Which tools to cut stainless chassis?

[racecarking123]

what do you guys use to cut your plates for the custom chassis i have aquired some stainless steel plates and i want to know what is the best tool to cut with
:)

[SVEN]

I use a band saw, with a metal specific blade.

(p.s. there is a tools and procedures forum ;)

[BENDER]

Unless you have access to a mill, then band saw is probably your best bet. Use a fine tooth blade, if the blade is too aggressive (coarse) then you'll end up breaking the teeth off it.

[BultacoJim]

Best way to cut stainless, is to let someone else cut it for you. :lol:

A Bandsaw will work Ok if you use a good fine-tooth, bi-metal blade, but cutting stainless without lots of coolant will dull it quickly. Slow speeds and heavy feed rates with sufficient emulsion lubricant will help prevent rapid dulling of saw teeth.

I haven’t tried them yet, but this company offers cut-off discs just for cutting Stainless. http://news.thomasnet.com/fullstory/28970/1106


Oxy-Acetylene is almost useless for cutting Stainless. Not recommended.
Abrasive cutting will work, but leaves an edge that needs to be dressed up.
My Dad used to use carbon-arc with a stick welder to cut stainless panels.
Plasma and Laser are the two methods used commercially now.


For fastening:
Rivets & bolts work, but drilling the holes will wreck havoc with your drill bits.
Silver solder works fine, just be sure to tell your welding supplier what you are doing, so they sell you the correct grade silver solder for stainless.
You can also weld it (stick, MIG, TIG).
You can use oxy/acetylene to braze it with a braze paste for stainless.

I wouldn’t recommend Stainless for RC work. It’s heavy and a PITA to work with.
But…. If you’re going to build a Pulse-Jet to power your crawler, then Stainless is your friend. :mrgreen:

[racecarking123]

yes but i dont have access to a band saw or any thing apart from basic tools like jigsaw, drill, dremel(but i think the motor is on its way out), hacksaw(but dont know which blades to get.

any info would be appreciated

i will be cutting 2mm thick stainless steel that i have cut outs of 6"x6" that i acquired for free, :sad: :sad: i have my chassis all drawn up i just need to get it cut

[Ace]

Drill, hacksaw, file and lots of sweat.

[racecarking123]

cool i will get started then, i will reply if my arms dont fall off doing it or shoot myself due to not getting anywhere lol

[N00b]

yes but i dont have access to a band saw or any thing apart from basic tools like jigsaw, drill, dremel(but i think the motor is on its way out), hacksaw(but dont know which blades to get.

any info would be appreciated

i will be cutting 2mm thick stainless steel that i have cut outs of 6"x6" that i acquired for free, :sad: :sad: i have my chassis all drawn up i just need to get it cut
woah so u aying u aint got a drill?!? dude thats like the thing that everybody has i mean everybody even homeless people waist all of their money jus to get a drilll.... you need to go shopping for tools man.... :lol:

[racecarking123]

woah so u aying u aint got a drill?!? dude thats like the thing that everybody has i mean everybody even homeless people waist all of their money jus to get a drilll.... you need to go shopping for tools man.... :lol:


no you read wrong i got a drill jigsaw and dremel basic tools i got not all this expensive equipment like band saws and lathes :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

[N00b]

oh sry..... i saw the "apart from".. do you have a mill?

[racecarking123]

nope but my grandad gave me a shot of a angle grinder with metal cutting discs so im just going to use that then blowtorch round the sides of the finished products so i get that blue/purple/yellow weldy look on the steel

[Nova]

i dont think you can cut SS with a torch

[racecarking123]

who said i was cutting it with a torch????? i am heating the metal up round the sides so i get the "burnt metal" look all the way round, its like when you weld there is the blue purple colours round the weld where the metal has been heated that hot thta is the look i am going for, a little like this

http://home.bak.rr.com/pcwelding/files/30-Tig%20weld%2001A.JPG

[AQTHF BIATCH]

any thing with a metal specific blade