I found the nut set for the 9523 on Amazon.ca," not available at this time"! The bottom nut is threaded to the shaft, not a slip on type that Poland posted. It's a discontinued model. Personal opinion, to save the headaches on Amazon.com alone there are several choices of new 4.5-5in grind...

Hi, I have an old Makita 9523nb 4" grinder. I bought some thin cut off abrasive discs 1.2mm thick and they won't fit properly. By that I mean it's impossible to have the flanges contact the disc to lock it down tight to the shaft, so that there is no looseness / play when the machine is runnin...

DANG, that's a good chunk of change for the same exactly blade! -----. Yep! Another tipping point was Freud as the manufacturer. Lowes.com now has a Dewalt 14in 66T metal cutting "chop saw" blade listed for $139.00! Nowhere in the description or specifications is the max RPM mentioned. Th...

[quote="Oscar"]This other blade I just got 'for the hell of it to try it out'. It had a $3 coupon on Amazon, so I figured, what the heck. :D $61 shipped. Tomax 14" 72-tooth blade. --------- A good example of why price alone is no absolute guarantee of the quality or cost/benefit of an...

No, it wasn't the same blade. The Evo 36 tooth blade made the first cut, then the Diablo made the 2nd cut. So you're talking about 108db vs. 105db between the 2 blades? The overall loudness is very very close in relative level, that I'm not denying. homeboy got 73db vs. 76db on the Diablo vs. Evo. ...

Not to complicate things :roll: and not having any illusions that my phone app would be anywhere nearly as accurate as Oscar's equipment but there is one possibly significant difference in our tests. Oscar has a Rage 2 that has a stamped steel deck that's spec'd at 46lb and I have a Evosaw 380 with ...

Looks like a nice clean cut. Glad to hear it’s not terribly loud. I might consider one if I can find one a reasonable cost. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I just downloaded a decibel meter on my phone and tested a fairly well used but still cutting good 14in Diablo 72T Steel Demon and a fresh s...

I have a few dB meters for tuning my stereo system. I'll soon have a diablo blade for my Evo Rage 2 saw. Mine is still pretty loud, but I always wear hearing protection, minimum ear plugs (3M), but also at times earplugs+ harbor freight earmuffs. Usually with that nothing gets past, except perhaps ...

Looks like a nice clean cut. Glad to hear it’s not terribly loud. I might consider one if I can find one a reasonable cost. It's been some time since i have used the 66 tooth Evolution blade that comes with the saw but I am convinced the 72 tooth Diablo Steel demon blade is quieter or at least not ...

HF tig might be a concern, but could anything else effect that stuff? What process are you using? You don't say. It would be mig. i don't know what your guys custom car rules are. over here we have an engineering group we go through. we just ask them whats allowed whats safe etc. they inspect and s...

no experience with air bags, but i would be really keen to take the air bag out and weld well away from it. however the other issue is the legals. i don't know your guys rules but they usually don't like people messing with seats with airbags. if a person/driver is in the wrong place when it deploy...

A fellow brought in a drivers seat from his Smart car convertible and an armrest that he wants somehow mounted on the RH side. There is a metal hinge plate near the bottom that it would be possible to tack on an attachment with a bit of linkage and a little arm to make it work. Without trying to dis...

Rule of thumb it appears is make sure the blade is at full RPM when approaching or in contact with the metal. Don't force the blade as it needs only little pressure to cut properly. The fellow that got a year out of a Fein blade was treating it as disposable after it was beat. I resharpen guaged on ...

In about 4 years with both Evolution and Diablo blades, some resharpened several times I have broken and had replaced 2 teeth. Both my fault also by not letting the saw get up to full RPM's before starting the cut. Learning curve! :oops: Both excellent blades although I prefer the Diablo blade now ...

In about 4 years with both Evolution and Diablo blades, some resharpened several times I have broken and had replaced 2 teeth. Both my fault also by not letting the saw get up to full RPM's before starting the cut. Learning curve! :oops: Both excellent blades although I prefer the Diablo blade now ...

I've got a 14" Evolution saw and had the same problem. It wasn't the saws fault, it was mine. I'd cut the metal and before I got completely through I'd let go of the button. The metal would slow/stop the blade and pop the teeth off!! Live and learn! In about 4 years with both Evolution and Dia...

:lol: ;) Cutting on the flat is tough. When I cut miters in larger tubing, 2X4X1/8-3/16 usually, on the bottom cut where the blade is fairly flat I cut for 3-4 secs and raise and run the blade for the same to let it cool and repeat. I had pondered this before. In my mind I am seeing a pivot-able mou...

That blade will make a cut that looks like a mirror! Cutting on the flat is tough. When I cut miters in larger tubing, 2X4X1/8-3/16 usually, on the bottom cut where the blade is fairly flat I cut for 3-4 secs and raise and run the blade for the same to let it cool and repeat. Not sure if it's the an...

When you consider that a 36 tooth blade has tooth spacing of 1.22", a 72 tooth .61", a 90 tooth .49" you can see how much more work each tooth must do as the tooth count drops to maintain roughly equivalent cut speeds thus the extra reinforcement. The Diablo blade by comparison looks ...

Don't know about the 90 but the 72 is a great blade. Mainly cutting 1/8 to 1/2" all profiles, occasionally thicker. A while back I was searching for a durable stainless blade without much luck but maybe they've improved. Initially I checked at a local cabinet shop to see where they got their sh...

Just realized how lucky I am. Just had a 66T 14in Evolution (1 replaced tooth) and 72T Diablo Steel Demon sharpened for just under C$50,00 inc 13%tx. About a 45min drive. These are commercial sharpeners with all the computerized automated toys for blades, milling tools etc. The Steel Demons, have 3 ...

Doesn't make sense! I posted that question on their site and the answer was I wasn't the first to question it. Got 2 knurled rollers delivered across the ocean for about C$5.00 ea so not bad.

I have had an Eastwood mig 250 for 3 yrs using gas shielded fc and it's worked perfectly. Basic inverter welder that's portable c/w a 60% /250amp duty cycle. For some reason they don't (or didn't) supply flux core knurled rollers that I was able to get from China very reasonably.

Probably a couple of years ago at least I posted pictures of a 20T press conversion from pump jack to air with a foot pedal control and my press brake and dies but I can't find it! :oops: I used 2in angle and depending what I'am bending can in lighter material get to about 1/2in return by stacking s...