Continuing Tormach AF50 Bandsaw Review

I have used it long enough that it is time for an update. The biggest change I have made is getting some 4 tpi blades for cutting these thick sections of aluminum. With this coarse of a blade the saw is much happier in 3rd gear, it just doesn't have the power to use the top speed for much. With the new blades I am cutting 16 bars instead of 12 at a time and a little faster. I am cutting up 304 parts in 12 minutes.
The blade in the video is a 7'-9" x 3/4" x .035" 4 tpi Roentgen Bi-Alpha Cobalt from LA Cutting Products at www.lacuttingproducts.com Nice and easy to order off their website with good prices. They also answer the phone and didn't mind my questions. No affiliation, just a happy customer.

[@davidmoody5302]

Orc4x4" square steel square bar

[@davidmoody5302]

Let's see you cutting4" x4" steel flat bar

[@3073Sean]

Thank you for the video! Based on your first video, I purchased one. Takes a while to dial in. I have made a few mods on it, added a DRO to get a more accurate first setting for the first cut. It's not perfect but I can get it within about .05 on the first try. I also added a wash down hose. Any way, thank you for your videos.

[@piotrkarcz6853]

Still waiting for little walkaround of brother speedio, Sir! :)

[@kainenoropeza8538]

Hello, could you show how you set the length of the parts please. great videos by the way I've been looking everywhere for information on it and have come up short until I came across your videos.

[@cgpmachining]

There is a "quick" nut that loosely fits the wildly undersized acme screw that you adjust to the length you want your parts to be. There is a scale on the side so you can see what the length will be. Pull the moving vise shuttle to the length you want, move the nut to the shuttle and pull the shuttle tight against the nut to confirm the length is correct. Make sure the shuttle is tight against the nut/stop before starting a cycle or else your first part is going to be short. This all works really well except that the nut will move. I bought another nut so I could tigthen them together so the nut stays put. The problem here is the cheap, garbage, junk Chinese acme screw. If this doesn't answer your question let me know.

[@kainenoropeza8538]

​@@cgpmachining thanks that was a great explanation. I received mine today hopefully I start cutting parts tomorrow.

[@cgpmachining]

@@kainenoropeza8538 Keep in mind mine was loosely assembled and virtually nothing was properly aligned or adjusted. How the proximity switches and the air volume valves on the shuttle feed cylinder are adjusted will affect part length consistency.