Dremel's & cutting metail...
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Had a piece of St/St specially made to fit a broken top.
Problem is i let the GF measure it and she's done it wrong (shock).
I need to cut about 8mm off in total so that it'll fit snugly.
I dont have an angle grinder nor does anyone i know - it's probably the only time i'm ever going to cut anything metal so was thinking a dremel multi-tool might be a god shout as i can use it for other light stuff around the house (putting things together etc).
Need to cut about 4mm either side of this piece of st/st about 270mm in length.
Will a dremel do it ok?
Or will it be a waste of time & money?
Problem is i let the GF measure it and she's done it wrong (shock).
I need to cut about 8mm off in total so that it'll fit snugly.
I dont have an angle grinder nor does anyone i know - it's probably the only time i'm ever going to cut anything metal so was thinking a dremel multi-tool might be a god shout as i can use it for other light stuff around the house (putting things together etc).
Need to cut about 4mm either side of this piece of st/st about 270mm in length.
Will a dremel do it ok?
Or will it be a waste of time & money?
How thick's the stainless?
Had to cut a 2inch wide by 4 foot long strip of a 16swg galvanised sheet last weekend and my Dremel wasn't happy (it's a new toy so I thought I'd see what it could do).
Used the nibbler drill attachment that I use for bodywork and that was no problem. This is what I have: Nibbler
Had to cut a 2inch wide by 4 foot long strip of a 16swg galvanised sheet last weekend and my Dremel wasn't happy (it's a new toy so I thought I'd see what it could do).
Used the nibbler drill attachment that I use for bodywork and that was no problem. This is what I have: Nibbler
Steve_W said:
How thick's the stainless?
Had to cut a 2inch wide by 4 foot long strip of a 16swg galvanised sheet last weekend and my Dremel wasn't happy (it's a new toy so I thought I'd see what it could do).
Used the nibbler drill attachment that I use for bodywork and that was no problem. This is what I have: Nibbler
1.2mm - will the relevant cutting bit come with the dremmel?Had to cut a 2inch wide by 4 foot long strip of a 16swg galvanised sheet last weekend and my Dremel wasn't happy (it's a new toy so I thought I'd see what it could do).
Used the nibbler drill attachment that I use for bodywork and that was no problem. This is what I have: Nibbler
I fancy one as a toy..
I would do a quick click on your local yellow pages find a sheet metal company local to you, ring them up and ask if they can guillotine 3mm of your St/St strip.
Probably cost you less in the long run than a Dremal, which I would say is not man enough for the job.
A guilly is the only way to go for a professional finish IMHO.
Probably cost you less in the long run than a Dremal, which I would say is not man enough for the job.
A guilly is the only way to go for a professional finish IMHO.
I work for a commercial catering supplier so we deal with st/st all the time.
But we only design supply & dont manufacture.
Due to the way the capping is made it won't be able to be guillotined (or however thats spelt).
+ it's for a piece at my house so i'm going to need to pay for it either way.
An angle grinder or a dremmel was all i could think of to sort it.
It's literally only a 2 min job i was going to do after work.
Would buying a cheap B&Q one do it ?
But we only design supply & dont manufacture.
Due to the way the capping is made it won't be able to be guillotined (or however thats spelt).
+ it's for a piece at my house so i'm going to need to pay for it either way.
An angle grinder or a dremmel was all i could think of to sort it.
It's literally only a 2 min job i was going to do after work.
Would buying a cheap B&Q one do it ?
For that you will need:
http://www.machineseeker.com/A587166.html
Or more seriously just get:
http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detai...
If that link works.
http://www.machineseeker.com/A587166.html
Or more seriously just get:
http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detai...
If that link works.
http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detai...
Cheap angle grinder you'll get a 'straighter' cut and it won't where ridiculously overpriced discs out every 5 seconds.
Cheap angle grinder you'll get a 'straighter' cut and it won't where ridiculously overpriced discs out every 5 seconds.
Big Al. said:
Thanks Al - actually I found them at www.axminster.co.uk/category-Bandsaw-Blades-207978...Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff