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Interactive 3D model of Simple Chop Saw for a 4.5 in Cut-off Wheel (two 24 mm motors)

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Simple Chop Saw for a 4.5 in Cut-off Wheel (two 24 mm motors)

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Bounding box
260.0 × 220.0 × 176.0 mm
Engine
Precision B-rep
Parameters
23
Published
November 8, 2026

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Simple 3D-printed chop saw for a 4.5 inch (114.3 mm) cut-off wheel with 7/8 inch bore: printed arbor adapter (pilot flange and clamp flange on an M8 threaded rod, 608 bearings) driven by two of the 24 mm DC motors through a 40-tooth arbor gear and two 15-tooth pinions; pivoting arm on 608 bearings and an 8 mm rod, base with fence and wheel slot, and a wheel hood

Parameters

NameValueRange
Cut-off wheel diameter (4.5 inch = 114.3)114.3 mm100 – 125
Cut-off wheel thickness1.6 mm1 – 3
Wheel bore (7/8 inch = 22.23)22.23 mm22 – 22.5
Clamp flange diameter40 mm30 – 50
Arm length (pivot to wheel centre)120 mm100 – 150
Pivot position behind the wheel plane90 mm70 – 120
Pivot height above the base140 mm120 – 170
How far the arm is drawn raised from the cutting position0 deg0 – 35
Fence height22 mm14 – 24
Wheel slot width in the base and fence5 mm4 – 8
Gear module1 mm0.8 – 1.5
Motor pinion teeth1514 – 20
Arbor gear teeth (a multiple of 4 keeps the two pinions in phase)4036 – 48
Gear face width6 mm5 – 10
Added centre distance (backlash)0.2 mm0.1 – 0.5
Motor body diameter24 mm20 – 30
Motor body length12.5 mm10 – 25
Motor shaft length9.7 mm8 – 14
Motor pocket clearance (snug)0.15 mm0 – 0.5
608 pocket clearance (diametral)0.2 mm0.05 – 0.4
Bore clearance on 8 mm rod parts0.2 mm0.1 – 0.4
Hole for M3 heat-set insert4.2 mm3.8 – 4.6
M3 clearance hole3.5 mm3.2 – 3.8

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