stainless steel

[roxylass]

i have a grinder but will a hacksaw cut the above for more neatness .

[Jaakko]

You better have very good hacksaw blade, as stainless steel is harder than regular steel and work hardens easily (thus drilling holes to stainless is a pain in the crack).

In my opinion you get more result with the grinder, but I would suggest finding a grinding stone that is designed to work on stainless so it cuts easily You get very fine results with a grinder if you are patient and have a fine wheel.

[roxylass]

thank you jaakko.

[roxylass]

today i was given two five inch grinding discs inox stainless am i right to say,these are the discs that i need.

[CptedIV]

Hmm didn't realize there are different wheels for different metal. I was trying to cut the "Dragon" tension tool out of 20 gauge stainless using my bench grinder with the wheels it came with. Took forever and was a complete mess. I was trying to use a Dremel to finish it, that sort of worked but I've already used about 9 discs and I'm probably 3/4 done...

Ed

[ElbowMacaroni]

The diamond dust covered bits for dremels eat through stainless pretty well for me. Still, I make sure to quench often to avoid ruining the integrity of the metal.

-EM

[CptedIV]

One of these?http://www.amazon.com/DIAMOND-CUTTING-WHEEL-shank-TOOLS/dp/B000P49NCC/ref=pd_cp_hi_1/184-8125109-4781207

Ed

[ElbowMacaroni]

More like these: http://www.amazon.com/30pc-DIAMOND-BUR- ... 77-6559835

But the wheels would work for making roughout cuts, then you could clean up the shape with something like this. Then on to sandpaper.

[CptedIV]

Those for cutting out the shape of the pick/tension wrench? How long do those last?

[ElbowMacaroni]

I don't know on the diamond wheels, but since they are a metal substrate for the abrasive, I'd imagine they'd far outlast the brown ones. However, I just use the diamond burrs.

[Jaakko]

Diamond grinding wheels are meant for light duty work, like sharpening tools and especially hardened steels. The diamons coating or particles are glued in place, so they won't tolerate heat that much. There are wheels that use embedded diamond dust/particles, but still they are not intended for rough material removal, mainly sharpening things. Diamond cuts fine and about anything, but it won't like heat.

[WOT]

Stainless steel is just like regular steel. It comes in many variety.

Stainless steel sinks are nowhere near as hard as stainless steel knives.

[Jaakko]

Stainless steel is just like regular steel. It comes in many variety.

Stainless steel sinks are nowhere near as hard as stainless steel knives.

I would not say "just like", as stainless is work hardening material where as plain structural steel is not. Also the nickel and chromium contents of stainless steel tend are not good for regular grinding wheels.

And yeah, sinks are not hardened like knives and they usually use an alloy that is good for deep cold or hot drawing, unlike the knives.