What tool would I use to trim down a non-adjustable shower curtain rod?

[ManBearPig]

Any ideas? Wanna get this shower rod but it may be a tad long, and it's not adjustable.

I think this will be the last of my shower curtain rod threads. This is not a joke lol.

Thanks again bros.

 

[herm0016]

being curved I would think you have a little leeway by bending it. My guess would be 1/4 in or so. You may not be able to trim it depending on how the ends are attached. To trim I would think a hacksaw would be best if it is possible.

 

[Pardus]

previous shower curtain/rod threads.

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2221729

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2221662

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2221661

 

[ManBearPig]

previous shower curtain/rod threads.

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2221729

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2221662

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2221661

They were all independent threads! I tried asking other questions in those threads, but people only read the first post and then reply lol. And even if i ask a question in the first post, people usually only respond to the first question.

 

[janas19]

They were all independent threads! I tried asking other questions in those threads, but people only read the first post and then reply lol. And even if i ask a question in the first post, people usually only respond to the first question.

I'm also in a shower rod situation. It's a serious jam. I started one thread already, but it will probably be necessary to create at least three to solve all my shower rod problems.

 

[pcgeek11]

Patience a roll of tape and a hacksaw. Tape where you will be cutting the rod and go smooth and slow strokes.

 

[Leros]

Seems like a fairly basic design, you should you can't find something similar in a shorter size?

 

[paperfist]

It's stainless steel so a hacksaw and blade.

Or a reciprocating saw with metal blade.

Or a Dremel with a cut off wheel.

 

[Capt Caveman]

OP should start a shower curtain rod forum.

 

[ManBearPig]

Hacksaw it is. Thanks for the suggestions.

 

[dank69]

Patience a roll of tape and a hacksaw. Tape where you will be cutting the rod and go smooth and slow strokes.

Smooth slow strokes on his rod might be fine at first but it is extremely difficult not to naturally speed up when he is almost finished.

 

[Modelworks]

Mark the rod where you want it cut and stop by any auto body shop , they will probably cut it for nothing. You really want a high speed cutter to cut something like that cleanly. Hacksaw may work but you have to be really careful to keep the cut straight.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Mark the rod where you want it cut and stop by any auto body shop , they will probably cut it for nothing. You really want a high speed cutter to cut something like that cleanly. Hacksaw may work but you have to be really careful to keep the cut straight.

Use a miter box for the hacksaw.

 

[edro]

Put it in a vice and bend it back a forth about 20 times.

 

[FoBoT]

i would go to home despot and buy an adjustable shower curtain rod stick thingy

 

[Capt Caveman]

How about a pipe cutter?

 

[WHAMPOM]

tt

 

[Tiamat]

the amazon reviews seem to point to the fact that any trimming needs to be pretty precise and accurate. A Hacksaw will be difficult. I'm thinking a miter saw with metal cutting blade. Even a dremel with cut-off wheel might prove difficult due to the need to maintain a clean cut throughout the entire rod.

 

[Muse]

It's stainless steel so a hacksaw and blade.

Or a reciprocating saw with metal blade.

Or a Dremel with a cut off wheel.

All this. Hacksaw is basic in any tool set. A dremel is something I've come to appreciate as also very nice to have. It's one of those tools where after you have it for a few years you wonder how you lived without it. Well, you can live without it, but I use mine not infrequently. In fact I used it about 3 days ago.

However, for this job I'd reach for my hacksaw. I'd likely clamp the rod (with a rag around it) in my bench vise and have at it. "Measure twice, cut once." Note, there are several kinds of hacksaw blades. In fact I have a couple that have tungsten carbide cutting particles glued to the steel. I also have dremel cutting wheels with diamond particles affixed.

I often use a jigsaw for hacksaw duties, using metal cutting blades.

 

[ManBearPig]

the amazon reviews seem to point to the fact that any trimming needs to be pretty precise and accurate. A Hacksaw will be difficult. I'm thinking a miter saw with metal cutting blade. Even a dremel with cut-off wheel might prove difficult due to the need to maintain a clean cut throughout the entire rod.

Heh, based on the reviews I figured the cuts would be easy since a lot of people did them and didn't say what they used. I was just picturing a bunch of moms using power tools to cut the rod lol.

Muse, my brother in law suggested I use his carbide tipped blade too.

 

[BoomerD]

Myself, I use a shower curtain rod trimmer...

Available at finer home improvement and tool stores everywhere.

OOPS! Wrong Hacksaw...

 

[ManBearPig]

We'll find out tomorrow whether this works or not. Expect more threads in the immediate future. :awe:

 

[Howard]

How about a pipe cutter?

Most pipe cutters won't do stainless steel.

EDIT: Also, isn't that a non-square cut?

 

[ManBearPig]

Most pipe cutters won't do stainless steel.

EDIT: Also, isn't that a non-square cut?

That is indeed a non-square cut. Just a cylinder. The people on amazon made it seem easy though lol.

 

[Howard]

That is indeed a non-square cut. Just a cylinder. The people on amazon made it seem easy though lol.

No, I'm talking about the angle of cut, not the shape of the material. A square cut would be 90 degrees to the length.