I must admit. :o

I got well cobbed off constantly changing the angle on my bandsaw :rolleyes: :D

I ended up using the good ole hacksaw on my angle cuts, I found it quicker than faffing about with the angle adjustment on the bandsaw.

Buy a decent hacksaw & most importantly good quality blades. Sandvic, Bahco or the likes ;)

I find when cutting an angle with a hacksaw it will allways 'run off' which tends to infuriate me, plus the one with the most toys at the end wins!

Looking at getting the steel next Friday.

Measure out the angles on all 4 sides, carefully, using a square (and an angle guage/protractor)

Then cut though the 4 faces separately.

I find that helps when cutting angles

Sean

Scribe the cut line with a sharp scriber, cut a fraction long & then fettle to your lines with a 60 or 80 grit flap disk in the grinder. ;)

A flapdisk will whip the excess material in seconds & will leave a nicely prepared surface.:)

EDIT

Common reasons for run off/out when cutting with a hacksaw

Not having the work piece level in the vice, I use a small level to ensure that it is.

Too much force, let the blade do the cutting

Standing in the wrong position when cutting, stand in a straight line to the angle that you want to cut.

not enough tension on the blade

Poor quality hacksaw or blade

Pesonally, I find it helfull to lower the heel of the saw when cutting ERW square tube. It helps to cut downwards whilst still making forward progress.

This way you can adjust both cutting directions as you go & before you run off line

Seriously contemplating NOT getting an electric saw now. I will get the steel, make a few cuts, and see how I get on; I mean I could have £100 odd to spend on other stuff.:D

I was only going to get one after reading how people on here swore by them. Don’t know now:(

No harm in giving the hacksaw route a fair try :)

The tools you need are very minimal & they are tools that you will need for the rest of the general build ;)

Mind you, I am not dissing the bansaw that I have. Been a bloody good investment & saved me hours of work.

Brilliant for large number batches of straight or same angle cuts, just a pain when setting up for one off angles on material that only takes 30/45 seconds to cut manually :)