Re: metal cutting with a grinder

im a right handed person, i experienced safe cutting metals direction is toward you. always wear a safety protection and use the handle provided.

better to invest for a cut off saw or dry cut saw especially designed for cutting metal if you are going cut metal palagi - for some safety reason and ease of cutting metal.

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Thanks ossie, that's what the store clerk actually told me to do, I'm just double checking.

I'll just be doing cutting for now for a store shelf project, so purchase of a metal cut off will be for the future. Need some store shelf and decided to just make them myself than purchasing. The metal shelves that I canvassed go for a low of 6k, which are very expensive for me

Na-inspire din ako ng wips mo kaya score din ako mumurahing arc welder

Re: metal cutting with a grinder

you are very welcome Rolly and glad to be of help.

pa post ng build mo po 🙂

and welcome to the club - metal boys hehehe

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What not use a good hack saw ( wherein blade can be tensioned correctly ) then load it with a new bi-metal blade like Morse or Lenox?

Just wondering but maybe your angle bars are thick so you prefer the angle grinder.

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i think so 🙂

Just wondering but maybe your angle bars are thick so you prefer the angle grinder.

@rolly, if its not that thick, just use hacksaw - much safer than using angle grinder as also advised by Jay.

ako kasi sanay na sanay na sa angle grinder kasi pinangpuputol ko pa ng concrete mouldings yan e hehe

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I'm thinking of using 1/8 angle bars

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and i guessed its 2"x2"? hehehe

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don't forget to clamp the piece, it will make any cutting much safer.

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oo nga, nakalimutan ko, buti nariyan ang master...

don't forget to clamp the piece, it will make any cutting much safer.

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Ang tigas nung p----- i---- bakal!

Ang hirap pala nito?!

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hahaha pagsubok lang yan hehehe

kung nasanay ka sa kahoy talagang matigas yan.

pero pag nasanay ka sa bakal, sasabihin mo naman, ang lambot putulin ng kahoy 😀

Ang tigas nung p----- i---- bakal!

Ang hirap pala nito?!

Re: metal cutting with a grinder

HI sir rolly, maybe my two cents worth of advice would be too late
already and probably your done with your shelving project, well what I
say about cutting angle bars with a grinder or any like T-bars or Z-bars
for thinner sizes of these bars its fine to use a grinder with thin cutting discs but for thicker sizes and wider dimensions may i suggest using
a cut off saw if you have one specially if you are cutting several pieces
of the same length, it is much easier and faster.

Using a cut off saw is also great for cutting angles para skualado pag inassemble na mga angle bars.

For small sizes and thin angle bars fine using a hacksaw or an
angle grinder but for thicker size metal using a hacksaw, ha
tagaktak ang pawis mo :eek:, mabagal pa ang trabaho.:p

Re: metal cutting with a grinder

HI sir rolly, maybe my two cents worth of advice would be too late
already and probably your done with your shelving project, well what I
say about cutting angle bars with a grinder or any like T-bars or Z-bars
for thinner sizes of these bars its fine to use a grinder with thin cutting discs but for thicker sizes and wider dimensions may i suggest using
a cut off saw if you have one specially if you are cutting several pieces
of the same length, it is much easier and faster.

Using a cut off saw is also great for cutting angles para skualado pag inassemble na mga angle bars.

For small sizes and thin angle bars fine using a hacksaw or an
angle grinder but for thicker size metal using a hacksaw, ha
tagaktak ang pawis mo :eek:, mabagal pa ang trabaho.:p

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question, when cutting angle bars with an angle grinder, what is the correct direction of cut, towards you or moving away from you?

I only use the angle grinder's cutting disk for thin metals, I use hack saw for thick metals..

For long thin metals I use the reciprocating saw.

Anyway, is you would use a grinder make sure you use the safety handle for better grip.. Clamping the metal would also help in stability and straight cuts..

I cut the metal, with splinters toward the floor, sometimes left handed. .
as long as the guard is adjusted to use.