They all seem clear to me
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This one looks so much cleaner.
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If I was out of work and needed something to fill a weekend you 'could' do it with a 4.5" grinder and a few packs of 1mm discs.
It would be a mind-numbing job that needs a lot of patience.
You'd have to cut one side then flip it over to cut right through I'd think.
Another few hours with some grinding discs and an old farriers file to show the high spots and you'll probably be close enough to something that would sell.
If you find a 9" on market place / whatever that's collect only you could use it then get your money back by posting it.
I doubt you'll want to use it twice!
Maybe make up (or buy) a gas cutting tool first.
If you made one you could make it so it also carries a grinder so you could smooth and bevel the edge afterwards.
It would be a mind-numbing job that needs a lot of patience.
You'd have to cut one side then flip it over to cut right through I'd think.
Another few hours with some grinding discs and an old farriers file to show the high spots and you'll probably be close enough to something that would sell.
If you find a 9" on market place / whatever that's collect only you could use it then get your money back by posting it.
I doubt you'll want to use it twice!
Maybe make up (or buy) a gas cutting tool first.
If you made one you could make it so it also carries a grinder so you could smooth and bevel the edge afterwards.
Brad, how do you cut that with propane? Is that propane with compressed air or something? I'd like to cut a thick plate myself, maybe 25mm IIRC.
oxy acet will cut four feet thick steel ,,, theres some video on you tube of some guys cutting 2ft steel I think ,,,,
last guys good , he does some interesting stuff , hes a daemon with a gas axe though , he cuts pipe joints nicer than I can plasma cut them , but be warned , you will watch all the video if you watch the first fifteen seconds.
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Propane & Oxygen.
Just like an acetylene & oxygen cutting torch.
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Foundry where I was fettling we used oxy-propane to cut heads and risers off castings before flattening them off with arcair. A lot of these were 300mm round. It was before the internet.
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That won't be acetylene. Acetylene, realistically, is limited to about 8" thick.
Anything over that, will be propane. 1.) Cost 2.) Acetylene can only be drawn off at a certain rate, and above a certain pressure (it escapes me now) it becomes unstable.
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I bought a cheapo 9" grinder for £30 from Argos many years ago to do 1 specific job that my 4.5" grinders couldn't do.
It has been borrowed by a few mates so they can do "one-off" jobs of their own.
Value for money, its paid for it self many times over and is still going strong.
Forget about trying to do major work with 4.5" grinders, anything is possible but....
It has been borrowed by a few mates so they can do "one-off" jobs of their own.
Value for money, its paid for it self many times over and is still going strong.
Forget about trying to do major work with 4.5" grinders, anything is possible but....
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Still using oxygen
Erie Fred
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15 psi
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Naw....too small.
Go get a Quikie saw....
If your gonna cut something, cut it with power.
