Parkanson power hacksaw chopping some P20 tool steel

[@joeyf504327]

I am glad to have been part of the Aussie50 sub base since ~2011 and have seen some awesome videos. Sadly life is moving on quickly for Ed as it does all of us and the videos really fall off at least 2 years ago.. It's been a great time on YT with you around Ed, hope you are enjoying life!

[@mechanicadam2011]

agreed, Been following since 2010 and missing Ed's regular video's/updates!

[@juankerr6626]

I read that as PARKINSON...well it's shaking allright... ;-)

[@godfreypoon5148]

Oh I get it, we have to buy a subscription to see the ending.

[@doubledown9333]

That is some old school shit,we had one of these in our shop when i was an apprentice boilermaker in 1980:)

[@Aussie50]

haha yeh this one is identical to the one I ran at the foundry in the mid 2000's cutting solid bar stock for cast in inserts (up to 5 inch solid) largely replaced by bandsaws now but still relevent in smaller shops and hobbyists collections. I like the small footprint for a machine that can cut such thick stock

[@douro20]

At the last shop In worked at they used regular bimetal bandsaw blades from Wikus to cut titanium. They would go through two of those things in a day. Big company can't seem to afford carbide tipped blades...

[@volvo09]

The penny pinching of some companies is amazing, polar opposite of spending at large business and whatnot.

[@HDXFH]

Chooches well

[@zx8401ztv]

HDXFH, But makes you sore sorry saw :)

[@BillyNoMates1974]

Hey Aussie,m when is your next Rambletron update ?

[@twocvbloke]

So that's where they got the idea from..........................

[@BadDriversOz]

;o)

[@zx8401ztv]

LOL that is one funny machine Ed, Having a dance while at work :-D Reminds me of the old old basic one we had at school, but that was slower than a snail superglued to a tortoise lol :-D

[@DrakkarCalethiel]

Does it have a good chooch factor and is it skookum?

[@woodss82]

What’s that supposed to be?

[@deadguy237]

How long did the cut take?

[@SilentGamer-jt8dl]

Well, it sure beats cutting it by hand :D

[@amessman]

ima have to get one of these... seems quite handy

[@HotForgeChaos]

I used to use a similar sort of saw to this, different arrangement of actuation but still did the same thing. P20 is tool steel for plastic moulding tooling, I'm pretty sure we used it for other purposes at the blacksmiths shop. We were mostly D2, H10 and H13 grade tooling

[@kanesyt8101]

Came here to seek knowledge, I got a mesmerizing/satisfying video. Excellent

[@wgenerotzky]

When I was kid I dreamt of having something with an engine in the back, ended up I got this old truck and I had a 396 I wanted to install in it. The frame rails were too narrow for a v8 so I decided to install it behind the cab. I didn't weld at the time and I knew this old guy that would help me with it, I found out that he did everything s l o w... I think I was using 4" channel iron for mounting the engine. He brings out this saw, a miniature of what you have there that used regular hacksaw blades, gives me a can of oil and says go to it. I could have cut it faster by hand... You know when you're a kid you want to get to it, I think it took me about two days.... He sat there and drank beer the whole time. He bequeathed me that saw, don't think I used it more than once or twice since...

[@volksdeutschewaffenss9670]

hi ed glad you got hacksaw running, looks great if you need cheap blades apex machinery near cheltenham have new old stock 17 or 18 inch blades 10 tpi made in USA for $2 each, my machine is 14 inch so i just cut them down and drill a new hole with a modified 6mm masonry carbide tipped drill bit resharpened like a normal hss drill on a green grinding wheel , check them out if you need blades, i have not been to the scrap yard yet but will soon cheers komrade

[@Aussie50]

Fantastic, I will drop in next time I am over there!, the Sutton ones are $25 or so each down here!!

[@AmericanLocomotive1]

What's that little eccentric pump for?

[@Aussie50]

hydraulic up/down jack

[@jonnywaselectric]

Never seen one, is that a one off?

[@istvanmeissler2238]

They made millions of them.

[@jonnywaselectric]

@@istvanmeissler2238 I've worked in a few steel fabrication factories and we only ever had big horizontal bandsaws.

[@istvanmeissler2238]

@@jonnywaselectric very old machines. Most scrapped by now.

[@jonnywaselectric]

@@istvanmeissler2238 I see, thank you for your replies, I think the blade must wear out pretty fast

[@andchip.s]

Mesmerizing to say the least.

