poseyforge Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poseyforge Posted October 30, 2009 Author Share Posted October 30, 2009 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don A Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poseyforge Posted October 30, 2009 Author Share Posted October 30, 2009 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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