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   BarryE | Dec 29, 2008 12:17am | #1

   wouldn't cast iron blades be kind of brittle?

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   rez | Dec 29, 2008 12:18am | #2

   Thank you.

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   BarryE | Dec 29, 2008 12:18am | #3

   you are quite welcome

   Barry E-Remodeler

    

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   BarryE | Dec 29, 2008 12:21am | #4

   http://www.amazon.com/Milwaukee-48-00-1430-Tungsten-Carbide-Sawzall/dp/B00004U0U2

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   Sphere | Dec 29, 2008 12:21am | #5

   Had a Plumber / boiler fitter out at the last job, he was goin thru CI like a hot knife. I saw it was a Lennox blade, which I have, and assumed it was the same.Fire and Rescue type..Nope. It was a new metal cutting blade. At Lowes I saw they have three different ones for various thicknessess of metal.  I had to cut a pipe holding a meter base , so I bought a medium cut.  5 actually...ane whoowheee, sweeeet. Try Lowes.

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   rez | Dec 29, 2008 12:29am | #6

   I've got to make a bunch of cuts in 4inch sewer stack.

   You have a specfic name for the one the boiler guy was using? 

    

    

    

    

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   betterbuiltnyc | Dec 29, 2008 12:30am | #7

   We use grinders with abrasive cut off discs. Much less vibration, less likelyhood of causing a leak/break up or down the stack.

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   popawheelie | Dec 29, 2008 01:29am | #15

   Abrasive blades work great. Sometimes you can't get the saw on both sides so you might have to finish up with something else. Grinder?

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   andybuildz | Dec 29, 2008 02:59am | #17

   Been using them more and more lately for all kinda different things....not to mention those wheels are real cheap.

   Did a big bathroom job and had to cut a ton of cbu's. Took all my measurements and went outside and cut all my cbu's with my grinder. Quick, clean, easy .....

   and cheap.<--( I know someone like Sphere's gonna make a crack about that.....let'r rip...lol)

   BTW...I used to live in Queens myself...I'm in the Huntington area.

    

    

    

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   betterbuiltnyc | Dec 29, 2008 04:51am | #18

   Yeah, the grinder is kinda priceless working in NYC buildings...lots of plaster/mudbeds that are a mile deep with mesh embedded...grind away! Hammering/prying/peeling almost always causes problems for the tile/plaster in the nextdoor/downstairs unit.

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   Sphere | Dec 29, 2008 12:31am | #9

   Lemme run out in the van..Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks

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   Sphere | Dec 29, 2008 12:34am | #10

   Lenox Lazer Metal 9114R 14T Bimetal for med and thick. 9'' long.

   From the ManufacturerThe new Lenox Laser Recip. Blade is designed to cut pipe, structural steel and stainless steel. The patented tooth design increases blade life and cutting speed. The Laser blade is 40% wider for even greater strength, durability and straight cutting. This blades is ideal for vehicle extrication and emergency work.

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   Edited 12/28/2008 4:36 pm ET by Sphere

   Edited 12/28/2008 4:37 pm ET by Sphere

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   rez | Dec 29, 2008 12:49am | #13

   Cool beans, I get to go to Lowes again. Thanks.

   There's a big pile of culled sitting there I was talking to the manager about before the last storm hit.

   Was discussing what all was to be added to it. snorK*

     

    

    

    

    

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   theslateman | Dec 29, 2008 12:55am | #14

   Does Lowes have a 12 step program ??!!??

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   intrepidcat | Dec 29, 2008 05:34pm | #22

   >> I get to go to Lowes again.<<

    

    

   You get banned from Lowes?

    

    

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   PeteDraganic | Dec 29, 2008 06:12pm | #24

   if he did, I do NOT wnat to know why

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   BarryE | Dec 29, 2008 12:40am | #11

   See if you can rent or borrow a cast iron snap cutter and save yourself some trouble

   Barry E-Remodeler

    

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   rez | Dec 29, 2008 12:45am | #12

   ya, just spent a half hour searching thru old castiron cutting threads here on BT and figgered the blades will fit this project better.

   Thanks. 

    

    

    

    

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   arcflash | Dec 30, 2008 02:05am | #26

   I had a homeowner buy me a blade to cut this 60 year old plaster that ate about four of my very best blades in 45 minutes. She comes back from lowes with one for masonry, it had grit instead of teeth, and I think that there were diamond specs in it. That thing was an animal, two of those blades finished that job, and I must have spent at least three days cutting into that plaster. I THINK that Lennox made it, and I'm pretty sure that the package said it could cut iron. Like the last guy said, just cruise around Lowes, your bound to find something that will work.

   And about Harbor Freight, they are what they are. I don't buy any blades from them, I learned that lesson a long time ago. I did get a paper from them with a button-cap stapler for less than $100, and we have yet another roofing job coming up so I'm very tempted to buy it. Some of their air tools are OK, but its a gamble every time you go in there. Somebody please talk me out of that button-cap stapler!

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   PeteDraganic | Dec 30, 2008 05:20am | #27

   Lennox makes a circular saw blade for cutting steel.  it has carbide teeth and it does an amazing job.  about $80 iirc

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   BilljustBill | Dec 29, 2008 12:31am | #8

   Good recommendation....but WHOAAAA!!

   I'm just not sure REZ can drive a loaded cull cart through the tool dept. .....  ;>)

   Bill

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   reinvent | Dec 29, 2008 01:49am | #16

   Well there are these

   http://www.lenoxtools.com/enUS/Product/Diamond___Recip_Blades.html

   But you can answer a questionnaire and get a T2 blade free.

   http://www.cutsomething.com/lenox/sampleBlade/index.jhtml?_requestid=176890

   
   

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   bobtim | Dec 29, 2008 05:15am | #19

   YA gotta love idiots like Lennox. They don't know that Alaska is a state!

   We'll see what happens with a AL state but an Alaska address.

   Just wish we belonged

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   PeteDraganic | Dec 29, 2008 05:42am | #20

   any quality metal blade will do.  I tried craftsman once and they lost teeth faster than a kentucky boy in a bar fight.

   then I tried milwaukee and cut like butter.... well, very hard butter but it worked nonetheless

    

   I refuse to accept that there are limitations to what we can accomplish.        Pete Draganic

    

   Take life as a test and shoot for a better score each day.          Matt Garcia

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   Stilts | Dec 29, 2008 08:29am | #21

   I was on a mudset and wire mesh high rise job with a guy.  He was so proud of his harbor freight blades that he got a smoking good deal on, I finally got impatient after we burned up the 6th blade without making any headway and went down to the truck to get an old milwaukee torch blade to finish it off.  Frustrating when people waste so much time trying to save money that they cost you more in the long run.

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   PeteDraganic | Dec 29, 2008 06:11pm | #23

   I made up my mind a long time ago to avoid saving a few bucks and sacrificing quality... tools, stuff around the house and even food.... it is seldom worth the savings.

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   I refuse to accept that there are limitations to what we can accomplish.        Pete Draganic

    

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   mike4244 | Dec 30, 2008 01:50am | #25

   Last time I cut cast iron was about 12 years ago. Used a Lennox blade for cast iron. If I recall took about 15 minutes to cut 4". Cut was clean, slow but sure.

   mike