Hardened Steel Cutting Wheel

Hardened steel can be tough to cut.

Hardened steel cutting wheel.

Any recommendations on how to cut it. This steel was 8 wide. If a somewhat larger amount of money is available to be spent on cutting materials the evolution metal cutting saw is a fast and efficient tool that will cut through hardened steel with relative ease making clean cuts and retaining the hardness of the steel. According to this video from ultimate handyman that s because hardened steel is often harder than the steel in hacksaw blades and similar toothed saw blades.

Carbide is really hard. This cutting disc is constructed from a hard abrasive used for slicing and cutting metal including hardened steel. How to cut hardened steel by http www ultimatehandyman co uk steel can be hardened by having a high carbon content heat treatment or by work hardening. A glass cutter may use a diamond to create the split but more commonly a small cutting wheel made of hardened steel or tungsten carbide 4 6 mm in diameter with a v shaped profile called a hone angle is used.

Ideal for cutting grooving and trimming all kinds of metal. From past expirience bolt cutters don t play nice with hardened steel p recommendations. The greater the hone angle of the wheel the sharper the angle of the v and the thicker the piece of glass it is designed to cut. After chewing up 1 hacksaw blade to it s dull tomb i m fairly certain it s made from hardened steel.

Like bakrch says just cut it. Oh and it s a decent lock picking isn t an option. This cutting disc is constructed from a hard abrasive used for slicing and cutting metal including hardened steel. In fact your best bet for cutting hardened steel may be an angle grinder with a cutoff wheel.

This wheel makes it easy to cut bolts and screws and make slots in rusted or stripped bolts and screws for removal with a screwdriver. 3 people found this helpful. More items to explore. One wheel cut through 1 4 hardened steel twice at 45 degrees to the surface and nearly made a third 90 degree cut to the surface before it gave up the ghost.