Tool Anyone own a metal cutting circular saw?

[John Conroy]

I recently bought this Bosch 5-3/8" cordless one. Haven't used it much but it cuts this 4mm thick sheet steel very easily. I have a separate blade for aluminum but haven't used that yet. I got a bunch of this 4mm steel for free and had been using my plasma cutter to cut it until I got this saw. It's so.much faster and cleaner to use the saw.

 

[phaxtris]

I recently bought this Bosch 5-3/8" cordless one. Haven't used it much but it cuts this 4mm thick sheet steel very easily. I have a separate blade for aluminum but haven't used that yet. I got a bunch of this 4mm steel for free and had been using my plasma cutter to cut it until I got this saw. It's so.much faster and cleaner to use the saw.

Hmm, I have a Milwaukee saw like that...I might have to give it a try...sounds like a convenient way to rip a sheet in half

 

[David]

What rpm does that run @John Conroy?

 

[John Conroy]

It's the model made specifically to cut metal and has a max speed of 4250 rpm. Uses 5-3/8" metal cutting blades. It has a built in chip collector that actually works pretty good, picking up most of the small chips it creates and it's easy to empty after each cut. The cut piece is not hot after the cut and there is almost no burr left after cutting, no sharp edges to cut yourself on. Here's the product info on the KMS site

Bosch 18V 5-3/8" Metal-Cutting Circular Saw - Tool Only

Engineered specifically for metal – handles conduit, steel studs and more, with a motor producing 0-4,250 rpm

www.kmstools.com

 

[EJ’s Shop]

I use an old Teco Saw. Cut mainly 16ga to 10 ga sheet.
these demon blades had a max RPM of 4300 that’s why I use the speed controller, just to slow it down a little.