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BR3W CITY · 11-04-2011, 12:30 PM

Cutoff wheels just aren't comparable when you need to do things like cut plates for a suspension, or skid plates etc out of heavier gauge metal. It would take 5 cutoff wheels at least to do some of the single cuts I've had to make. At to that things like aluminum and stainless tend to "gunk" up a wheel. I really want to get one again, but I will admit that for things like sheetmetal bodies, they are a bit overkill.

Rooster's 67 · 11-04-2011, 01:42 PM

I have cut many a panel using a straight edge and a torch stand off tool for mine, It beats spending another couple grand on a shear. I can get straight clean cuts quick and easy. I have a Miller Spectrum 375 and love it.

Grinder Safety side note: Grinding wheels and disks should NEVER be used on Aluminum, it will embed/cake up on/in the disk/wheel and it will expand when heated thru use of the disk/wheel and can cause the disk or wheel to explode.

11-04-2011, 12:30 PM	#26
BR3W CITY meowMEOWmeowMEOW Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: MKE WI Posts: 7,128	Re: Should every garage have a plasma cutter Cutoff wheels just aren't comparable when you need to do things like cut plates for a suspension, or skid plates etc out of heavier gauge metal. It would take 5 cutoff wheels at least to do some of the single cuts I've had to make. At to that things like aluminum and stainless tend to "gunk" up a wheel. I really want to get one again, but I will admit that for things like sheetmetal bodies, they are a bit overkill. __________________ *'66 Short Step / SD Tuned / Big Cam LQ4 / Backhalfed /Built 4l80e / #REBUILDEVERYTHING* MY BUILD THE H8RDCPTR //\\ MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL REV J HD

11-04-2011, 01:42 PM	#27
Rooster's 67 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: DFW Posts: 765	Re: Should every garage have a plasma cutter I have cut many a panel using a straight edge and a torch stand off tool for mine, It beats spending another couple grand on a shear. I can get straight clean cuts quick and easy. I have a Miller Spectrum 375 and love it. Grinder Safety side note: Grinding wheels and disks should *NEVER* be used on Aluminum, it will embed/cake up on/in the disk/wheel and it will expand when heated thru use of the disk/wheel and can cause the disk or wheel to explode. __________________ The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?



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