band saws

Yo, ToolJunkie. Damn 1/16th zip wheels and a 5A 4 1/2 grinder made quick work of that 1/8 stuff! :thankyou:Darn straight cuts too even just following a line. Thanks for the tip! I was a little gun shy as I have used a cut off wheel on a die grinder and had a bad experience with it jamming up and exploding, safety first! Bought the grinder (my 4th) and the zip wheels on a whim at HF with a gift card balance and even their wheels melted through that .125 with ease. Nice thing about cheap grinders, you can buy one for each disc your using (Wire wheel, grinder disc and zip disc) and just grab the one you need. Im going to gear down the band saw 16:1 with 2 4:1 10sp cog cassettes in series and bike chain for a 175 fpm blade speed. Too fast and it will melt the teeth so you got to slow wood saws way down.