A good friend of mine has some shelving in their shed, but they need the height reduced slightly so that it will fit a new replacement shed. The shelving is freestanding and constructed of mild steel box section, so it's very simple to reduce the height.
However, there are end caps on the top of each box section which will require very clean cuts to fit again. A hacksaw or angle grinder with cutoff wheel may not give a perfect cut - so I was tempted to use my chop saw. It's an "Evolution Mitre Saw" which is fairly cheap, but good enough for my needs. It uses 210mm TCT "multi-material" cutting blades, but I generally only use these on wood and aluminium.
Here's a link to the blade I've currently got:
Would you think that would cut twelve 50mmx50mm mild steel box section supports (approx 2mm thick) without much wear on the blade? I'd normally have done it without even thinking about it, but some of the reviews I read on amazon mentioned that the blade was blunt after just a few cuts. If I'll end up going through a single blade for a small job, I may as well do it another way
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However, there are end caps on the top of each box section which will require very clean cuts to fit again. A hacksaw or angle grinder with cutoff wheel may not give a perfect cut - so I was tempted to use my chop saw. It's an "Evolution Mitre Saw" which is fairly cheap, but good enough for my needs. It uses 210mm TCT "multi-material" cutting blades, but I generally only use these on wood and aluminium.
Here's a link to the blade I've currently got:
Evolution Circular Saw Blade 210 x 25.4mm 24T
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Would you think that would cut twelve 50mmx50mm mild steel box section supports (approx 2mm thick) without much wear on the blade? I'd normally have done it without even thinking about it, but some of the reviews I read on amazon mentioned that the blade was blunt after just a few cuts. If I'll end up going through a single blade for a small job, I may as well do it another way