Thanks Alistair and Scott.

I too like my angle grinder, bench grinder and wire wheel and may
continue to use them. Just anticipating possible scenarios in terms of
tool useage; this garage "shop" is in a residential area. I'll build a
welding area with welding blankets on a steel frame. This area would
also work well for sparks from angle grinder use.

I made all cuts for my engine carrier with a hack saw. Good work out.    ;)

> A cheap chop saw, .... with a neg rake
> carbide toothed blade is perfect for the rest of the aluminum cutting.
>
> If you do a lot of steel, then a dry cut saw works well.

Alistair: blade types aside, is there a difference between a dry cut
saw and chop saw? Or have I misread your post?

On 5/2/14, SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott ) <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> congrats on your new shop !
>
> I am fairly adicted to having grinders to work with ..
> mainly bench grinder and angle grinder ..I have a Makita with 200,000
> miles on it that I just love.
> that and a wire brush wheel ..
> and a polisihing type grinder wheel ...I can go just nuts.
>
> for cutting ..I use hack saws n' saber saws.
> A band saw is always a luxury ..and nice to have for sure.
>
> Dust..I'd make a dedicated corner with small walls around it ..
> even fan blowing outside if it's that big a deal.
>
> I doubt I'd ever use a big sheers like that.  I'd use a saber saw to cut
> anything very thick.
> I tend to 'hand form' a lot .....whether sawing metal, filing edges, or
> hammering to shape.
> Defenitely 'by hand' a lot though ..very rewarding.
> I only use a hand sheers on sheet metal .

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