bender Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 For the last 3 months, I've been cutting HRS, Nail heads, and bolt heads with a damn hack saw. I kept hearing about people using bolt cutters, but didn't think much of it. Then, my brother laughed at me for using the hack saw. Now, I was cutting some HRS and got tired waiting to saw all the way through, so tried to snap it. It snapped, but the sharp edge tore a 1.5" slice of flesh off my thumb. Luckily, it was on the outside of my thumb and neither interfered with training or hurt, but it was the final slap-in-the-face from my damn hack saw. This last weekend, I bought a 24" bolt cutter. For anybody on this board who wants to cut steel: Do Not Use A Hack Saw! Go and Buy Bolt Cutters! The price is slightly higher, but you can cut a 3-foot section of HRS down into 5x6" sections in the same time it takes to cut a single piece with a damn hack saw. That, and it's safer. Yea, just felt I needed to share that info. I have lost coutless minutes of my life to that damn hack saw, and I don't want you to make the same mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarBender Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 The hack saw can still be used to cut a groove in the steel before the bolt cutters are used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mac Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 Try cutting through a wire washing line with a Swiss Army knife as I had to do last night (it was the only thing I had to hand) - that's frustration...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bender Posted January 14, 2003 Author Share Posted January 14, 2003 ...or watching a friend cut speaker-wire with a buck knife. The point: yea, many tools work, but some work a lot better. (buy bolt cutters!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mac Posted January 15, 2003 Share Posted January 15, 2003 ..Point well and truly taken!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan McMillan Posted January 19, 2003 Share Posted January 19, 2003 (edited) I just cut up up a bunch of 3/16" rods into 50 5" lengths and filed the ends in less time then it took me to hacksaw one 3 foot length into sections. As Bender says a bolt cutter is pretty much esential if you want to chop up massive amounts of steel! Jon@han Edited January 20, 2003 by Jonathan McMillan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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