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June 6, 2017 at 9:05 pm #631433
Dollarman
ProJust curious has anybody ever used a metal cutting saw with a carbide tip blade to cut a metal door? I have like 30 doors I need to remove half inch from the bottom reinsert you Channel and tack weld.
I’ve never used the metal cutting saw your feedback pleaseJune 6, 2017 at 10:29 pm #631447Are you looking for corded or cordless? I guess that’s the first question
June 7, 2017 at 6:16 am #631502I would think either the corded or cordless metal cutting saw would work fine to trim down a hollow metal door. at an inch and three quarter, you may want the depth of the corded version.
June 7, 2017 at 9:08 pm #631596A table saw will do it too.
June 7, 2017 at 9:28 pm #631601A table saw will do it too.
Not sure I would want all that metal fling in my face.
Ron
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June 7, 2017 at 10:41 pm #631607A table saw will do it too.
Not sure I would want all that metal fling in my face.
Wouldn’t want to risk lighting up any sawdust either.
June 8, 2017 at 6:18 am #631645Almost all the doors that I cut I used a table saw. Wood or steel. Entry doors, side doors. For a few I used a circular saw. Yesterday I cut 4 oak doors with a circular saw, a solid aluminum straight edge and 2 clamps.
June 8, 2017 at 6:40 am #631658Almost all the doors that I cut I used a table saw. Wood or steel. Entry doors, side doors. For a few I used a circular saw. Yesterday I cut 4 oak doors with a circular saw, a solid aluminum straight edge and 2 clamps.
There is a big difference in a steel commercial door and the doors found in homes.
Ron
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Member since March 26, 2014.
June 8, 2017 at 6:45 am #631660Steel commercial doors are typically 12 or 16 Ga doors, the steel entry door is about 24 gauge which is a big defference
June 8, 2017 at 10:17 am #631701I definitely would use a dedicated circular saw with the proper blade, especially for 30 doors, and if they are Comercial they are thicker steel.
We use to cut 1 and a half inch wood slabs plated with steel on both sides,
And about 9 to 12 foot lengths,
Watch out for those flying chips,
We also used cutting wax.June 8, 2017 at 11:12 am #631708ive just used a standard circ saw, make sure to either buy a metal cutting blade or a sharp carbide blade
heres a tip, dont fart in a space suit
June 8, 2017 at 6:19 pm #631735Steel commercial doors are typically 12 or 16 Ga doors, the steel entry door is about 24 gauge which is a big defference
You’re right.
Huge difference in thickness.
Circular saw with a dedicated blade. Move slowly.June 8, 2017 at 8:17 pm #631755If you have a regular need for this type of cutting I can highly recommend the Skil Metal Cutting circular saw I received one to demo and can say I was impressed with the saw. the chip catcher is great so you do not have flying shrapnel. It also moves fairly fast through material.
June 9, 2017 at 11:00 pm #631904I have used my skill saw with a diablo ferrous metal blade with good results. Never on 30 doors though
June 10, 2017 at 5:30 am #631931Watch out for those flying chips,
I can highly recommend the Skil Metal Cutting circular saw I received one to demo and can say I was impressed with the saw. the chip catcher is great so you do not have flying shrapnel. It also moves fairly fast through material.
I think the Skil Metal cutting saw with a proper blade would be the way to go. The chip catcher will really come in handy.
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Fayetteville, NCJune 10, 2017 at 7:29 am #631946Watch out for those flying chips,
kurt@welkerhomes.com wrote:I can highly recommend the Skil Metal Cutting circular saw I received one to demo and can say I was impressed with the saw. the chip catcher is great so you do not have flying shrapnel. It also moves fairly fast through material.
I think the Skil Metal cutting saw with a proper blade would be the way to go. The chip catcher will really come in handy.
Agreed. Run it against a clamped down edge and get a perfect line
June 10, 2017 at 7:42 am #631953After reading the posts it hit me that the face shield I use for turning on the lathe would be a good safety item when doing this. Here’s a pic.
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June 10, 2017 at 7:48 am #631959safety glasses or a face shield would be a must, the Skil Metal cutting circular saw catches chips so well, Safety glasses would be about all that is necessary.
June 10, 2017 at 7:53 am #631962safety glasses or a face shield would be a must, the Skil Metal cutting circular saw catches chips so well, Safety glasses would be about all that is necessary.
I have seen and heard great results from that saw,
Wish we had them 20 years ago, we used a regular Milwaukee saw with a good blade, and wore all sorts of safety equipment, even then we still got little burns from the metal chipsJune 10, 2017 at 8:22 am #631978here is a thread on the saw. I have used mine quite a bit and have been really pleased. I will probably try the Bosch cordless version in the near future
https://bethepro.com/forums/topic/review-bosch-csm180-metal-cutting-circular-saw/
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