Nice shop tom! Let me start with an off topic query about your mass heater. How does it heat the work area, and how often do you have to tend it? What is the
wood consumption like to stay comfortable while moving around?
I purchased the evo14 as well a couple of years ago. I bought it specifically for the task of building a Matt Cremona log arch for my trailer. I felt as if it had paid for itself by the time that first job was complete! It is so awesome, the ability to knock out a bunch of clean repeatable meters in minutes as opposed to hours of zip wheels and grinding clean up. I completed the task and was testing it out that same day, including mounting the winch! Fifty dollars worth of abrasive disks would have been consumed and then I would have been so tired I would not have accomplished much else. I have the terrible tendency of abandoning projects that take to long, especially when something interrupts the job.(like having to sleep) Haha.
I quickly ruined the blade by making wierd cuts out of the vise. Not recommended lol I live dangerously....
I found a Diablo ceramic blade on ebay and man did it cut like a dream...but I hadn't learned my lesson and chipped a couple teeth on it as well. It still cut well just not as buttery smooth. My lesson was learned this time(a good ole punch in the wallet). I decided to try out the eastwood mini handheld version for stuff that doesn't fit in the vise well.
Worth every penny! I cut through 1/4" 3x5 angle with a carpenters square as a guide just like it was a 2x4 pine stud. Not quite, but closer to that than using cutoff wheels. Or a Sawzall. I modified a plow mount years ago 3/8" thick, kept the blade speed down and kept oil on it. Took a couple of hours but I got through the job with one blade that still cut fine. I don't often have that kind of patience.
Let me tell you, I am so happy to be done breathing that horrendous dust for long straight cuts that won't fit in the evo!
Tried out the ripping
fence while making the air door for my stove upgrade, less than stellar results from that but acceptable. Likely my fault 100%
My stove build and introduction.
https://permies.com/t/154262/introductions/Ohio
Not sure if you had noticed the little sticker stating that a 15 inch blade is required for maximum cut capacity.
The Diablo 14" cermet can be had for around 72 bucks on fleebay.
Prior to purchasing the evo my go to was an old freebie black and decker miter saw for wood. I just put a 12" abrasive blade on it and started using it, removing any plastic bits that couldn't take the heat as they caught fire.
Worked well for many years. Eventually I crushed a pop can over the dust port to reduce the sparks going straight into the air. No matter where you choose to store a fuel can, it's right in the path of a future hot spark it seems. Never have to worry about that any longer.