No more Milwaukee 6190

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I've been bitching for years. Next week I'll finally be cutting with a real saw. No more dry cut saw. I hope to rarely ever have to use a tape, speed square and scribe again when measuring & cutting tubing for jobs. Conveyors and measuring system showed up today. Electrician is coming next week as is the saw. Here's a sneak peek. Stoked!
Reply:What saw did you get?Enough stuff to build and repair wrinkled up race cars or bring a classic back to life...
Reply:Jimmy pop  -  Beware of the "Ides of March"; regardless of your anticipated precision, you are still going to have a learning curve.  As a millwright, it looks likes you have posted the last part first.    Opus
Reply:Ellis ?????????????
Reply:Power feed horizontal? The rollers look to high up for a vertical.Love my bandsaw! I haven't used my 6190 in about 4 years! I should pull it out of the corner and sell it.
Reply:Electrician was a no-show. But I got other stuff installed.
Reply:Jimmy pop  -  Welcome to the BEVO Society.   Is it 22/44, 44/88, or a VS.  And what kind of nectar does she like in her bath  -  Opus
Reply:It's a 22/44. Tomorrow I'll be adding the coolant. I didn't look at the gallon bottle closely. It's a synthetic fluid from Scotchman. The saw holds 7 gallons. I'll probably use the whole gallon of coolant and 6 gallons of water and just monitor and add water as it evaporates. I bought 5 blades of various diameters and teeth counts. I'm not super impressed with the measuring systems stop. Just playing around with it, advancing some material down the conveyor and stopping against the stop, there is alot of flex in the material stop. I have yet to install the measuring tape. (adhesive back) I've been contemplating where ZERO starts in relation to the tape measure of the measuring system. Is ZESO based on the blade in the 90* position? How do you allow for cutting 45's and still use the measuring system. Not really expecting answers. I think this is stuff I gotta work out.
Reply:Originally Posted by Jimmy_popI've been contemplating where ZERO starts in relation to the tape measure of the measuring system. Is ZESO based on the blade in the 90* position? How do you allow for cutting 45's and still use the measuring system. Not really expecting answers. I think this is stuff I gotta work out.
Reply:Nice!
Reply:To clarify Jimmy Pops question, and DSWs answer, you have to know that this saw does not have a stationary fence.  Both jaws travel, so Zero is always the mid-point, front to back, of the cut.  The running rule only works for 90 degree cuts; to work for angles you have to lay-out from the mid-point of the angle, which is nuisance. For angle cuts I visually set the blade to a blued scribe line, and set the stop last, and not use the running rule at all.    Opus
Reply:the saw got powered today and immediately went to work. the 6190 will be gathering some dust. Thank you everyone for your tips and information. I switched between a 12.5 and 14 inch blade today and cut both on low and high. Will be drilling the slab and bolting the saw and conveyors down soon. That should help eliminate some of the vibrations.
Reply:So what are you going to do with the Milwaukee? Craigslist?Lincoln Squarewave 175Ex-aircraft sheet metal guy
Reply:Nice machine!   Hows the noise?-AaronJet 17.5" Drill Press1942 South Bend 16x84 Lathe1980s Miller 320A / BP --- 2013 Power Mig 2562012 Jet 7x12 Horizontal BandsawVictor O/A Setup
Reply:The noise of the new saw is negligible.  I think finally getting it bolted to the floor will cure some of the chatter. Still loving having this cold saw. It's been such a long time coming. I'll keep the Milwaukee on the shelf. I'm sure I'll need it from time to time.