Coldsaw or Bandsaw? It depends........

[Hamstn]

So are you saying that the blade is really designed for wood or a blade made for metal but used in a wood cut off saw? Guess I will look at the blades on HF

[KHK]

So are you saying that the blade is really designed for wood or a blade made for metal but used in a wood cut off saw? Guess I will look at the blades on HF

I bought the blade for a wood chop saw. The package said wood/metal cutting blade. The saw blade on a wood saw slowed down the saw when cutting pressure treated wood.

[weldingtwopotatoes]

So what's the advantage of using the cold saw over just a regular chop saw?

[Hamstn]

One that comes to my mind as I run into this a lot is the chop saw with composite blade gets smaller as you use it. After a while your blade is not big enough to cut completely through larger material so you have to change to a new blade, Where a metal blade remains the same through it's life. Tip of the day: keep the used blades and use them in a skill saw for sheet metal.

Cold saw has little if no sparks, is clean, and doesn't heat up the metal. Where the chop saw throws sparks, is very messy and dusty, and will heat up the metal to where at times you can get it to hot to the point it will not cut (red).

Think it was stated earlier the cut or edge of metal is smoother with the cold saw after the cut. I know on a chop saw it leaves a thin sliver on the edge that you sometimes have to clean off with a grinder.

[weldingtwopotatoes]

So what type of blade is used on a cold saw? is it a carbide blade?

[arandall]

I'm a little confused. Is a cold saw water cooled?
I know here in Saskatoon, Princess Auto handles a metal saw with a carbide blade (chop saw stlye) but doesn't use a lubricant or coolant for the blade. And I do think it rotates slower than an abrasive wheel chop saw - maybe to reduce heat build-up?

Cheers,
Art R.

[weldingtwopotatoes]

From what I can tell a cold saw is just cooled by water much like a wet tile saw, but this is just based on what I have seen on the internet. I have never seen or used a cold saw, I've only used a regular chop saw with a composite blade.

[Hamstn]

Found this video for cold saw vs chop saw: Milwaukee 6190-20 Cold Cut Saw

They call it a cold cut and dry cut in the video. Further search does show some of the bigger saws that have blade coolers.

Guess I will wait for the Longevity cold cut saw

[KHK]

Now that's a chop saw!!! My standard chop saw with a carbide blade cuts slower than the Milwaukee saw shown in the video

[weldingtwopotatoes]

I gotta get me one of those blades. KHK even though you mention that the carbide blade that you use is slower, is the cut as clean as what's shown in the video. I'm used to the abrasive blades with the shower of sparks and junk.