Phil, how you considered tin snips? You can get them at your local Home
Depot for a reasonable amount. Elbow grease supplied separately.
Personally, I'm very fond of my 5 " angle grinder with a cutoff blade.
You can open up the tops to a rough circle and then use the tool of your
choice to finish them. If you're good with the thing (I am :-) ) you can
just cut the holes in one shot.
Whatever you use, you'd better wear ear, eye, and lung protection, was
well as gloves.
pboldtrix@juno.com wrote:
>Listers:
> I operate a self-service carwash and am getting ready to convert my
>2-motor vacuums to 3 motors. This will involve cutting 6" diameter holes
>in the top of each of 10 stainless steel vacuums. Since I don't own a
>nibbler and I don't believe they can be cut neatly enough with a torch
>(which I don't have either), I had planned to cut the holes with my sabre
>saw, using metal cutting (lots of) blades.
> My question...what would be the best blades? I know regular blades will
>dull almost immediately on stainless (the vacuums are about 16-18 gauge
>stainless), so they're out. I can get bi-metal blades OR carbide grit
>blades from Grainger, packs of five. Which would be better? Is there
>another type more suitable? Any other ideas for cutting the holes? I'd
>be working on a stable flat surface, which helps a lot, but stainless
>steel can be a b***h!
> Anyone?
> TIA, Phil Bacon, GCTC, 72 TR6, 67 MGBGT
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