best tool to cut ride plate?

[Pablo]

What are you guys using to cut the ride plate. Was thinking a dremel, but it'll take a heck of a long time to cut. Maybe a angle grinder?

 

[Frosty]

i used a jig saw with the plate clamped to my work bench (bottom of plate facing up). Then used my dremmel to radius the cut edges.

 

[cleetus]

a band saw.

 

[FlightPlanDan]

What are you guys using to cut the ride plate. Was thinking a dremel, but it'll take a heck of a long time to cut. Maybe a angle grinder?

Just did 2 of 'em last night with x2 franks air-hacksaw. That's the greatest tool on earth! (also used it to cut out footwells)

 

[masterblaster]

air hack saw? post a link

 

[The Penguin]

jigsaw with a wood blade works well. I've cut several plates this way.

A metal cutting blade ends up getting galled up and filled with aluminum.

 

[FlightPlanDan]

air hack saw? post a link

I'll have to get Frank to post a pic/link....He's a mechanic and those snap on & mac tool guys are always bringing in the latest & greatest to his shop. I can tell you that it reciprocates like a jigsaw and has about a 2 1/2" blade but it's air driven.

 

[OCD Solutions]

It's a pneumatic jigsaw and thanks for reminding me, I borrowed one of these a few months back for my build and it worked awesome. I meant to buy one ot the time but then forgot.

This is the Chicago Pneumatic one but ebay has lots of cheaper ones listed.

 

[FlightPlanDan]

It's a pneumatic jigsaw and thanks for reminding me, I borrowed one of these a few months back for my build and it worked awesome. I meant to buy one ot the time but then forgot.

This is the Chicago Pneumatic one but ebay has lots of cheaper ones listed.

That's the tool!!!

 

[OCD Solutions]

I just ordered the chicago Pneumatic Heavy Duty, they seem to be called many different things, jigsaw, sabre saw, reciprocating air saw...

Here's a great deal on Amazon I found moments after paying $10 more on ebay.

http://www.amazon.com/Chicago-Pneumatic-CP7900-Heavy-Reciprocating/dp/B0002SROQ8

 

[yamanube]

Scissors

 

[stanton]

jigsaw with a wood blade works well. I've cut several plates this way.

A metal cutting blade ends up getting galled up and filled with aluminum.

coarse tooth metal blade. most wood blades are not designed to cut metal.
slower speed on the fine tooth.

 

[stanton]

the BEST tool:
hass cnc mill with a standard garr 3/8" 3flute carbide end mill in an extended lyndex solid endmill toolholder.
3"rad r.2 on the corners.
the d cut on my jet dynamics ride plate.

before the cut

coolant spraying

the drop

finish pass

mounted

 

[Fro Diesel]

^^^sick!

how much you want to do that to my jet dynamics plate?

 

[FlightPlanDan]

yea.....but that other thing is "air driven" hahahah

 

[stanton]

^^^sick!

how much you want to do that to my jet dynamics plate?

ill let you know once i get work again.

 

[dbrutherford]

When using a jig saw to cut metal, use a little lube. WD40 seems to help keep things cool and cleaned out. The blade won't gaul as much.

 

[Bonzia Bob]

plasma cutter...

 

[Pablo]

What's a good radius for the D-cut? I was planning on cutting back to the steering nozzle pivot.

 

[JonnyB]

plasma cutter...

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