How to cut Unistrut

[ekmdgrf]

I've recently acquired some Unistrut (https://www.therange.co.uk/diy/buil...d-construction/slotted-channel-pre-galvanised) which I need to reduce in length and I'm not 100% sure how to go about it. I'm inclined to think that the correct tool for the job might be a band saw but I don't have one of those, so I'm wondering if I can get away with my chop saw and a 255mm 52 tooth blade for mild steel? Is it likely to create neat little divisions of my workpiece or is it likely to bind the workpiece and deposit it in my garden, having first passed through the wall of the workshop? If not the appropriate blade, is there one which is?

Thanks in advance

 

[Deluks]

A regular size hacksaw, small angle grinder, or even a jigsaw.
Is your chopsaw rated for wood or steel? Steel cutting tools like the Evolution saws generally run at a lower speed.

 

[ekmdgrf]

It's an Evolution Rage, so it does cut metal and has done so on a number of occasions. It makes a neater job than I do with a hacksaw and it certainly makes a neater job than I do with an angle grinder.

 

[Deluks]

It's an Evolution Rage, so it does cut metal and has done so on a number of occasions. It makes a neater job than I do with a hacksaw and it certainly makes a neater job than I do with an angle grinder.

It will cut through it like hot **** through bubble bath!
Maybe clamp it in position first if you're nervy about it, and let the blade do the work, don't force it.

 

[robinbanks]

I know that Evolution say their blades are multi material, but honestly for what I pay for TCT blades I wouldn't then use them to deliberately cut metal all day; I'd fit a metal cutting wheel (ie one made of black grit resin bonded, like you get in an angle grinder) to the saw; they're cheap in comparison to a decent TCT. Save the TCT for "wood, but can survive clipping a nail you forgot was buried in the wood"

 

[morqthana]

I've recently acquired some Unistrut (https://www.therange.co.uk/diy/buil...d-construction/slotted-channel-pre-galvanised) which I need to reduce in length

How many cuts?

 

[ekmdgrf]

I seem to recall not being impressed by the results of using the TCT blade on wood. It got the job done but wasn't all that neat. I've got dedicated wood, steel and ali blades.

I had a go at cutting the unistrut with the saw and it did so without any drama.

 

[foxhole]

I recently cut some with a grinder and metal blade , very straightforward .

 

[Diver Fred]

When I (we) used Unistrut at work we cut it with a fine toothed Hacksaw. cleaned the cut up with a file and pained the ends with zinc rich paint.

 

[morqthana]

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[opps]

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I can only assume that it is auto-correct of the word "file".

 

[opps]

I've recently acquired some Unistrut (https://www.therange.co.uk/diy/buil...d-construction/slotted-channel-pre-galvanised) which I need to reduce in length and I'm not 100% sure how to go about it. I'm inclined to think that the correct tool for the job might be a band saw but I don't have one of those, so I'm wondering if I can get away with my chop saw and a 255mm 52 tooth blade for mild steel? Is it likely to create neat little divisions of my workpiece or is it likely to bind the workpiece and deposit it in my garden, having first passed through the wall of the workshop? If not the appropriate blade, is there one which is?

Thanks in advance

The spin direction of a chopsaw blade pushes the item being cut downwards and towards the fence.

I would be inclined to try the hacksaw method first.

Recommendations for cutting steel unitrut please

Hi, I picked up some steel unistrut for hanging my garage heater and it comes in 10' lengths. In need to make two cuts to chop it down to size. It's a lot sturdier than I was expecting and need to figure out what to use to cut it. What is a good do-it-yourselfer tool for a clean cut? I...

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[morqthana]

I can only assume that it is auto-correct of the word "file".

Seems a bit bonkers when the word "file" does not require any correction.

Also, who the *E("&&E(*##"! doesn't check what any auto-correct or predictive text "assistant" has done before clicking send or submit or whatever?

 

[morqthana]

Recommendations for cutting steel unitrut please

Hi, I picked up some steel unistrut for hanging my garage heater and it comes in 10' lengths. In need to make two cuts to chop it down to size. It's a lot sturdier than I was expecting and need to figure out what to use to cut it. What is a good do-it-yourselfer tool for a clean cut? I...

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Two cuts.

A new hacksaw blade, of the right sort, would do that in minutes.

People are getting too soft and lazy.

 

[robinbanks]

Also, who the *E("&&E(*##"! doesn't check what any auto-correct or predictive text "assistant" has done before clicking send or submit or whatever?

Oh you've never dead any of my posts than..

Even better when I dictate to Siri.
Hacks oars are so last sentry. Decent sliding compound might a sore for me