Cutting Stainless Steel

[alanrichey]

Does that make sense?? Hope so.

 

Perfectly, thanks

 

Al

[Guest 2b cruising]

As your diagram Al.If you cut against DOR you are cutting with a very sharp lip on the cutting edge.

With DOR as Bob says you are cutting from the flat serface of the metal.

1 mm discs are best on this material. I use them on most cutting jobs for a much neater, easier controlled job.

Just use a little pressure so the cut is clean and the blade doesn't bite.

Use a dreamer for tight bends.

If your blade starts breaking up, you are either to heavy or at the wrong angle to your cut line, trying to bend the blade.

Gloves are good for hand protection if a blade smashes up.

Edited September 8, 2015 by 2b cruising

[Guest Barry Knowles]

why a angle grinder for holes? done six in side bonnet. used a circular cutter with water, no sparks

[alanrichey]

why a angle grinder for holes? done six in side bonnet. used a circular cutter with water, no sparks

 

I'm putting vents in the side of the body/bonnet so need to make a rectangular hole about 10" x 3".

[Guest Barry Knowles]

don t know were your vent fits, if its on outside over your cut rectangul. just drill holes along the 10" 1" dia

[Guest kevin booth]

• Every time you put a new wheel on cut an of-cut first. This will stop the grinder bouncing and bed the disc in. New discs tend to be ruff on the edge.

[Guest 2b cruising]

Make sure you cut into nothing else behind side panels.

I want to do the same on mine but very little space under bonnet.

Chassis tubes, engine ancills, looms and cooling pipes are in my way at the moment.

[Guest mdav1970]

i recently cut a hole in the bonnet for the air filter and i used a Dremel with a diamond cutting disc which i got from a local DIY shop, got about 5 in a pack for a fiver. I was really surprised just how easily they cut through the steel, and as they where small i managed to cut the whole oval shape in one go.

[cb750]

Barry, the boat vents that are fitted normally have a return flange that goes through the bonnet so you cut a rectangular hole to take it. This takes the recessed louvres.