blakep82
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| posted on 12/11/10 at 01:09 PM |
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aluminium cutting discs?
are there any angle grinder cutting discs suitable for aluminium?
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marcjagman
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| posted on 12/11/10 at 01:21 PM |
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I bought some on ebay quite a while ago, not too good. Better with a jig saw and a file.
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 12/11/10 at 02:06 PM |
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I bought some on ebay for cutting up an ali manifold. they were rather good I thought
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Neville Jones
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| posted on 12/11/10 at 03:31 PM |
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Toolstation and Screwfix both do the 115mm thin discs for cutting ali. Go easy though, they can wear out quick.
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Simon
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| posted on 12/11/10 at 08:28 PM |
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I just use thin (1.?mm) stainless discs for cutting ally (ie discs for cutting stainless....). No probs, just don't let them jam in the cut or
they go pop (obvious really)
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[Edited on 12/11/10 by Simon]
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 12/11/10 at 08:46 PM |
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Why not use tin snips, quicker, more accurate, less effort, just lubricate with parafin or WD40. Definitely NOT any sort of stone disk, it will clog,
overheat and explode.
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blakep82
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| posted on 12/11/10 at 10:15 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mark Allanson
Why not use tin snips, quicker, more accurate, less effort, just lubricate with parafin or WD40. Definitely NOT any sort of stone disk, it will clog,
overheat and explode.
i'm trying to cut an ali hose joiner in half, and i'm not very accurate with a hacksaw 
so the really thin discs are ok for ali?
because you're not supposed to use the thicker ones are you?
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craig1410
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| posted on 12/11/10 at 10:37 PM |
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Clamp a hose clip round the joiner and use it as a guide for your hacksaw. Then finish off with a file or sand paper.
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carpmart
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| posted on 13/11/10 at 07:12 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by craig1410
Clamp a hose clip round the joiner and use it as a guide for your hacksaw. Then finish off with a file or sand paper.
That sounds the best plan to me. Great idea BTW!
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FASTdan
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| posted on 22/11/10 at 10:25 AM |
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Thin standard cutting discs work fine for me on ali. as said though, just be careful with it 'grabbing'.
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blakep82
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| posted on 22/11/10 at 10:26 AM |
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good stuff, thanks everyone. thought there was problems with the sort of 3-4mm ones shattering, but if the 1mm discs are fine then happy days
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