ok new question for any engineers out there.
I need to cut a load of 32mm o/d stainless steel tube, and i need to cut it all square. (wall thickness is 1.6mm).
Now I know there are loads of ways of going about this - all seem to have serious drawbacks.
ie.
tube cutters dont do s/steel that thick.
drop/chop saw blades wander too much for an accurate cut and heat generated ruins 'stainlessness'.
hacksaw, even mechanical one takes forever.
s/steel bandsaw blades and toothed circular saw blades cost an arm and a leg - not to mention having to hire/beg a machine.
grinding square likely to cause ferritic contamination.
plasma and laser cutters too expensive.
I just wondered if anyone has any advice about the best way to go to get a reasonably square cut and lots of them. if you had to do this how would you go about it?
this question makes me wonder if diynot could do with a general engineering thread.
I need to cut a load of 32mm o/d stainless steel tube, and i need to cut it all square. (wall thickness is 1.6mm).
Now I know there are loads of ways of going about this - all seem to have serious drawbacks.
ie.
tube cutters dont do s/steel that thick.
drop/chop saw blades wander too much for an accurate cut and heat generated ruins 'stainlessness'.
hacksaw, even mechanical one takes forever.
s/steel bandsaw blades and toothed circular saw blades cost an arm and a leg - not to mention having to hire/beg a machine.
grinding square likely to cause ferritic contamination.
plasma and laser cutters too expensive.
I just wondered if anyone has any advice about the best way to go to get a reasonably square cut and lots of them. if you had to do this how would you go about it?
this question makes me wonder if diynot could do with a general engineering thread.