4.5" RA grinder with a cut wheel. The trick is to score the line completely and lightly move up and down the line, you`ll be through it in no time.
Dude why are you so hell bent on a bandsaw?
I own a horizontal, a vertical with a reduction gearbox, a portaband saw, a plasma torch, a OA torch. A good 4.5" angle grinder and cutwheel blades is my go to tool for about everything any more. Just clamp the material to edge of a bench and do as said above in my earlier post, if it`s just a straight cut. Just buy a face mask, wear leather gloves and long sleeve shirt.
All the saws I listed have their place but my grinder is my go to tool to get-r-done.
Just trying to help. 32-18 tpi will all cut steel.
So... Did you try it?
Yo, ToolJunkie. Damn 1/16th zip wheels and a 5A 4 1/2 grinder made quick work of that 1/8 stuff! :thankyou:Darn straight cuts too even just following a line. Thanks for the tip! I was a little gun shy as I have used a cut off wheel on a die grinder and had a bad experience with it jamming up and exploding, safety first! Bought the grinder (my 4th) and the zip wheels on a whim at HF with a gift card balance and even their wheels melted through that .125 with ease. Nice thing about cheap grinders, you can buy one for each disc your using (Wire wheel, grinder disc and zip disc) and just grab the one you need. Im going to gear down the band saw 16:1 with 2 4:1 10sp cog cassettes in series and bike chain for a 175 fpm blade speed. Too fast and it will melt the teeth so you got to slow wood saws way down.
