I have a question regarding cutting large pieces of steel. I have an abrasive cut off saw and I've been trying to cut railway track on it recently (the neighbours must love me). The only way it will fit onto the bed of the cutter is on it's side. Once it gets to the vertical (Horizontal on the cutter) part of the rail where the edge of the cutting disk has the most contact with the steel the sparks massively reduce and the rail gets hot, the cutter doesn't seem to progress through. The disk is still spinning at almost full speed.
My question is, is the disk still cutting through the steel but because of the temperature no sparks are generated and I just need to be patient and let it work it's way through or if there aren't any sparks it is simply no longer cutting?
I took the 9" angle grinder through the remainder of it but it isn't as precise of a square cut as the cut off saw and it ate through the angle grinder disk at an alarming rate.
Many thanks to anyone who can shed some light onto it.
My question is, is the disk still cutting through the steel but because of the temperature no sparks are generated and I just need to be patient and let it work it's way through or if there aren't any sparks it is simply no longer cutting?
I took the 9" angle grinder through the remainder of it but it isn't as precise of a square cut as the cut off saw and it ate through the angle grinder disk at an alarming rate.
Many thanks to anyone who can shed some light onto it.