JoelP
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| posted on 2/9/11 at 08:25 PM |
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Grinder discs on 6mm plate
Does anyone know if the 1mm cutting discs manage 6mm steel plate? I am weighing up selling my plasma cutter but will need to cut plate in a few months
time.
Or, does anyone want a low mileage plasma cutter?! 
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Minicooper
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| posted on 2/9/11 at 08:27 PM |
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They cut 5mm plate very easily, so 6mm shouldn't be a problem
Cheers
David
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 2/9/11 at 08:28 PM |
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will do it no prblem but you will be using discs like you never have before.
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Simon
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| posted on 2/9/11 at 08:29 PM |
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Yeah fine, we use them on stainless, phosphur bronze etc etc. Just don't let it get trapped, cos they pop nicely
ATB
Simon
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serieslandy
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| posted on 2/9/11 at 08:43 PM |
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I used grinder discs on a piece of 10mm plate and used them up very quickly. I ended up using my jigsaw with a metal blade and it cut it very easily
(but couldn't do turns very easily).
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JoelP
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| posted on 2/9/11 at 08:45 PM |
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i bought 50 for 10p each when screwfix had a clearance, so no worries about using them fast!
Cheers peeps.
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owelly
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| posted on 2/9/11 at 08:56 PM |
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I'm a bit suprised at the responses as I've been cutting 8mm plate today with no worries and not many discs at all!! In fact, I cut around
5 meters worth of 8mm and used three discs.
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tomgregory2000
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| posted on 2/9/11 at 09:43 PM |
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it all depends on the quality of your cutting discs
i cut up 4 oil drums in half, i managed to cut one oil drum up using 4 of machine marts finest 1mm cutting discs
then i got my hands on one 1mm cutting disc from my old man that came from where he works (all they do is welding and fab) and cut the other 3 drums
using this one disc
so the quality of these cutting discs does differ
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JoelP
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| posted on 2/9/11 at 09:45 PM |
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erbauer
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Wheels244
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| posted on 2/9/11 at 10:33 PM |
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I could be interested in the plasma cutter - do you want to U2U me the details please
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ashg
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| posted on 2/9/11 at 11:06 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
erbauer
yep erbauer inox ones last for ages as do the makita inox ones. infact i would hazard a guess that most brands of inox material cutting discs will
last a long time.
i managed to chop through a 3inch thick block of metal the other day with a 1mm erbauer inox disc
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 2/9/11 at 11:22 PM |
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I found erbauer ones last no time at all, Bosch ones seem to last about 3x as long. That was cutting grating and 3mm steel angle. Used about 6 to do
the first 3m of cuts and one Bosch to do the remaining 1m of cuts and there's loads left.
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ashg
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| posted on 3/9/11 at 12:16 AM |
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was you using the inox ones? they last ages compared to the normal ones.
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