> I have one of the IR saws also. It works, but not nearly as solidly as
> the MAC unit.
> The price was right though. I bought it new for less than the used up
> MAC one I bought.
> >Did find some second hand blue snap-on saws. Snap on hand tools are
> >great but don't own anything else by them.
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mac-Tools-Air-Saw_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ3499
9QQitemZ4570255863QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
I know it's a long link, but just use the search of
"Mac Tools, Air saw"
everything between the " " and there are two that are good price right
now, ........one is brand new. The other I didn;t check. Just don;t
buy the red plastic one.
>Thanks -- really appreciate the recommendation. I hate crappy tools, so will
>keep looking for the MAC.
>If I can't find a used one or can't afford it, I'll get the IR.
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Terry - 27 Aug 2005 20:19 GMT
If I were in the position of seriously wondering about this I would
definitely email Ken at www.thebusco.com
He snags vw buses and TOTALLY cuts them down to nothing. I've been by
his place and seen half buses,
third buses and quarter buses standing there that he is in the process
of cutting panels and pieces off of.
Since he's a guy that has cut through scores of vw's over many years I
think it'd definitely be worth shooting
him an email. You can do it from his site.
Terry
Remco - 28 Aug 2005 01:33 GMT
> If I were in the position of seriously wondering about this I would
> definitely email Ken at www.thebusco.com
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> Terry
Thanks for the suggestion -- I'll ask him what he thinks.
John Willis - 28 Aug 2005 01:43 GMT
>If I were in the position of seriously wondering about this I would
>definitely email Ken at www.thebusco.com
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>
>Terry
If volume is your goal, then a real reciprocating saw is what you
want. Sawzall or similar. With a good supply of metal cutting blades.
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remco - 28 Aug 2005 01:58 GMT
> >If I were in the position of seriously wondering about this I would
> >definitely email Ken at www.thebusco.com
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remco - 28 Aug 2005 02:02 GMT
> >If I were in the position of seriously wondering about this I would
> >definitely email Ken at www.thebusco.com
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> If volume is your goal, then a real reciprocating saw is what you
> want. Sawzall or similar. With a good supply of metal cutting blades.
Got one of those (been doing a fair amount of home
demolit-er-I-mean-restoration over the years :)
A great tool and could probably cut a bug to small pieces in about 30
minutes with the right blade.
They are just too big in tight quarters and hard to control with one hand.
> --
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John Willis - 28 Aug 2005 15:31 GMT
>Got one of those (been doing a fair amount of home
>demolit-er-I-mean-restoration over the years :)
>
>A great tool and could probably cut a bug to small pieces in about 30
>minutes with the right blade.
>They are just too big in tight quarters and hard to control with one hand.
The demolition comes before the restoration, as you know. You ought to
come for a visit sometime!
Scott, aka Muadib, has cut up several Beetles with a Sawzall. He
borrowed mine one time and then went right out and purchased his own.
It takes more than thirty minutes, especially if you want to avoid
cutting yourself. We once took a gasoline powered generator to a field
where a '65 Beetle was. We took along a worm drive Skil saw and a
Sawzall. After some experimentation we decided the Sawzall was the
right tool for the job. Didn't leave much for the junk man!:~)
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remco - 29 Aug 2005 00:28 GMT
> >Got one of those (been doing a fair amount of home
> >demolit-er-I-mean-restoration over the years :)
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> Sawzall. After some experimentation we decided the Sawzall was the
> right tool for the job. Didn't leave much for the junk man!:~)
Yeah, I like demolition - Very effective stress relief. :) A long time ago,
while in college, I had a job where we were to demo this office building's
floor - What fun we had, 18 year olds throwing eachother through walls and
kicking doors off the frame.. That's probably where my love affair with
demolition started :)
That's funny, cutting up a bug small enough to slip in the garbage, huh? I
though I was a rebel, doing that to sheetrock here (there seems to be no
legal way to dump it for an weekend worrior like me - the dump doesn't even
take it. I usually slip the larger pieces between walls as I go but what do
you do with that D#@%N last piece?)
I once saw a demonstration where a guy cut up an old hooptie in about 15-20
minutes. With 'cut up' I mean chunks small enough to put on a pickup truck
by yourself. He used this long bimetal blade that I'd never seen before. A
mean narly looking blade - forget the name just now but could just step out
to the garage to get it: It was an effective demonstration, because I did
end up buying a pack. They are great!
You're right: I probably couldn't cut up my bug in 30 minutes but also
wouldn't want to. :)
Remco
Remco - 29 Aug 2005 15:22 GMT
> I once saw a demonstration where a guy cut up an old hooptie in about 15-20
> minutes. With 'cut up' I mean chunks small enough to put on a pickup truck
> by yourself. He used this long bimetal blade that I'd never seen before. A
> mean narly looking blade - forget the name just now but could just step out
> to the garage to get it: It was an effective demonstration, because I did
> end up buying a pack. They are great!
Here's that demo blade I was talking about. It works great, but cuts
rediculously aggressive:
//www.toolking.com/lenox/view.asp?id=4122
Dave Tosi - 30 Aug 2005 16:52 GMT
The recip saw works great. I had '73 SB that I cut apart for salable
pieces. What I had left over would not be acceptable to the recycle depot.
There, I just kept cutting and made small enough pieces to be put in the
plastic bags and put into the dumpster. The entire bug body was dispose of
this way and used only 1 trip tot he recycle center.
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Also an antique VW nut!
>
> >Got one of those (been doing a fair amount of home
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remco - 28 Aug 2005 01:27 GMT
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mac-Tools-Air-Saw_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ3499
9QQitemZ4570255863QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
> I know it's a long link, but just use the search of
>
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> now, ........one is brand new. The other I didn;t check. Just don;t
> buy the red plastic one.
Thanks for looking out! When I did an ebay search, I searched for Mactools,
not "Mac Tools" so didn't see it.
I put a bid in so we'll see what happens..
> >Thanks -- really appreciate the recommendation. I hate crappy tools, so will
> >keep looking for the MAC.
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> The Peacemaking Meeting scheduled for today has been
> cancelled due to a conflict.
MUADIB® - 28 Aug 2005 02:30 GMT
>Thanks for looking out! When I did an ebay search, I searched for Mactools,
>not "Mac Tools" so didn't see it.
>I put a bid in so we'll see what happens..
Good Luck Sir.
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