On 12/22/2012 10:24 AM, [email protected] wrote:
> How difficult would is it to cut case hardened steel shaft?
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> Shaft manufacturer states that the hardness depth is only 0.024".
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> Could this be done with a hacksaw?
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> Thanks.
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Like G Ross said HF grinder.
I bought one for 9.99 from HF. Excellent buy. $10 for a pack of cutoffs,
grinding wheels and sanding wheels (another excellent buy).
I didn't want to spend a lot because I didn't think I would use it all
that much. WRONG... I use it a lot.
I took the gear box apart and repacked.. This will now last a long time,
and if not, I'll get another.. they are always on sale.
You can cut Hardened steel with the cut offs. Don't waste your time on
the hacksaw blade, once you have this you'll wonder why you didn't get
one earlier.
On Saturday, December 22, 2012 10:47:59 AM UTC-5, Doug Miller wrote:
> [email protected] wrote in news:375f24e3-2f83-4624-b24f-676403b1eae5
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> @googlegroups.com:
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> > How difficult would is it to cut case hardened steel shaft?
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> > Could this be done with a hacksaw?
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> With the right kind of blade, yes. No ordinary hacksaw blade will do any more than polish
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> the surface (while losing all of its teeth), but one of these will go through a Grade 8 bolt:
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> http://www.homedepot.com/buy/stanley-10-in-rod-saw-15-410.html
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> It's tungsten carbide grit, bonded to a steel wire. You can also buy tungsten carbide grit
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> blades for reciprocating saws.
Cool. Thanks Doug.
[email protected] wrote in news:375f24e3-2f83-4624-b24f-676403b1eae5
@googlegroups.com:
> How difficult would is it to cut case hardened steel shaft?
Easy, with the right tools.
> Shaft manufacturer states that the hardness depth is only 0.024".
>
> Could this be done with a hacksaw?
With the right kind of blade, yes. No ordinary hacksaw blade will do any more than polish
the surface (while losing all of its teeth), but one of these will go through a Grade 8 bolt:
http://www.homedepot.com/buy/stanley-10-in-rod-saw-15-410.html
It's tungsten carbide grit, bonded to a steel wire. You can also buy tungsten carbide grit
blades for reciprocating saws.
[email protected] wrote:
> How difficult would is it to cut case hardened steel shaft?
>
> Shaft manufacturer states that the hardness depth is only 0.024".
>
> Could this be done with a hacksaw?
>
> Thanks.
Easiest would be a cutting wheel on a right-angle grinder. I tried
cutting the shaft of a shock absorber with a hacksaw and the saw just
slid across it. My HF grinder cut it in a snap.
--
G.W. Ross
'Bother,' said Pooh, as he saw the
mushroom cloud.
[email protected] wrote:
> How difficult would is it to cut case hardened steel shaft?
>
> Shaft manufacturer states that the hardness depth is only 0.024".
>
> Could this be done with a hacksaw?
>
> Thanks.
Yes.
--
-Mike-
[email protected]
Mike Marlow wrote:
> [email protected] wrote:
>> How difficult would is it to cut case hardened steel shaft?
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>> Shaft manufacturer states that the hardness depth is only 0.024".
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>> Could this be done with a hacksaw?
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>> Thanks.
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> Yes.
Oops - sorry. Started a reply and then noticed one from Doug which said it
all. Hit SEND instead of killing my reply.
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-Mike-
[email protected]
On Sat, 22 Dec 2012 10:46:25 -0500, "G. Ross" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>[email protected] wrote:
>> How difficult would is it to cut case hardened steel shaft?
>>
>> Shaft manufacturer states that the hardness depth is only 0.024".
>>
>> Could this be done with a hacksaw?
>>
>> Thanks.
>
>Easiest would be a cutting wheel on a right-angle grinder. I tried
>cutting the shaft of a shock absorber with a hacksaw and the saw just
>slid across it. My HF grinder cut it in a snap.
I bought a die grinder years ago and have always used these in it for
cutting hardened steel.
http://www.harborfreight.com/pack-of-10-3-inch-cut-off-wheels-for-metal-44812.html
http://www.harborfreight.com/1-4-quarter-inch-cut-off-wheel-arbor-for-die-grinder-93389.html
>'Bother,' said Pooh, as he saw the
>mushroom cloud.
<giggle>
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There is nothing more frightening than ignorance in action.
--Johann Wolfgang von Goethe