Completely off topic.railway iron cutting

ambo11, May 31, 2:09pm

anyone ever cut this stuff? Have a 500mm length, I want to some into thin slices (20-25mm or so). Realise its hard as hell in the first 10mm or so.
Would a home dropsaw do it slowly? Cuts need to be pretty tidy so gas cutting isn't an option. Cheers.

gman35, May 31, 2:17pm

Would need to be a fairly fine tooth blade I would say , as an option a local engineering firm may be able to do it "for a few beers" on a quiet day ?
Out of interest what are you making ?

serf407, May 31, 2:20pm

Down to the hire centre perhaps? Demo saw.
https://youtu.be/yoYBFrJDrlI

ambo11, May 31, 2:21pm

Thanks, might ask a local engineer. Just having a go at some steel animal sculptures using rock and steel, have made a few, and this particular shape of the iron upside down is just what I need.

henderson_guy, May 31, 2:24pm

Yup engineers bandsaw would be the one

807, May 31, 2:39pm

saw with a lubricant, probably.

sifty, May 31, 2:40pm

Water jet an option. ?

serf407, May 31, 2:44pm

This has a little about rail track there are more comprehensive articles on the properties of railway track elsewhere on the net.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track_%28rail_transport%29

skin1235, May 31, 6:38pm

I used a concrete cutting chainsaw ( disc type)
but you need to get proper railway iron blades ( $30 each at MacDonalds ) can cut down to 3mm slivers
your general engineers dropsaw ( 14 inch) will do it, again get the right blades for it, general purpose blades will not do it, they overheat and end up melting their way through both the iron and your wallet, the proper blades go through it like a knife through butter

NZTools, Aug 21, 1:18pm

One loop of cordex and a detonator

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