What is the best way to cut off shorter pieces from 72” long 1/16” stainless stock?

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My metal cutting band saw(18t) jams and throws it’s blade off the rollers. Would an angle grinder work well for this application? I’ve used my Dremel tool with a heavy duty cut off wheel but it takes too long to be practical.

edit: Maybe use a jig saw?
 
get a die grinder with some thin cut wheels...electric or air, either will work fine if you're looking for a thinner cut and less waste.
$40 at walmart :D
 
If you don't want to get a finer toothed blade for your bandsaw, get a 24, or 32 tooth hacksaw blade(and frame too, if you don't already have one), and just do it by hand

Any hardware store should have them.


Edited to add; I'm assuming that the width isn't too wide for a hacksaw. You didn't specify.:eek:
 
High-tension hacksaw and bimetal blade -- to cut across a bar of 1/16" stock it shouldn't take more than a few minutes.
 
Sounds like your not tightening the blade on your bandsaw tight enough. Make it real tight, and if you think it's tight enough make it a little tighter. That should keep it from slipping off. Make sure the blade is on correctly, the teeth pointing down and don't push too hard, let the saw do the work.
Chuck
 
One of these days I'm going to sell everyone on the merits of a Skil saw with a metal cutting blade.
 
Thanks for the tips. I guess I can always use a hack saw, but I would like to have some kind of power tool because of the number of cuts I make at a time. How well does a metal cutting circular saw blade work? Will it cut thin stock with out tearing or bending the metal?

I’ll also price out some die grinders at the local hardware stores.

I guess no one likes the jig saw for this kind of work?
 
Thick or thin, it works fine. Just make sure the work is supported. I'd lay it on a strip of plywood and cut from the top down into the plywood. You can also but a cutoff saw and do the same thing.
 
a jigsaw would work fine too, it depends on how straight you want your cuts I guess. maybe I just suck with a jigsaw! lol :footinmou
I have a bi-metal blade for my jig saw, 24 tpi if I remember right, anyway, it works just fine, might help to have a variable speed saw too tho. I don't like to have it wide screaming open, tends to kill blades a lot faster.
I like the die grinders because they are just a little bigger than the dremel and the blades made for stainless make a pretty quick/easy job.
 
Drop by a machine shop with a couple of your knives........A shear will do it in one second flat.
 
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