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by **haroldcr** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 7:20 am

Mos, we had a SS product business for 18 years. We cut all our 14 & 16 gauge 304 on an upright bandsaw. I just added more step pulleys and slowed down the blade speed.

Use Bi-metal blades and rub beeswax on the blade, occasionally.

I would cut up several sheets 4 X 8, into pieces, before needing to change blades. Curves was what dulled the blades. Might ask around for someone to do it that way, or get a cheap saw and do it yourself.

Just needed to touch up the edges with a sanding belt machine. SS is tough, not hard.

by **mos68x** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 7:43 am

I'll take pictures of the new plates and you'll see why I'm choosing to use laser, it's just a lot less hassle and frustration. Besides you can't just start a cut right in the middle of the metal with a bandsaw and I don't have the room to drill holes in the spot that is cut out.

by **mos68x** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:42 pm

I might as well just stick with the local place I had cut my plates since GEMVIS now quoted me for about 25% more than they did last time. Soon as I'm done with this DITY move I'll be able to tell how much money I have available to do that.

by **mos68x** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 11:33 pm

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by **chemelec** » Sat Oct 10, 2009 5:52 pm

by **resident_genius** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 9:27 am

i give you the utmost respect on your project however my perspective on this apparatus is "why not use a dc-dc converter like i do?" you could draw ten amps(or less) from the vehicles system and flood your cell with 40 amps @ only a few volts.....*shrugs*....just seems more efficient to me.

forgive me, thinking out loud.

by **chemelec** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 6:22 pm

by **resident_genius** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 8:08 pm

by **mos68x** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 12:57 am

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