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Anybody got one ? Thinking about getting it for cutting threaded rod we use….Dewalt has one but the bottom is closed in on the m12….looks nice
I have one, I basically only use it for threaded rod. It’s nice and compact, cuts rod really easily and cleanly.
Great video ,thanks…ya that’s all I need it for. Tough cutting rod with a sawzall or hacksaw or metal saw…
The DeWalt dcs350 is an option, albeit more expensive and only good for threaded rod, if you have to do a ton of it.
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@Stercorarius..thanks , appreciate it,,we cut 5/8 to an 1 1/4” threaded rod and I think that cutter stops at 5/8” . ..I think….and the band saw will probably come in handy doing something else….I thought about a metal saw but I don’t know how clean the cut is …..
Framer joe wrote:
2 hours ago, Framer joe said:I thought about a metal saw but I don’t know how clean the cut is …..
Metal circular saws will cut every bit as clean as a band saw and much faster. They do have a bit of a learning curve as far as accuracy on something that small but no more than a regular circular saw you’re familiar with.
Framer joe wrote:
7 hours ago, Framer joe said:@Stercorarius..thanks , appreciate it,,we cut 5/8 to an 1 1/4” threaded rod and I think that cutter stops at 5/8” . ..I think….and the band saw will probably come in handy doing something else….I thought about a metal saw but I don’t know how clean the cut is …..
Yeah probably best to go with the band saw then. I have a portable Metabo bandsaw that’s a mid size that was a dream for stuff like that when I still had the batteries for it. It was brushed as well so the m12 will probably be perfect.
I have the M12 bandsaw and love it, great tool
I picked up the M12 bandsaw nearly 4 years ago now, for around the home project purposes. It took me a while to get around to using it much, but I love it every time I use it. I’ve used it for cutting down 3/8″ bolts, EMT conduit, 14ga 1″ steel tube for projects, aluminum angle…anything that’ll fit in it. I even cut a 1″ square cold rolled steel bar for one project. It took a while, but eventually made it through. I just wish it was a little bigger, because you can’t quite fit 1.5″ ID aluminum tube inside. It was sized to fit unistrut though, so like trying to haul drywall in a Civic, I can’t really complain when it wasn’t designed for that job.
How well would it cut rebar?
It does, but it eats blades. [emoji15]
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