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Ok, let me preface this by saying a couple things. 1) Hopefully OSHA does not read through these forums 2) This was probably very dangerous so use this idea at your own risk!
I was struggling with what to do for a saw. I wanted to taper my bricks so a wet saw was necessary, but I didn't want to spend $400 to buy one, and renting at $60.00 per day would have cost me more than buying one. So I decided to give something a shot. I had a woodworking chop saw and decided to adapt it for use with a water pump. I looked at the saw and the motor is separated by a few inches from the blade. I cut a cement trough so the base of my saw would fit (I did have to set it up on a few bricks), got a $10 fountain pump and was in business. I sprayed all the metal parts and moving parts of my saw with WD40.
I used a Husky Diamond Blade as you can see pictured.
I am a furniture maker, so I am used to compound cuts on a miter saw; I have to say, if I were to do this again, I think I would use the same method. Compound cuts were very easy to set up, no complicated jigs or sleds.
I was able to use 1 saw blade for my whole build. Just make sure you have enough water on the cutting area, and GO SLOWLY.
My total cost was $35.00 for the blade, $10.00 for the pump and $7.00 for the trough.
If you use this, USE A GFCI circuit. I didn't have any problems, but I had piece of mind knowing that it was there.
I was struggling with what to do for a saw. I wanted to taper my bricks so a wet saw was necessary, but I didn't want to spend $400 to buy one, and renting at $60.00 per day would have cost me more than buying one. So I decided to give something a shot. I had a woodworking chop saw and decided to adapt it for use with a water pump. I looked at the saw and the motor is separated by a few inches from the blade. I cut a cement trough so the base of my saw would fit (I did have to set it up on a few bricks), got a $10 fountain pump and was in business. I sprayed all the metal parts and moving parts of my saw with WD40.
I used a Husky Diamond Blade as you can see pictured.
I am a furniture maker, so I am used to compound cuts on a miter saw; I have to say, if I were to do this again, I think I would use the same method. Compound cuts were very easy to set up, no complicated jigs or sleds.
I was able to use 1 saw blade for my whole build. Just make sure you have enough water on the cutting area, and GO SLOWLY.
My total cost was $35.00 for the blade, $10.00 for the pump and $7.00 for the trough.
If you use this, USE A GFCI circuit. I didn't have any problems, but I had piece of mind knowing that it was there.
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