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Sudzkng t1_isvfk8s wrote

How thick is your wheel? It sounds almost like your cutting with a grinding wheel.

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DadOfFan OP t1_isvg7yw wrote

About 1.2 mm they are definitely cutting disks (Makita brand). one difference between what I am doing now and what I have done previously is I bought a cheap cutoff mount for the grinder so I can get more accurate cuts. I doubt that would have any effect and no I am not running it too lightly or too heavily.

The angle is 3mm. normally I only cut sheet metal so that is another difference.

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Sudzkng t1_isvgqj0 wrote

Are they for the correct material? I have never seen a death wheel clog up before. Lol.

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dominus_aranearum t1_isvm5xa wrote

What angle are you cutting the material at with your grinder? You should be as close to a 90° as possible to minimize the cross section at your cut. Trying to cut much longer areas will cause your problem where cuts seem to take forever.

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Walty_C t1_isw2j54 wrote

That was my guess, he's pressing or pulling it. Somethings off about his technique.

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DadOfFan OP t1_isw7885 wrote

Its 90, well as close as the cheap cutoff stand will allow, however that is much greater than doing it by hand.

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