How would this tool do cutting 1/4" stainless steel rod?
272669
If you can find a blade that will cut stainless steel, it would do fine. Unfortunately, I don't know of any such blade?? Stainless if very hard to cut and it would destroy a blade designed for anything else.
272670
I doubt that would work very well. I'd use a wheel cutter if I had room to get to it.
272671
Based on my experience it's all about the quality of the cutting blade and properly clamping the material so it does not vibrate with the cutting blade. If you can take care of those two variables I think this tool can handle it. One last thought...if it's hardened steel it could really dull a blade fast so I'd definitely think that aspect through too.
272672
I would advise against it. I never tried it but it I think that is stretching its capability. I think a grinder would do a better job.
323652
I have not tried it. The paperwork says 20 or 22 gauge max. The blade is sharp enough to cut but I don't know if the mechanism is strong enough. I did cut off some 3/32 welding rod (I used the stop so I had the same length parts). I had to bump the lever with my hand to snap them off. It left a flat on both sides of the rod. It is a nice LITTLE machine. I bought it for the rolling feature. Have not used it very much yet.
1855061
there are metal cutting blade readly available. 1/8th inch steel is not a problem, and have cut thicker. Thickest I can remember was cutting down a well casing
1481367
I think this should not be the purpose of such a saw... its blade is thin and my experience is that it has worked very well cutting up to 1 1/4",
82666
i have been cutting 3/4 stock regularly so one inch would be no problem at all. this machine has been wonderful and so far i have mad e at least 500 cuts with no apparent wear this has been mostly in dom erw tube and various thicknesses and sizes of angle irone and 2 inch square tube and of course those 3/4 inch rods.
688068
I would think you would need a special cutting device to cut stainless steel
210606
This tool is not really designed to do what I think you are doing. It is more for precision cutting and does not make long cuts in a perfecly straight line. It has a very thin blade so it doesn't remove very much material such as a piece of plexiglass would fill. It would be very difficult to make a straight level cut longer than about 4 inches. I would recommend using a router, with a fence attachment. You can clean up the corners with a hand chisel and have a nice straight step to set the plexi in.
1835099
If you are not cutting anything to big, 1 to 1.5 in dia or smaller, you might be better off with a good set of loppers. It will work better and be less dangerous.
677199
I don't think so. The way the tool works is, it will pull where the thru holes are while pushing in the center threaded rod. Good luck!!!
1888784
This worked well for cutting through a 1/4" thick plate glass. Not sure how it will do on a round surface! It doesn't have a sharp point, so it may be more stable & actually do OK!
277583
I'm assuming you mean 5/32" diameter steel round bar made from some high quality stainless steel ("aircraft steel" doesn't mean much). A standard fibre-reinforced cut off disc or the ceramic cutting disc should be able to cut through that kind of material in less than a minute, my guess would be under 30 seconds. Since this is a rotary tool, you want to ease the cutter into the steel and let the speed of the tool do the cutting; pressing hard will just cause the motor to bog down or stop.
499167
I used a razor blade, it will not harm the rod since the exposure of the metal is how the rod does it's job.
1547279
I believe a 4" will do it. but if you have steady hands you can save yourself some coin if you tape it off well and cut it with a sawzall, jigsaw, etc.
1211024
I have looked for and did not find a 1/4 inch chuck that will fit this tool. I do not think it would be advisable to use 1/4 inch bits on this tool as it lacks the power needed to turn them under load.
548033
Modify the spine of the knife by putting it between two pieces of wood and into a vise, cutting edge down. With a file, you can file a 90 degree edge on the spine and then it can be used to strike sparks off a ferro rod. I've done this with several of these now. To see how it is done you can also check out Youtube using a grinder. The file is far less heat.
1806666
Sorry no idea but it cuts through wrought iron like butter. I been trying to cut 25 - 1.5" thick iron posts with metal chop saw, plasma cutter, grinding wheel, sideline torch, etc... nothing will cut through metal like this does. I just built two staircase railings with 1.5" spindles and without this tool we would have been in big trouble making these..... best thing is no effort needed it in your part. Just let the tool do the work.
904688
I have used it and a dremel tool to shorten /cut small diameter bolts. It closes very precisely. 3/8" rod should be no sweat