joejansal
noticing nice landscape pebbles
Member since August 2009
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Post by joejansal on Nov 10, 2015 8:38:16 GMT -5
hi all,
need expert input on a Taurus ring saw I use a speedster xl to cut my clam shells, when cutting shapes you have to be real careful
making turns. breaking a fair share of blades, is the ring saw much better for cutting shapes hearts, whales, sharks etc. as you know
cutting shells is tricky very brittle, any info on ring saws would be appreciated, also anyone have a used ring saw for sale thanking you in advance joejan
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Post by manofglass on Dec 2, 2015 10:35:28 GMT -5
Buy the one that has cheaper blades mine the blade cost 75.00 and they don't last very long
Walt
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Post by johnjsgems on Dec 3, 2015 10:50:52 GMT -5
I sell Gryphon brand so bear in mind I'm biased. The Taurus uses very expensive blades compared to Gryphon Zephyr. Zephyr also has larger table, cutting capacity and more quiet. More power too. That said, I really prefer the C40 band saw from Gryphon. The Zephyr (and I assume Taurus also) has a complicated drive system with idlers and tensioner pulleys. Band saw is very simple and blade changes are easy. Shells are soft but on hard rock work the ring saw blades are very thick compared to band saw blades so cutting is painfully slow. The two advantages of ring saws are the fact you can cut in any direction and you can use jointed blades to cut inside patterns.
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