Welding and Metalworking - what do i need to cut a half inch diameter piece of round metal

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fanman
07-09-08, 06:59 PM
Is there any hand saws i could use or a angle grinder best?

ppspens
07-09-08, 07:40 PM
You could use a hack saw with a metal blade, an angle grinder with a carbide blade for metal or even a mitre saw or circular saw with a carbide blade for metal.
IBM5081
07-09-08, 08:17 PM
For just a few of these cuts, put the metal rod in a vise and use a hacksaw with a fine-tooth metal blade.

If you have quite a few to do, a portable bandsaw does a quick neat job of it.

fanman
07-11-08, 02:46 AM
I cut through a 1/2 inch thick piece of metal pretty easily.

The biggest and smallest diameters of the things im cutting are 100mm and 200mm.

I used a hand saw with small teeth. Will this cut neater than an electric saw?
Pilot Dane
07-11-08, 05:48 PM
What type of metal are you cutting; steel, aluminum...?
nap
07-11-08, 06:03 PM
depending on how clean of a cut you want, you could chuck it up in a lathe and use a cut-off tool.

that will give you a perpendicular and clean cut.