And The Enabling Continues: Hey Civilsmoker, I Got A New Toy (Couple Pics)

[tx smoker]

A while back I posted a few of the metal fabrication projects I'd done, one of which I believe was the 2nd cabinet smoker build. In that thread our very good friend @civilsmoker posted links to several tools he had acquired, some of which I'd never seen or heard of. They are products by a company called Evolution and they specialize in steel fabrication tools, primarily saws. Two of those saws I ordered immediately and were delivered within a couple days. Those things made a huge difference in efficiency, quality, and most importantly, safety. All I had before getting those two saws was a Sawzall and 4 1/2" angle grinder to work with. Slow, tedious, and potentially dangerous so the new acquisitions made a massive improvement. Well, with all the stuff Tracy had me building for Christmas presents, it meant a lot of cutting angles...and I mean a LOT. One of the first saws I got could cut the angles but not on larger material and it was somewhat cumbersome. Did some searching and found a new toy that I just had to get. Gave most of my holiday bonus to Tracy to go do something fun (probably a weekend in Fredericksburg doing the winery tour) and used the rest to get this baby:

10" compound cross-cut steel cutting saw. Most of Steve's ( @Steve H ) enabling has been food related but this kinda goes a different direction.....that is unless I use it to build more smokers and grills. Then it would be indirectly related to food I guess It got here a couple days ago and I used it for the first time yesterday. Oh baby!!! I am loving this thing. The angles are far more accurate, clean, and precise. I'm almost to the point of getting the same detail as working with high-end wood projects. This is gonna be a game changer for sure.

Robert

 

[JLeonard]

That thing is a beast. Cant wait to see you put it to use!

Jim

 

[sawhorseray]

You can do a lot with that saw Robert, I used a 10" Makita for the compound angles involved with ceiling molding, was a money maker. Be careful! RAY

 

[kilo charlie]

Cool saw but surprised there is a cloth "dust" catcher on it... seems like a potential fire hazard?

 

[6GRILLZNTN]

Way to go Robert. Nice saw. Now we go down the "shop tool" rabbit hole. I have absolutely no "Force" when it comes to shop gadgets.

 

[6GRILLZNTN]

Cool saw but surprised there is a cloth "dust" catcher on it... seems like a potential fire hazard?

Nah! I ran my chop saw with a dust bag for a long time until I hooked a dust collector to it. Having said that, Robert would King of the saws if it could shoot flames out of the back of the saw. WooHoo!

 

[SherryT]

Way to go Robert. Nice saw. Now we go down the "shop tool" rabbit hole. I have absolutely no "Force" when it comes to shop gadgets.

Regardless of the project type (grilling/smoking, woodworking, metalworking, crafting), a tool junkie is, in the end, STILL a tool junkie!

Hello. My name is Sherry and I am a tool junkie.

 

[tbern]

great looking saw!! got me thinking now.....

 

[Steve H]

Cool saw but surprised there is a cloth "dust" catcher on it... seems like a potential fire hazard?

The metal saws we have at work have these. They are flame proof. Considered safer then showering sparks all over the place.

 

[Steve H]

Regardless of the project type (grilling/smoking, woodworking, metalworking, crafting), a tool junkie is, in the end, STILL a tool junkie!

Hello. My name is Sherry and I am a tool junkie.

Oy. Don't get me started on tools! lol!

 

[Steve H]

Way to go Robert. Nice saw. Now we go down the "shop tool" rabbit hole. I have absolutely no "Force" when it comes to shop gadgets.

You too, huh?

 

[6GRILLZNTN]

You too, huh?

You have NO idea!

 

[Steve H]

You have NO idea!

I have the same condition. Thank god I never got invited into a Snap On truck!!

 

[SherryT]

Oy. Don't get me started on tools! lol!

We know, we knooooooow...

 

[6GRILLZNTN]

I have the same condition. Thank god I never got invited into a Snap On truck!!

You walk into one of their trucks, and I swear I hear the song "Angels singing, and my wallet disappearing". No Joke!

 

[kuroki]

I like the look of that chopsaw. Haven't used one myself but have used similar. Nice unit. A lot cheaper and more portable than a swivel head horizontal bandsaw.

I've got a metal cutting worm drive skilsaw that gets used all the time. I had no idea I'd use it that much until I bought one.


Now you just need a cutting torch and a milling machine

 

[pit 4 brains]

Nice score on the saw. I want to hang in your garage..

Regardless of the project type (grilling/smoking, woodworking, metalworking, crafting), a tool junkie is, in the end, STILL a tool junkie!

That's spelt STIHL...lol

 

[Steve H]

Nice score on the saw. I want to hang in your garage..

That's spelt STIHL...lol

Oops! I didn't catch that typo!

 

[Steve H]

You walk into one of their trucks, and I swear I hear the song "Angels singing, and my wallet disappearing". No Joke!

 

[pit 4 brains]

Now you just need a cutting torch and a milling machine

..and a plasma cutter, tig outfit for sure. Heck, who doesn't want a home foundry, a big blue hammer and a gas forge to go with it.