Cutting hallow steel rod ?

[WarhammerUC]

I got these lido steel closet rod, its h0ll0w but i need to cut them to size for the closet.

Whats the best way ? the guy at home depot said hack saw.. but i figure it might take too long.. i have a table saw also... but never cut steel before, and not sure if its a good idea to use something that as the blade made snap off ?

so any recommendations ? dremel ?

specs are these, but steel not brass..
http://www.foxhomecenter.com/int/br_c_rail_b.htm

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: WarhammerUC
I got these lido steel closet rod, its hallow but i need to cut them to size for the closet.

Whats the best way ? the guy at home depot said hack saw.. but i figure it might take too long.. i have a table saw also... but never cut steel before, and not sure if its a good idea to use something that as the blade made snap off ?

so any recommendations ? dremel ?

specs are these, but steel not brass..
http://www.foxhomecenter.com/int/br_c_rail_b.htm

It's hollow (I hope) and use a hack saw.

EDIT
Hallow is a word usually used as a verb, meaning "to make holy or sacred, to sanctify or consecrate, to venerate". The adjective form hallowed, as used in The Lord's Prayer, means holy, consecrated, sacred, or revered. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallow

 

[BigJ]

Stop being a pansy and just use a hacksaw.

 

[ItTheCow]

Hack saw. It'll be very easy.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Stop being a pansy and use your head or hand

 

[Capt Caveman]

Hack saw

 

[WarhammerUC]

ok i need to get a hack saw now..

are all saw equal or do i need special ones for steel

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: WarhammerUC
ok i need to get a hack saw now..

are all saw equal or do i need special ones for steel

You want to buy a fine tooth blade for metal.

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: WarhammerUC
ok i need to get a hack saw now..

are all saw equal or do i need special ones for steel

I am not sure. What is used to destroy God's work?

 

[WarhammerUC]

never mind.. my dads got a machine.. he said takes 2 min

 

[spidey07]

It takes 5 with a hack saw.

 

[Squisher]

pipe cutter

The problem with a hacksaw would be your inability to hold it without distorting the pipe.

A dremel would work poorly, but it would work.

 

[MrPickins]

Originally posted by: Squisher
pipe cutter

The problem with a hacksaw would be your inability to hold it without distorting the pipe.

A dremel would work poorly, but it would work.

Maybe copper, but he's talking about a steel pipe. There should be no problem with it distorting.

 

[Evadman]

You can also toss a metal blade on your table saw. generally though, that will make a mess out of your saw. I have 2 cutoff saws and a plasma cutter if I need to hack up some pipe. If you will be doing a bunch of cuts, a 12" metal cutoff saw can be had from the $50 range.

<edit>
Sorry, I just saw that this is for a closet rod. What a joke. You could do that in about 30 seconds with a hack saw.

 

[WHAMPOM]

Originally posted by: WarhammerUC
ok i need to get a hack saw now..

are all saw equal or do i need special ones for steel

Fine toothed blade for thin steel and small metal file to take the burrs off,

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: WarhammerUC
ok i need to get a hack saw now..

are all saw equal or do i need special ones for steel

3 bucks at home depot.
fancier longer ones will = less work.

 

[wwswimming]

a good hack saw with a fresh blade & considerable tension.

10 minutes of elbow grease, it'll be done.

of course you've got to clamp it right, too.

hmm ... saw the spec & was thinking brass.

STEEL - 15 minutes of elbow grease ?

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: wwswimming
a good hack saw with a fresh blade & considerable tension.

10 minutes of elbow grease, it'll be done.

of course you've got to clamp it right, too.

We're talking a closet rod here with a thickness of .08. A hack saw is going go through it like butter.

This is not a steel pipe, this is a closet rod. I may have over estimated with 5 minutes of work, more like 1.

 

[HappyPuppy]

It's tubing, use a tubing or pipe cutter.

 

[LordMorpheus]

Hacksaw with a decent blade will do through that in no time. Man up and chop that sucker up.

 

[Rubycon]

Hollow steel rod? Wouldn't that be a pipe?

I doubt it's anywhere near schedule 40 thickness. A 24TPI high speed steel hacksaw blade should work. If you have lots of parts or need a square edge I'd suggest a medium sized tubing cutter with a 1/2" wheel. It won't take many turns to cut that stock especially if it's 16gauge or thinner.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

What are you guys thinking? This is ATOT! Obviously, he needs to go to a metal fabricator and spend $1500 for setup on a CnC machine that is properly calibrated for techno geek closets.

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: wwswimming
a good hack saw with a fresh blade & considerable tension.

10 minutes of elbow grease, it'll be done.

of course you've got to clamp it right, too.

hmm ... saw the spec & was thinking brass.

STEEL - 15 minutes of elbow grease ?

...dude...it's a closet rod, not a weight bar.

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer
What are you guys thinking? This is ATOT! Obviously, he needs to go to a metal fabricator and spend $1500 for setup on a CnC machine that is properly calibrated for techno geek closets.

Charmilles ROBOFIL 640cc would do the job.