Cutting 3/8 plate?

[SPIKER]

I'm with others that say that get it done, my old shop would do this for less than 100 bucks, 12 cuts that is using plasma, and less if you had them all laid out already on the steel with chaulk. all it takes is laying a straight edge & slice it up.

anyhow I think those metal saws are oK for lighter stuff but not sure about anything much more than 1/4" wall material.

mark M

 

[Stimw]

You didn't say what sizes you are trying to come up with. You might be better off buying 3/8" flat bar. I think it comes in up to 12" widths X 20'. Just currious, who you are pricing from in Jax?

 

[dsb5610]

John,

Will be putting up a post on the tree/post puller soon.

dsb

 

[MrJimi]

With all the different things I do, I am looking at a plasma cutter, they can cut anything, straight lines or curves etc.
Everybody needs one of these /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Looking at different models now.
Hand saw will only cut flat and straight?
Thanks
Jim /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[MrJimi]

I went to another metal supplier and they sheared my 3/8 plate just the way I wanted it cut and Now I have some clamping and welding to do.
Thanks for all your great replies, the 5 cuts they did, came up to $48 for shop labor, I can live with that
Jim /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Pooh_Bear]

I know I'm late posting this.
But I just experienced this with a circular saw.
Took a metal/masonary blade and mounted it in a Black+Decker circular saw.
I had a piece of 3/8 plate 23x30 inches. I needed it 23x21 inches.
I got 2 straight pieces of wood and clamped to it for a track to guide the saw.
I set the depth on the saw to just barely touch the plate and made a pass.
Then I increased the depth slightly and made another pass.
And again, and again, and again, and again, ad infinitum.
I know I made at least 50 passes across that plate.
The last few cuts the saw started making a real bad noise.
But I did manage to finish cutting the plate. Real straight cut too.
But that saw is dead. Real dead.

Let me assure anyone considering taking this route.
You don't want to do this. Or get a cheap throw-away saw like I did.

Pooh Bear

 

[MrJimi]

Another idea I had was to mount a sole plate and a handel on a 4 1/2 inch grinder, kinda like a small skillsaw type of thing? I am soo happy I had them sheared /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Jim

 

[Farwell]

Pooh Bear,
Another way would be to get a high quality saw that is made to stand the abuse and make the cut in 25 passes and still have a very good saw.
Farwell

 

[sandman2234]

Another idea would have been to lay them out and bring it over to my house and cut it with my torch.
Let me know if you get into a bind like this again. I am on the westside of Jax, just south of 103rd Street, west of 295 a couple of miles.
David from jax