Chop Saw Cutting Head Rotates 280

Chop Saw Cutting Head Rotates 280 FARM SHOP Tools 24-5-40 James Wambeke can cut tubing within 1/8-in. of a wall and know the wall will go unmarred thanks to his Universal Chop Saw. Tired of nicking walls or not being able to get in and cut a pipe at all due to the tight space where he was working, Wambeke put together an extension for his DeWalt Chop Saw. "It lets me rotate the cutter head back as far as my hands," says the professional plumber. "It only took me a couple of weeks to put it together, and then nearly 2 years to get a patent on it." Wambeke disconnected the chop saw head from the power shaft of the DeWalt and replaced it with a belt drive mounted a metal cover. The belt drive pulley on the drive shaft allows the arm to rotate 280?. "The 10-in. long arm can also be used for mounting a drill," suggests Wambeke. "Simply remove the end cover head shield, take off the nut that holds the cutting wheel shaft, and slide it out. The shaft is then replaced with a chuck and tightened down." He says the drill has proven handy for hard to reach spots and angle drilling. While it could also be used as a sander with the appropriate bit adapter, it would be extremely high speed as the DeWalt operates at 10,000 rpm's. Contact: FARM SHOW Follow-up James R. Wambeke, 503 East 5th Street, Box 314, Minenota, Minn. 56264 (ph 507 872-5108).

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