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Old July 7, 2017   #230
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Originally Posted by Worth1 View Post
What I need is some way to cut steel besides a cut off wheel on a right angle grinder.Worth
As I don’t master technical English at all I’m not sure I can make myself perfectly understood.

4 families of equipment come to my mind :
- disk of HSS steel or with carbide teeth / milling cutter. HSS steel cuts more cleanly and can be sharpened till its diameter becomes too small. Lubrication is highly recommended. Must be used with a stand, never with a common grinder, the speed is much too high.
-band saw. Works slowly but high precision. Lubrication and automatic progression highly recommended not to break teeth.
- reciprocating saw. Less fragile than disks. Can cut thick pieces of steel. Automatic progression highly recommended not to break teeth

Second hand equipment is a good solution, I suppose opportunities ca be found from time to time…
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