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Cut Steel Rods to Length

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What happens here

The creator explains that the first step is to cut the steel rods to the desired length. He presents several options for cutting this thin metal: a reciprocating saw with a metal-cutting blade, a circular saw equipped with a blade for both metal and wood, or an angle grinder (which he doesn't own). His chosen method is a metal-cutting chop saw with a diamond blade, which quickly cuts through the steel rods. He marks the desired length on the rod using a tape measure and a marker before cutting.

Goal: The creator demonstrates various methods to cut the quarter-inch steel rods, including a reciprocating saw, circular saw, angle grinder, and his preferred metal-cutting chop saw.

Tools and materials

  • Angle grinder
  • Circular saw
  • Diamond blade
  • Hearing protection
  • Marker
  • Metal and wood cutting blade
  • Metal-cutting blade
  • Metal-cutting chop saw
  • Quarter-inch steel rods
  • Reciprocating saw

What they say

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will show you how I'm doing this now the first thing we'll need to do is figure out how to cut this now if you're at home and you don't know what to cut this with this they're relatively small or thinner material but you can totally accomplish this with a couple things number one you can clamp this down it and use a reciprocating saw with a metal cutting blade very traditional method number two if you have a circular saw now to reciprocate saw you can get yourself a blade that cuts both metal and wood and totally accomplish the same mission now another way to do it is in an angle grinder now for some weird reason don't own an angle grinder with all the metal stuff that I have whatever but I'll show you what I do have what I do have is a a chop saw this is a metal cutting chop saw it just has a diamond blade on it you put the metal in there [Laughter] cuts it all up so that's I'm going to do I give you guys options to do it for yourself do any of those options and I'm gonna do this real quick [Music]

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