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    Some Help with tools needed to cut steel square bar

    Thanks for all the help ! I got the bottom and top plywood boards today from wickes, didnt get to b&q, I also got a £15 angle grinder from argos, Its only gonna be used for the finishing the edges and welds, I am thinking that getting it cut by the suppliers would be the best, It cant be...
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    Some Help with tools needed to cut steel square bar

    Yes thats the stuff, couldnt think of the name If anyone would like to know, Im going to B&Q and possibly wickes to have a look about and maybe buy the wood tops and polystyrene needed Cheers
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    Some Help with tools needed to cut steel square bar

    Oh, yes I am gonna use some exterior grade plywood for the top and for under the tanks on the bottom. then the tanks will sit on some foam stuff, then onto the wood. THanks for all your help guys so far !
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    Some Help with tools needed to cut steel square bar

    I am not gonna clad the stand, reason being that im gonna use more fish tanks under the main tank. If cutting from the supplier is really expensive then I will buy the needed things, So thats why I have some here to find out whats needed. I did know that I could use a angle grinder to...
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    Some Help with tools needed to cut steel square bar

    right, I have had a look around on the internet, and I think that the mitre saw wont be suitable for cutting metal, unless I can find a suitable blade, and all I can find on the internet is huge expensive ones, the diameter of the blade for the £25 mitre saw is 210mm But I need someone to...
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    Some Help with tools needed to cut steel square bar

    Oh, so thats what they are, i searched in google, my dad told me about them, but he did not know what they were called. Is it better to get one of these and a angel grider, or get the 25 pound mitre saw ?
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    Some Help with tools needed to cut steel square bar

    Thanks for the replys guys Could you tell me more about the cutt of stands ? Oh and my dad is gonna weld it all together for me, we have got a arc welder, but also will need to get a cheapo angel grider for smoothing off, its only gonna be used this once , I have seen the argos...
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    Some Help with tools needed to cut steel square bar

    Hi all, Ok, Im going to be building a steel stand for a fish tank soon, I have drawn up plans, etc, Now I am thinking about how im gonna cut the steel. I have not been to a steel supplier yet, so dont know how much they charge for cutting, so I will see how much it will cost...
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