Slicing Small 20 GaugeS tainless Steel

snuffy · Post by **snuffy** » Mon. Aug. 27, 2018 8:05 pm

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.

Post by **franco b** » Mon. Aug. 27, 2018 8:27 pm

As I read your post you want pieces 5/16" by 1/4". I would use a heavy duty shear.

coalnewbie · Post by **coalnewbie** » Mon. Aug. 27, 2018 8:27 pm

snuffy · Post by **snuffy** » Mon. Aug. 27, 2018 9:04 pm

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.

Post by **franco b** » Mon. Aug. 27, 2018 9:16 pm

Try an ordinary compound hand shear. By pressing the handle down on a bench a lot more pressure is exerted than squeezing by hand.

Post by **Richard S.** » Mon. Aug. 27, 2018 9:29 pm

Miter saw? That's what I'd be looking to use.

Post by **Richard S.** » Mon. Aug. 27, 2018 9:37 pm

coalnewbie wrote: ↑
Mon. Aug. 27, 2018 8:27 pm

Thanks but no thanks. I'll take the grinder or some other tool with cut off wheel any day.

CapeCoaler · Post by **CapeCoaler** » Mon. Aug. 27, 2018 10:44 pm

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...

warminmn · Post by **warminmn** » Mon. Aug. 27, 2018 11:01 pm

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.

snuffy · Post by **snuffy** » Tue. Aug. 28, 2018 8:01 pm

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

Qtown1835 · Post by **Qtown1835** » Tue. Aug. 28, 2018 10:54 pm

Ok I will ask. What is the SS for?

snuffy · Post by **snuffy** » Tue. Aug. 28, 2018 11:29 pm

"Skunk works" secret project.

Qtown1835 · Post by **Qtown1835** » Wed. Aug. 29, 2018 6:56 pm

snuffy wrote: ↑
Tue. Aug. 28, 2018 11:29 pm
"Skunk works" secret project.

Well you just told us you have a project... It's not secret anymore. When are the pics coming

snuffy · Post by **snuffy** » Wed. Aug. 29, 2018 7:44 pm

Dosen't anybody read anymore? Pictures say a thousand words, and then some. No pics, no geo coordinates, all secure. It's amazing how we have to think about security these days. One day it'll be revealed, but legalities come first.