I spoke to Scott Devanna regarding the future of CruForge. Scott said they currently have about 35,000 pounds in stock. When the supply gets low they will make more if the steel is selling. There are no plans to discontinue CruForge.
Bottom line, if you like CruForge buy it. Buying...
We have a special gulloted (sp) blade for friction cutting. It works awesome! It doesn't actually have teeth. It's kind of difficult to describe. I tried to find a picture online was unable to. Anyway, it cuts extremely well and very fast. We have even cut 1.25 rod with it! It screams...
Which models did you have?
Your experience has forced me to get moving and buy something better. I think forced air would provide the best protection. I would not be relying on a seal around my face to get maximum filtration.
Thank you for the link Mark.