best, cheapest, cleanaest way cut steel?

[37ford4dr]

i didnt see any one mention a cut off wheel on a hand held grinder, i get really good cuts with these wearing a full face mask and the mateial clamped in a vise. kind of noisy for the neighbors but it i get good cuts pretty fast.

[Bistineau]

i didnt see any one mention a cut off wheel on a hand held grinder, i get really good cuts with these wearing a full face mask and the mateial clamped in a vise. kind of noisy for the neighbors but it i get good cuts pretty fast.

Hand held or angle grinders with cut off wheels were mentioned in posts 9,13,15 & 20. Go back and re-read, you must have missed it. I don't think he has one, but if he is going to do any welding he needs to get one or some anyway.

[Island]

Seems like the OP is doing some prototyping and needs nice clean cuts. I don't think anyone has brought up porta-band saws which are certainly a useful way of making a clean cut and if mated to a simple stand can make quite precise cuts. Not cheap but not horribly expensive either at about $250-300 for a Milwaukee or Dewalt. HF sells one for $90. Lots of home made stands on Youtube or you can buy a chop saw like stand from Milwaukee or a bench mount table from SWAG off road. Far quieter than the abrasive saws.

[Tat2dHandz]

I'd just get a 7" grinder and some 3/32" zip discs, setup yourself a guide for both angles and flats.

If you've got steady hands, you can do great with just a grinder. After that, I would just find a place that you can purchase your angles and flats from that will do all of your cuts for you, I'm sure that there has to be at least one supplier around you that offers that kind of service.

[Mike Arthur]

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[ronsii]

Let me guess.... that link you posted is somehow related to what you do ??? maybe get compensated for it too

[smithdoor]

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Dave

Horizontal band saw.

Lacking the funds for a band saw I would recommend a hack saw with a guide... similar to the a hand miter saw.

Goodell-Pratt used to make a bench hack saw. Keep your eyes open.

[JD1]

I'm a little late to the party but a cutoff wheel on a RA grinder would work very well. Also, when I have to cut 1/8" I automatically pull out my jig saw with a metal blade if I have long cuts, not cutoff types. For cutoff types of cuts, it's either a cutoff wheel or my metal bandsaw. You'll have to deburr any cuts with any process, bench grinder/wire brush or flap wheel on an RA grinder.

[Macsr]

Hi,

Could someone tell me how to post a comment on this site ? I'm new here and can't figure the site out.

Thank you,

MAC

[JD1]

Click on the reply to thread button, bottom left below the comments. But obviously you figured it out since you posted a comment in this thread.

[JD1]

I want to post in the general comment section I guess. I just had some Miller gas welder parts info I wanted to share with folks out there who may have had the same issue I had is all....

Thank you

Go to Forum, click on the appropriate sub heading, then click on Post New Thread in the upper left.

[MinnesotaDave]

Hi,

Could someone tell me how to post a comment on this site ? I'm new here and can't figure the site out.

Thank you,

MAC

I moved your post to its own thread in the Miller section.