DIYbanter - View Single Post - Can I saw some grade-2 nuts in a bandsaw?

J. Clarke[_2_]

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-Like,,, without greatly hurting the blade?

I need some half-height 3/4x10 nuts. A regular nut sliced in half would
be just about perfect, but I dunno if it would ruin a bandsaw blade or
not (dry blade, no coolant). I also have an angle grinder w/cutoff
wheels, but the bandsaw would be somewhat of a more-controllable cut to do.

I also have some scrap metal and a 3/4-10 tap, but I have no method for
ensuring the tap enters perpendicular, and I need the nuts to sit flat.
I am guessing that the already-made nuts are straighter than what I
could manage to do...

Do you have a Dremel (or a die grinder) and cutoff wheels?

Doesn't cut as fast as an angle grinder and the kerf (if you're careful)
is about the same thickness as a band saw blade. Might go trough a few
wheels and if you can make some kind of jig or fixture to hold the
Dremel in alignment with the part you'll get a cleaner and more even
cut.