Yeah dcman, i see your point. I also looked up plasma cutter rentals. Looks like it is around $70 in my area to rent a plasma cutter for a day. If i get all my measurements figured out i could just rent one of those for a day to get it done. Buying the saw would add an extra cool tool to my collection but i just dont see myself using it much after the smoker build, plus the cuts i would have to do for the ends of the smoker chamber would be round circular cuts and i cant do that with the metal cutting circular saw.dcman wrote:I think either have the pieces pre cut by the supplier or pay somebody....but it seems to me that I'm the end you would pay more for those routes rather than just buying a metal cutting saw....
Thats also something im not really educated about. I have just been using the tip that came with my torch. I know that they have different size tips but i dont understand what the difference is when cutting. Does a tip with smaller holes mean a more precise cut? What is the benefit of a tip with bigger holes?Blazer wrote:I would go with the torch being that you already have one. A good clean tip and some rust free steel makes for a good cut, but don't get me wrong I would love to have one of those saw's. ;)
Ok, is there a chart somewhere that will show me what tip # for what thickness of metal im cutting? I might just do the straights with a cut off wheel like you said. I have a cheep grinder from harbor freight for $25 that i can use. That thing sure was cheep but it has lasted me through more work that i would figure a $25 grinder would do, haha.Smoker Tom wrote:More or less, yes. To your question about tip size.
Its more gauged to the thickness you are cutting. We all cut stuff thats way thinner then what the tips rated for. If u drop down to a tip thats just barley big enough and keep everything steady and smooth then you should come out with a pretty decent cut. It takes a steady hand or a good guide. The tip i run most of the time can cut up to two inchs thick. So i dont get those omg clean cuts.
The straights, i would use a cut off wheel in a cheep grinder. And the torch for the curves.
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Holy Crap you got balls of steel......I have seen cutting wheels fly apart on 1/4" steel....me....I would just buy the metal saw and use it and then sell it.....I like all my eyes and finger and such when I am done with a job....RDRASH wrote:I have cut 1/4 with a 7 1/4 circular saw it does work. BUT you will burn up a cheap saw been there done that. Only sucess I had was with a worm drive saw works ok, if you use abrasive wheels will only get about 48" of cut per blade they go quick.
Probably let somebody else do it.... .....maccas66 wrote:I`m with S1 on this!, but a 9" grinder and run it along the cut gradualy getting deeper not try and cut it like a wood saw does!, dc had a good idea also!, but I forgot what it was !