Thanks, yes exactly, breaking down old frames to use the tubing on other frames.The gotcha I see is that a circular saw is pretty aggressive for things like square stock (wood or steel) in that size. I’d be more inclined to use a reciprocating saw (Sawzall) simply because unless you are using a miter/chop saw, and cutting straight sections of tubing it might be a little more difficult to control. If you are breaking down old frames? I’d use a sawzall and still be very careful!
Here’s an example of the cut I would be making, in my mind it would just be a straight simple 3 second cut. But I’m wrong about a lot of things lol
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I second that.I'd be concerned about the saw blade binding and kick-back in that situation. Be prepared for sparks and hot shavings.
Personally, for the cut you are illustrating, I would use a reciprocating saw (Sawzall) or an angle grinder with cut-off wheel.
That’s why Milwaukee wins the “name that tool” challenge with “Sawzall”!! Just be safe.Thanks, I hadn’t considered a reciprocating saw. I’ll try that first and see how it goes.
Thanks, I hadn’t considered a reciprocating saw. I’ll try that first and see how it goes.
Thanks, I’ll see about getting it into my JawhorseJust one suggestion, you'll probably want to anchor or clamp that cart/frame in place if using a recip saw, otherwise it'll move all over the place... that's one advantage of an angle grinder, the wheel is only moving in one direction (smoother cutting action and easier to control). Good luck!
That completely slipped my mind, excellent suggestion!I can’t be the only one using a PortaBand on these frame sections, am I? A clean, straight, and controllable cut every time without the vibration or sparks. My “go-to” is a Milwaukee M12 with an 1-5/8” x 1-5/8” capacity but I’ve got an old deep cut, corded model as well. Between the two of them, I’ve made short work of countless replacement cross members of all lengths and sizes over the years this way. The only negative is that the PortaBand doesn’t always have the clearance when cutting out an old frame section so I have to resort to the angle grinder to finish the grind after I’ve cut it out as close to possible with the band saw first.
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