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Cutting steel tube
Posted on 1/14/21 at 5:08 pm
Posted on 1/14/21 at 5:08 pm
I bought a power rack but their shipped be the wrong uprights and they are too tall for our basement. Sending them back will be a high pain so I am wondering how hard it would be to cut about 2 inches off of the top of them. Its 4 pieces of 3 inch by 3 inch powder coated 11 gauge square steel tubing. Think like pallet rack uprights.
I don't want to rent or buy a power tool. How difficult will these be to cut by hand with a hacksaw? I do have a sawsall I could try using but I'm concerned about it skittering all over the place before it catches.
I don't know exactly what kind of stell it is, but I can't imagine it's hardened. It's a Titan brand power rack.
I don't want to rent or buy a power tool. How difficult will these be to cut by hand with a hacksaw? I do have a sawsall I could try using but I'm concerned about it skittering all over the place before it catches.
I don't know exactly what kind of stell it is, but I can't imagine it's hardened. It's a Titan brand power rack.
This post was edited on 1/14/21 at 5:21 pm
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Posted on 1/14/21 at 5:26 pm to TigerFanatic99
Borrow or rent (or buy from Harbor Freight) a portaband and knock it out in 15 minutes.
Or use a cutoff wheel on a grinder.
Hacksaw will be miserable. Sawsall will be pretty difficult as well. Both are capable though. Just work smarter, not harder. Get the right tools.
Or use a cutoff wheel on a grinder.
Hacksaw will be miserable. Sawsall will be pretty difficult as well. Both are capable though. Just work smarter, not harder. Get the right tools.
Posted on 1/14/21 at 5:26 pm to TigerFanatic99
I’ve used a grinder with a cut off wheel in the past and it’s worked great. I actually ordered some uprights from Titan that were delivered this week. They’re too tall so I was going to cut them down hopefully this weekend.
Posted on 1/14/21 at 6:43 pm to TigerFanatic99
Sawzall with a fresh metal blade will do it. Might take a little longer but try to score a straight line with just the blade first then turn the sawzall on.
Posted on 1/14/21 at 7:43 pm to TigerFanatic99
Angle grinder few cutoff disks
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Posted on 1/14/21 at 7:57 pm to TigerFanatic99
Hacksaw will work fine. Are you sure it's 11ga. that's pretty heavy. Start on a corner.
Posted on 1/14/21 at 9:35 pm to TigerFanatic99
A hacksaw will be an excellent 1st workout.
Posted on 1/14/21 at 9:42 pm to TigerFanatic99
If you were closer I’d lend you a portaband or a grinder... but you have a basement so I know you aren’t near me.
Posted on 1/14/21 at 11:34 pm to TigerFanatic99
Portaband and be done with it.
Posted on 1/15/21 at 6:39 am to TigerFanatic99
I'd spend 20 bucks at harbor freight for an angle grinder and a few cutoff wheels before I went at it with a hacksaw
Posted on 1/15/21 at 9:37 am to TigerFanatic99
If you use a hacksaw, you're gonna end up with one arm a lot bigger than the other! :)
Grinder with the proper blade is probably your cheapest route.
Grinder with the proper blade is probably your cheapest route.
Posted on 1/15/21 at 1:15 pm to TigerFanatic99
If you don't want to rent or buy as you stated, a small machine shop can knock it out for you.
I had 6 hardened seat belt brackets drilled out for $35 about 1 year ago here in LA.
I had 6 hardened seat belt brackets drilled out for $35 about 1 year ago here in LA.
This post was edited on 1/15/21 at 1:16 pm
Posted on 1/15/21 at 7:52 pm to TigerFanatic99
Sawzall should handle that with no problem.
Posted on 1/15/21 at 8:30 pm to TigerFanatic99
I decided to go ahead and get an angle grinder from Lowes and give it a shot. I'm most concerned with skittering the grinder around on it because shockingly enough the finish is relatively good quality. I'm going to put down a few layers of masking tape down against the cut line to try to prevent that. See if I can do this without losing a limb. I just need to take off about an inch and a quarter off the end of each post.
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