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Cut Diamond Plate Floor Mats

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What happens here

Use an angle grinder with a cutting disc to make the initial straight cuts on the diamond plate. For curved sections, switch to a Milwaukee Hackzall with a metal cutting blade, which the host notes cuts 'like a hot knife through butter'. Safety glasses are essential during this step to protect against metal debris. The cutting process may require multiple battery changes for the tools.

Goal: Cut the diamond plate aluminum to the traced floor mat shapes.

Tools and materials

  • Angle Grinder Makita — Making straight cuts on the diamond plate
  • Cordless Tool Batteries Makita — Powering the cordless cutting tools
  • Cutting Disc — Cutting the diamond plate with the angle grinder
  • Metal Cutting Blade — Cutting diamond plate with the Hackzall
  • Milwaukee Hackzall Milwaukee — Cutting curved sections of the diamond plate
  • Safety Glasses — Eye protection from sparks and debris

What they say

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Yeah, we got it. All right. First thing we've got to do so we can cut is move the Mustang. All right. Right. First thing we've got to do is jump start the Mustang. [Music] [Applause] All right. Take your best guess in the comments down below. How many of these batteries you think we're going to go through trying to cut this? Let's We'll probably go through more blades. More blades. How many How many blades do you got? I only got two, so we're probably never going to make it. We'll try the sawzaw next. And then we're also going to use the sawzaw. the Milwaukee saw. This one with the hacksaw blade cuz we were experimenting with it before and it worked pretty good, dude. It was like a hot knife through butter. Yep. I mean, it was insane how well it cut. You want me to cut it or you want to cut it? I'll try it first time. Frankie loves playing with tools. All right, hold on. Let me let me hold it. Yeah, I want to get into a corner so I don't vibrate too much. This tough work sitting down. time we hit a B one of the thicker spots. Oh, so every time we hit one of the diamond blades. Yeah, blade might be already be gummed up. I think that blade is done. That went bad. Stuff is tough to see the teeth. See how that how it builds up? How it uh gums them up? I can do this with the cutting wheel up so far, right? [Music] Probably should have safety glasses on. Probably. Yeah. It's what happens when you were raised on a farm. They didn't even make safety glasses when we were growing up, did they? Not that I know of. Nope. They did have safety glasses when I was growing up, but they had actually My dad bought me like a whole plastic face shield. Yeah. Yep. And because otherwise you'd had them them like googles that would form around your head. [Music] Does that mean we can cut it? That wheel is almost non-existent now. I know it. [Music] So we're doing the score and cut method. We're scoring it. [Music] [Applause] [Music] That blade is done, Frankie. Look at that. We'll get a little more. We'll get a little bit more out of it. That's crazy. [Music] [Applause] Let me see that blade. Hold that up. So, this is your blade. That like literally is all that's left of that. Are you going to Are you done with it? Yeah. Finally. I ain't got no more to cut. I wish this will cut it now. Put that other wheel in and get score a little more. Huh. That does help. Frankie's handed scoring cutting method. [Music] Now we can put the grinding wheel on it. All right, burr removal time. All…

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