Cutting Suspended Ceiling Supports

[equitum]

Any advice on cutting sections out of suspended ceiling steel supports when installing trunking down the wall ? I currently use a junior hacksaw as its hard to get tight in against the wall with a conventional hacksaw, but its time consuming and not always easy.

Has anyone used tin snips ? What do the ceiling contractors use ?

 

[jwilliams]

A tenon saw is easier I find.

 

[CallEdsFirst]

http://www.alibaba.com/photo/50096824/Chainsaw.jpg

As you can probably tell, i'm not a big fan myself!

I hate that dust that gets in your face too. My dad always says that rice cakes are like eating suspended ceiling tiles.

FFS, i keep mentioning my dad, you lot must think i'm twelve! At least its not "daddy"!!!!

 

[tim west]

tin snips and bend the piece back and forth till it snaps off or just fold it flat with t'hammer

 

[CallEdsFirst]

Hammer!??!?!?! Thats almost as bad as my chainsaw suggestion!

I dont use a hammer, I use one of these:-

Beware PDF alert
http://www.canford.co.uk/commerce/resources/catdetails/2385.pdf

 

[equitum]

tin snips and bend the piece back and forth till it snaps off or just fold it flat with t'hammer

Something like these do the job ?


http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?id=49868&ts=93385

 

[CallEdsFirst]

http://www.rd.com/images/tfhimport/2003/20030501_Using_Tools_page001img001.jpg

better as they have an angle and a bit of leverage like secateurs rather than straight on bolt cropper types.

 

[tim west]

both will do the job.

 

[tim west]

Hammer!??!?!?! Thats almost as bad as my chainsaw suggestion!

I dont use a hammer, I use one of these:-

Beware PDF alert
http://www.canford.co.uk/commerce/resources/catdetails/2385.pdf[/QUOTE]What a Club T'hammer

 

[equitum]

Many thanks for replies, I
a) wasn't sure if the snips would work
b) pleasantly surprised how cheap they are, worth an investment !

 

[CallEdsFirst]

Hammer!??!?!?! Thats almost as bad as my chainsaw suggestion!

I dont use a hammer, I use one of these:-

Beware PDF alert
http://www.canford.co.uk/commerce/resources/catdetails/2385.pdf[/QUOTE]What a Club T'hammer

NO. AN EARTH SPIKE FITTING TOOL!