October 29, 200916 yr hot cutters ? I tried all yesterday afternoon to split a piece of steel ans ended up with a split about a milimeter long so some help would be nice
October 29, 200916 yr Heat steel to orange place on cutting saddle or plate place hot cut on piece Strike with heavy hammer repeatedly re-aligning the cutter as needed. Stop when red and re-heat Now where did you go astray? Note that for long cuts it helps to start them at an edge as having it cut through there first allows further in metal to curl away from the cut as it progresses.
October 30, 200916 yr Author yes I know that already. I went wrong when I tried to cut it with out any of those listed tools, and an 8" piece of RR track as an anvil.
October 30, 200916 yr No disrespect intended, but if you "know that already", why did you ask for help? Some jobs can't be done without the proper tools. 8" of railroad track is a paper weight, not an anvil. Get a solid surface (anvil) and follow Thomas' directions. It works. Don
October 30, 200916 yr Author Ya the only problem is getting an anvil ill try again today and see if the person is there, but what i was thinking was a modified swage or something like that idk
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