[@PerihelionJack]

Why would you use this as opposed to a metal bandsaw?

[@Aussie50]

it was cheap, and has a small footprint compared to a large bandsaw. but you are right, they are largely replaced with bandsaws these days

[@BlackWolf42-]

very little attempt made at mitigating its penchant for chasing its users around the room. I like it!

[@bigjim5551212]

The power hacksaw I used didn't jerk back and forth. Maybe they had no wheels

[@Aussie50]

yeah it will get bolted down when I make the room for it in the carport, along with a small set of rollers to feed in and out

[@DoomVideoVault]

Did it really need all of that water lubrication?

[@Aussie50]

yep, the blade teeth overheat and dull much faster if you do not cool it off. its suppoesed to have an electric pump with flood nozzle on it, I am yet to refit one since this machine had it removed long ago for some reason.

[@20_below]

lovely video

[@dj-protogaming3731]

oh and one think I would like you to try see if you can find a small I4 or a v2-vtwin but see if you can get an old one running but yes you might find a lot of broken parts like maybe broke head or broke pistin righs or seeved see if you can find a fixable one

[@iamdarkyoshi]

Well thats a machine I never knew existed...

[@BadDriversOz]

Well YOU grew up under a rock didn't you?

[@iand720]

wow haven't seen one of those run for a long time, i didn't think ANYONE still used power hacksaws

[@douro20]

Haven't been in a big metal shop before?

[@iand720]

No, quite the opposite I work in one everyday. Cold cut off saws and band saws have for the most part replaced them, quite unusual to see them now

[@Aussie50]

yeh they are obsolete these days, but for such a small machine, and given I paid $50 for it, its a cheap way to cut big solid bar stock, I have had one of these cutting 5 inch solid bright machining steel all day at a previous work. just set it up next to the old turret lathe, load a meter length onto the rollers and let it chug away while I machined each billet.

[@TWX1138]

Locking the casters might help a bit...

[@travis4798]

It definitely works, wants to go across the floor even! lol

[@rupert5390]

Good to see you're still around ed - was getting worried - mate some of these cut on the pull stroke - don't mean to insult you - it's just a thought.

[@Aussie50]

That was my inital thought, I wonder if the motor is running backwards or somthing

[@rupert5390]

it doesn't matter which way the motor runs but if it is cutting on the backstroke (pull stroke) then the blade has to be in - in a certain way - mine has an eccentric on it so that the blade rises slightly on the forward stroke to clear the work then cuts on the pull stroke almost like a japanese saw - please don't take my word I am no expert and a very amateur machinist.

[@TheFurriestOne]

It's a shaky old thing, slinging all that mass back 'n' forth!

[@tehsimo]

That thing is ridiculous

[@DogLover-gm9lo]

Y that Quality though 144 p and 360p

[@iamdarkyoshi]

Give youtube time to process it.

[@Egress.]

Because not everyone was born with a gold nugget as a tooth

[@alexsbikesandmotors]

only takes an hour to cut through 2" steel stock

[@ebinecksdee9872]

Fuckin hell, do you think it bounces around enough?

[@DarkySabertooth]

i need one for reasons >.>;

[@BadDriversOz]

Yes, we KNOW! ;o)

[@DarkySabertooth]

@@BadDriversOz oh what you think? (an no not for naughty things)

[@BadDriversOz]

Pfft! I see have been brain washed!

[@theworkshopmechanicchannel3296]

My little power hacksaw has the same moves 🤭😂

[@TheFlacker99]

It's moving like its possessed lol.

[@MrRandomposter]

Some new content. I assume you’ve lost the enthusiasm for the step by step narrative that you where so good at mate. Have you checked out mustie1 channel?

[@MrRandomposter]

Ramblotron scrapyard.

[@spoolinaround]

that thing shakes like a dog shitting razor blades lol

[@aussiebattler96]

I thought you had died

[@volksdeutschewaffenss9670]

nice old machine, recycled and saved shithotttttttttttttt

[@BadDriversOz]

ATK fan eh? Take over with the missus when ya too tired! ;oP

[@NoisyPlaces]

Could have used that on the weekend, was doing pool fencing.

[@TWX1138]

Pool fencing is so lightweight, you'd be better off with a metal-cutting miter saw like those from Evolution.

[@Aussie50]

yeh I would not use it on really thin stuff unless I had to, and also had a very fine blade, cutting thin tube with the 28tpi blade I I had on it would sheer the teeth off. It is handy for pack-cutting thin tube if you need lots of bits at the same length