On Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:23:52 -0400, Ecnerwal
wrote:

In article ,
Spehro Pefhany wrote:

Other than buying a huge $8-10K horizontal or guillotine bandsaw, can
you guys think of any way of slicing a 12.5" diameter cylinder of
metal stock into 2-4" thick disks? I don't really care if it takes all
day to do it. This would get used once in a blue moon. Weight of the
piece is probably more than 700lb.

14" abrasive saw and some rollers? Would be best if you could rig a slow
power feed to counter-rotate the cylinder, and a counterweighted slide
for the saw to ride down into the work under light pressure.

That could work. A bit messy.

String (aka wire) saw (homebrew, unless you have one.) Good choice for
minimum waste in the kerf. Plus, it's a project, and may have more
general uses than the above minor project. Might still benefit from the
rollers and counter-rotation.

Interesting thought.

Are the hacksaw machines still available?


Chuck it in a 16"-24" lathe and part it off?

That would be exciting.