they fail!  |
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10-22-2011, 03:10 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Detroit
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10-22-2011, 03:23 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Deus est mortuus, logica obtinet.
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if you look close it has a clamp! that's one of the reasons i wanted to post about it cuz that would make it super easy to get a nice clean cut unless you meant some sort of thing to go on the other end of what you're cutting to make equal length pieces. that wouldn't be hard to do at all! |
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10-22-2011, 04:03 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2008 Location: Baltimore
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FWIW, when I'm making links I mark the round stock with the correct length then use a hacksaw to make the cut. I'll follow up with a file to finish the cut.
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10-22-2011, 04:32 PM
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| No idea what I'm doing Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Underground, CO
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10-22-2011, 06:02 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Deus est mortuus, logica obtinet.
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10-22-2011, 06:07 PM
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| cherry bomb   Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nanaimo, BC, Canada
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I use a tube cutter for tube, perfectly straight everytime, easy to get links close in length, I fine tune with a file if I have to  that bench top saw looks like it would be good for solid stock, but a miter box and a hack saw would be just as good if not better IMO  or do it the old fashioned way, eyeball it straight |
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10-22-2011, 06:17 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Amish Buggy PA
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Tube cutter is all I need to make links since I usually make them out of stainless rod and allthread.
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