Steel cutting method
Hi Chaps,
I'm *still* in the planning/saving stages at the moment, and I'm thinking about my options for the chassis steel. I will either buy a chassis pack from armoto, or cut the steel myself. The question is, if you were building your chassis again, which of the options would you choose? Thanks chaps :) |
I've just started my build and im using a hacksaw. It really doesnt require too much effort to get a good cut, you just need to take your time and let the hacksaw do the work, never force it into the metal. I'll have saved £140 by using a hacksaw instead of buying the chassis kit.
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Oh, and if you use the other option... can you please let me know what your 'other' is?
Ta :) Scoob |
i use a rage 3 compound mitre saw to cut my steel
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How are you getting on with it? I bought one and have been very disappointed. I don't know what is more annoying, being showered in little bits of quite hot steel, or the way it is inclined to snatch. I'll be getting a bandsaw shortly, had one before and it was excellent. |
Bandsaw
I used my trusty old bandsaw to cut all of my steel. Place the metal in it, then walk away & leave it to cut. well handy for some of the thicker stuff that I often cut :cool:
Chopsaws do the job but to be honest, I hate the sparks & all the fettling involved. :eek: A mitre saw such as the Rage3 is a much better tool but as with the chopsaw It still needs personal effort to make the cut. As and when my bandsaw bites the dust, i'll certainly replace it PDQ :D :D |
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As somebody mentioned though you do get showered in hot pieces of metal :eek: But i dont think there is a quicker way of cutting a compound mitre so quickly and accurately :cool: |
Where accuracy is a concern I use a cold cutoff saw - the Makita one is probably the best all around, it's got a good solid base.
Mostly I use a 115mm angle grinder with a 1mm disc and a file for quick and dirty operations. I found that I can be as accurate with this method as using my cold saw. I would love to have a bandsaw, but just cannot afford one. I'm thinking of building an old skool power hacksaw for cutting thicker stock. |
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I started by hand,used an air hacksaw and then the chop saw. To be honest the air hacksaw for me produced the best results,bit noisy but little mess.
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