[Phil]

I'm getting ready to cut some stainless piano hinges and before I destroy my bandsaw blade, I wanted to see if there was another method I hadn't thought of.

Anyone found a trick or method that works for them?

Phil

 

[Geico266]

Fine tooth hacksaw, slow steady pressure, WD-40.

Not good on the bandsaw.

 

[LOGGY]

I have used the cut-off disc on 4 inch angle grinder ......FWIW

 

[airguy]

I'm thinking I would sacrifice a few cut-off wheels on a Dremel before I destroyed a good bandsaw blade.

 

[Vlad]

Dremel

Second Greg's idea on Dremel. Works good on stainless, make sure your goggles are on the thing throws metal dust at the speed of sound.

 

[SMO]

Bandsaw

A fine tooth metal cutting band works perfectly fine. I built an entire auto exhaust system for my rod out of 16 gauge stainless pipe and did all the cuts on the band saw. Does not dull the blade, and is not hard to cut.

 

[Greg Arehart]

Another vote for the Dremel. 3 seconds with a cutoff blade. Quick and easy. Alternative method is using the corner of a grinding wheel. A bit bludgy, but also quick.

greg

 

[49clipper]

49clipper

I use my die grinder with a 2" cutoff wheel. Go thru a lot of cutoff wheels, but it works great. And as in drilling, use lard to lubricate and it will cut like butter.

 

[Mel]

I always use the Dremel cut-off wheels.
Always use safety goggles, not only for the dust but for broken pieces of disc.

 

[AltonD]

Stay away from the thin cut-off disc that come with a Dremel. Any side load at all and they become a projectile. The fiber cutoff wheels work good. I like the ones with the quick change attachment.

If you don't have a dremel, and you get one, you will ask how you ever got along without one.

After that, chop saw works pretty good.

http://www.dremel.com/en-us/Attachm...Products.aspx?catid=58&catname=Cut-Off+Wheels

 

[rocketbob]

Unless you have a bimetal blade in your bandsaw, and can cut slowly, I would recommend using an abrasive wheel. I routinely cut 4" blocks of 304 stainless on my horizontal bandsaw, but I use coolant and am able to control the feed. For stainless sheet I don't have any trouble cutting dry but I always use Castrol stick wax.