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- ovid1010
January 9, 2007, 10:01 am
Hi,
I haven't worked with metal much - but have done a little grinding and
cutting in my time. I have some sheet metal that a neighbor left me.
I believe it is 1/8", but some of it may be 1/4". I want to cut long
pieces, say about 6 or 7 feet.
I've read on here about metal cutting blades with circular saws and
table saws, but it was unclear to me if anyone was making such long
cuts. Will I be able to cut through that much steel with a circular
saw and a metal cutting blade? Or should I be looking for a bigger,
more powerful tool?
I will probably need to make about 8 of these cuts, so total would be
approximately 50+ feet of cutting.
Thanks for any info,
Ben
I haven't worked with metal much - but have done a little grinding and
cutting in my time. I have some sheet metal that a neighbor left me.
I believe it is 1/8", but some of it may be 1/4". I want to cut long
pieces, say about 6 or 7 feet.
I've read on here about metal cutting blades with circular saws and
table saws, but it was unclear to me if anyone was making such long
cuts. Will I be able to cut through that much steel with a circular
saw and a metal cutting blade? Or should I be looking for a bigger,
more powerful tool?
I will probably need to make about 8 of these cuts, so total would be
approximately 50+ feet of cutting.
Thanks for any info,
Ben
Re: cutting steel plate with circular saw?
blade. I started using a metal cutting blade, which quickly dulled.
The process was highly unpleasant. (much of unpleasantness was related
to how the refrigerator was built, not to cutting metal as such).
i
Re: cutting steel plate with circular saw?
I ruined a great B&D Quantum saw with one of those blades. Fried the
commutator . Not sure if it was from overheating or from metallic dust
contamination . Or maybe a combination of both .
I suggest the original poster look in the phone book for a shop with a
brake shear to cut his stuff .
--
Snag aka OSG #1
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Re: cutting steel plate with circular saw?
I wish it was that simple . There are commutator segments missing , not
repairable short of a new armature . Which costs more than it's worth .
--
Snag aka OSG #1
'76 FLH "Bag Lady"
"A hand shift is a manly shift ."
<shamelessly stolen >
none to one to reply
Re: cutting steel plate with circular saw?
I "did in" my good rockwell saw cutting aluminum. The armature was
worth more than many replacement saws, but I decided it was worth
fixing and have not been sorry. That saw will likely outlast me (as
long as I don't cut metal with it again).
--
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Re: cutting steel plate with circular saw?
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