Looking for someone can cut a small piece of steel. 2" x 1"
Too big to cut.
Brampton. Mississauga area.
Thanks.
Too big to cut.
Brampton. Mississauga area.
Thanks.
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Steel cutting.
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Or metal blade in some type of reciprocating saw or grinder with a zip disc. All not ideal but the cut would be done faster than the drive to better equipment.
Does anyone have a favorite reasonably compact cutting tool that they'd recommend? Not for something as big as the OP's hitch extension thing, but 1.5 inch angle iron, 1/8" or 1/4" flat steel or aluminum stock, threaded rod, etc.
I've already bought into the Milwaukee M12 system and the M12 hackzall is okay on softer stuff, but it's not great on steel. I was originally thinking of something in between a Dremel and an angle grinder. The M12 cut off tool fits that niche, but it appears to be intended for thin sheet metal like ductwork, flashing and gutters, and a lot of reviews complain about it stalling in anything heavier.
Now I'm thinking maybe something like a 7.25" chop saw would be better? Way more powerful, but still small and light enough to store on a shelf.
I've already bought into the Milwaukee M12 system and the M12 hackzall is okay on softer stuff, but it's not great on steel. I was originally thinking of something in between a Dremel and an angle grinder. The M12 cut off tool fits that niche, but it appears to be intended for thin sheet metal like ductwork, flashing and gutters, and a lot of reviews complain about it stalling in anything heavier.
Now I'm thinking maybe something like a 7.25" chop saw would be better? Way more powerful, but still small and light enough to store on a shelf.
I've got one, but it's never gotten much use and it's not the first thing I think of grabbing for some reason. Maybe I should load it up with a metal cutting wheel and store it closer to hand and see how that goes.
Yup.... angle grinder and a zip cut disc will do most of your metal cutting needs.
Please be careful with them.... they bite fast and deep.
Securing your workpiece is 90% of the battle. A cheap bench vise is a game changer.
That's probably more than half the reason I don't use it much. Loud, torquey and intimidating. For space reasons my vice lives on an overhead shelf, so getting it down just adds to the whole overhead of the process, but I have to deal with that for most of my other cutting tools anyway.
Prep with metal working is the key. Spending time planning and securing saves time in the long run.
Fast and sloppy ends up being slow and dangerous.
If you secure everything and have space to work in, you will gain confidence in your tools because you have control.
Holding the part and one hand and the tool in the other will always feel bad and lead to bad results.
Another thing that will up your game... rough out first and then finish. Scribe your lines and cut well away from them. Nibble away for finishing.
You will be amazed how good your stuff ends up looking and fitting.
Fast and sloppy ends up being slow and dangerous.
If you secure everything and have space to work in, you will gain confidence in your tools because you have control.
Holding the part and one hand and the tool in the other will always feel bad and lead to bad results.
Another thing that will up your game... rough out first and then finish. Scribe your lines and cut well away from them. Nibble away for finishing.
You will be amazed how good your stuff ends up looking and fitting.
Again... not to sound elitist... BUT I betcha I cut a lot more metals than most here. I gots cut off saws, reciprocating saws, shears, lathe, mill (don't have a plasma)... all that stuff.
MOST, like the VAST majority, of metal cutting gets done with a hand saw and a file. it's good exercise and very Zen. (it also takes more time to screw up a work piece with a file... you have to work at it, chow the mill into the work piece and that's the end of that... and the mill).
I'll make fun of ya for leaving tool marks, cuz you got the feed or speed wrong. No comment on file marks.
MOST, like the VAST majority, of metal cutting gets done with a hand saw and a file. it's good exercise and very Zen. (it also takes more time to screw up a work piece with a file... you have to work at it, chow the mill into the work piece and that's the end of that... and the mill).
I'll make fun of ya for leaving tool marks, cuz you got the feed or speed wrong. No comment on file marks.
Definitely most..... but not all
For stuff like that, I just use and disc cutter with a zip disc. Easy and quick, but the cuts may not be the straightest.
All depends on how precise you need to be.
Just be careful with if. Guy at work wasn’t careful and the tool caught some loose clothing, clipped his gut and as he tried to turn it off it caught a glove and went and injured his whole palm.
I won’t get into details, but needless to say it’s a hospital visit and stitches…if you’re lucky.
Mad Mike
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I have lots of steel cutting stuff, the most used is a cheep 120v grinder with zip cut wheels.
Forget about cordless, a 5a battery on my Milli grinder lasts 4-5 minutes.
If you’re doing a lot of light stock cross cuts, PA puts their 14” chop saws on sale occasionally for $100.
Plate steel? Get a Cut 50 plasma off Amazon for $200, will cut 3/8 like butter and 1/2 if you get good.
That looks like work. I'd rather press a button then go surf GTAM on my computer.
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