On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 01:53:38 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

|Andy Hall wrote:
| I have a need to cut quite a number of lengths of galvanised steel tube
| (about 30)
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| 25mm ID, 33.7mm OD e.g. http://www.fhbrundle.com/tube-14.htm
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| A hacksaw is going to become boring for doing this quite quickly I think so I
| am looking for a faster alternative.
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| Is this angle grinder territory? If so, can anybody suggest a suitable
| cutting wheel?
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| Otherwise, is a more substantial saw like a cutoff saw required?
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|angle grinder with steel cutting wheel will waltz through those. Not the
|tidiest cut though.

I tend to use Angle Grinders for rough hacking work on metal.
Dressing the flash off the tube might well take as long as hack sawing
would have done in the first place, depending on how neat/accurate a result
you need.
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