Slicing Small 20 GaugeS tainless Steel
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Anyone here have experience cutting small pieces of 304 stainless steel.
I have (20) 20 gauge 10" length by 1/4" wide stock sheets. I need to cut down to approximately 5/16" length.
My question is what is the best way method to cut it down to size. I purchased grinder wheel disks (.045) for stainless steel through Amazon but the disk needs to be depressed to fit my Milwaukee 4 1/2" with a 5/8" spindle and I can't find that size anywhere so far. Are such disk (.045) made for DeWalt Compound saws?
My back up is to buy a Dremel but I don't know if that would be a practical purchase. For now I need to make about 100 pieces. Any ideas or suggestions would be welcome. Thanks in advance.
I have (20) 20 gauge 10" length by 1/4" wide stock sheets. I need to cut down to approximately 5/16" length.
My question is what is the best way method to cut it down to size. I purchased grinder wheel disks (.045) for stainless steel through Amazon but the disk needs to be depressed to fit my Milwaukee 4 1/2" with a 5/8" spindle and I can't find that size anywhere so far. Are such disk (.045) made for DeWalt Compound saws?
My back up is to buy a Dremel but I don't know if that would be a practical purchase. For now I need to make about 100 pieces. Any ideas or suggestions would be welcome. Thanks in advance.
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As I read your post you want pieces 5/16" by 1/4". I would use a heavy duty shear.
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I was hoping to use the tools I have on hand. I priced a heavy duty shear at about $300 and the dual saw scares the crap out of my hands. Both good suggestions.
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Try an ordinary compound hand shear. By pressing the handle down on a bench a lot more pressure is exerted than squeezing by hand.
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Miter saw? That's what I'd be looking to use.
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Thanks but no thanks. I'll take the grinder or some other tool with cut off wheel any day.
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Barter with someone who has a heavy duty shear...
Pay for contract work for now...
A shear will make nice clean work...
Grinding 100 small pieces sounds like trouble...
Pay for contract work for now...
A shear will make nice clean work...
Grinding 100 small pieces sounds like trouble...
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I RARELY pay anyone to do something I can do, but if you want a lot of them cut I'd consider paying someone with a laser cutter, if lasers can do stainless affordably??? Stainless is hard to work with.
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I found a company in North Carolina that seems to have a reasonable price at $0.37 each. Till I get done cutting and filing the pieces it seems wise to follow W's suggestion as I have enough little used tools as is. Thank you all for the suggestions. Snuffy
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