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Title: Apple cutoff saws
Post by: highpoint forge on February 16, 2008, 09:59:00 AM

5K or 8K rpm and why?

I can't find the DIY on the saws anymore in How-To, so I started looking on that popular auction site. Prices ranged from $69-275! Sees, aren't the Apple branded saws all the same?
My only hunch on the cheap ones is a CHEAP motor versus and quality motor on the $$$ ones.

Care to speculate guys? If anyone has that link to the DIY could you post it?

Gotta go make some arrows...........

Title: Re: Apple cutoff saws
Post by: Gatekeeper on February 16, 2008, 08:08:00 PM

Look at this design. It looks fairly easy to build and inexpensive.

Good luck.

 http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=056036;p=1

Title: Re: Apple cutoff saws
Post by: waiting4fall on February 16, 2008, 09:22:00 PM

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=42307

This works great for my sitka spruce shafts. It's 7800 rpms would be fine for carbon or aluminum.

Title: Re: Apple cutoff saws
Post by: Otto on February 16, 2008, 09:31:00 PM

Yep....I bought the $20 Harbour Freight job a couple of years ago.  It does a great job on carbon and alum.  I don't shoot woodies but I reckon it'll cut those also.

Title: Re: Apple cutoff saws
Post by: Terry Riley on February 17, 2008, 02:33:00 AM

As the folks above indicated, there are many better options fro less money. I purchased one  years ago for around $120 and was very disappointed with. Vibrated like a tuning folk. I sent it back.