[TheForge] Cutting Technique

[Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer]

As stated, both a torch and a sawzall are faster. There are some newer 
hand held circular saws made for steel cutting that are quite fast.
Don't know about the industry but in my experience..thinner cut off 
wheels are more fragile but cut faster and are easier on the grinder. 
Harder wheels last longer and are often more expensive but softer wheels 
usually cut faster and generate less heat.  pf

Ben Barrett wrote:
> "What he said", heh.  There are plenty of situations where it's called
> for, though...
> I have glimpsed some neat DIY jigs for angle grinders, I think they
> tend to use the
> tapped handle port (many have one on each side).  Plans or sketches, anyone?
> I seem to remember something like a rail of angle, and the bolt welded
> to a guide
> that clamped around the handle of the grinder, too, then slipped onto
> the guide rail
> such that it could be pivoted through its cutting plane.
> 
> On the topic of comparing methods, can anyone speak to the heat-affected zone
> sizes for roughly this thickness?  I'd guess that if an abrasive wheel
> is wearing
> extra quickly, then the HAZ is also bigger than it needs to be... right?
> 
> Ben
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 4:16 PM, Mike Linn <bamablacksmith at comcast.net> wrote:
>> Use a torch    ;-)
>>
>> Ruuf wrote:
>>> Been cutting some 6mm plate with my angle grinder. I notice sometimes
>>> I wear the cutting disc out rather rapidly. Is there a best industry
>>> practice / technique?
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