Adirondack case guy
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Over the years I have used several tools to cut steel. Tin snips, to nibblers, to wood cutting blade backwards in a 7.25 circle saw for light gauge steel (20 gauge and lighter.
Years back when I was building steel freespan buildings, I bought a Frued Diablo metal cutting blade for my Porter Cable circle saw. I have no idea how much steel this blade has cut, but it is still going strong as I fab up my new trailer. I use it on sheet steel up to 1/8" thick and it works great. You do need a good full coverage face shield though, as hot chips fly everywhere.
I also have a 20 year old 14" Ryobi chop saw, a 7" grinder that I use up the blades warn down from the chop saw with, and a 4.5 " grinder with cutoff blades for more precision cuts. (Yea-Yea, the big angle grinder can be dangerous with a 10" blade in it, but I respect it's power and what could happen) Been useing it for 10 yrs now with no mishaps, cutting steel peices that I can't get on the chopsaw. When the wheels are too small for the 7" grinder, they fit onto the 4.5 grinder with an arbor bushing to use them up.
Loren
Years back when I was building steel freespan buildings, I bought a Frued Diablo metal cutting blade for my Porter Cable circle saw. I have no idea how much steel this blade has cut, but it is still going strong as I fab up my new trailer. I use it on sheet steel up to 1/8" thick and it works great. You do need a good full coverage face shield though, as hot chips fly everywhere.
I also have a 20 year old 14" Ryobi chop saw, a 7" grinder that I use up the blades warn down from the chop saw with, and a 4.5 " grinder with cutoff blades for more precision cuts. (Yea-Yea, the big angle grinder can be dangerous with a 10" blade in it, but I respect it's power and what could happen) Been useing it for 10 yrs now with no mishaps, cutting steel peices that I can't get on the chopsaw. When the wheels are too small for the 7" grinder, they fit onto the 4.5 grinder with an arbor bushing to use them up.
Loren