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01-03-2006, 09:07 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: eastern, nc
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|  good tool for cutting rods
got some 4/40 threaded rods i need to cut, along with some other small bolts. whats a good tool to use so the i don't mess up the threads?
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01-03-2006, 09:11 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Land of the Free, because of the Brave
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| I just snip mine with a heavy pair of dikes (diagonal cutters - get your mind out of the gutter  ), then sand the damaged threads off on a belt sander. -WRM |
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01-03-2006, 03:31 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Rochester
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If you double nut where you want to cut, you can use them as a guide for a jewelers' saw, then remove the nuts and use a file to remove any burrs. -B |
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01-03-2006, 06:50 PM
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| TEAM MODERATOR   Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tennessee
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A little overkill but I use my 14" chopsaw for everything anymore. To keep from messing the threads up,run a nut past where your gonna cut,make the cut and then remove the nut. Taking the nut off will clean and open up the threads again.
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01-03-2006, 07:13 PM
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| 06 Super National Champ  Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Stark Industries Bar and Grill
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Dremel and a nut.
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01-03-2006, 07:25 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Central NY
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Hacksaw and file.
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01-03-2006, 07:28 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Cincinnati Ohio
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Dremel with a fiberglass reinforced cut off wheel, air cut off, hacksaw, dikes/side cutters, whatever you have or can afford. All of the above will work. A dremel is a good investment, as is a good hacksaw.
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01-03-2006, 07:56 PM
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| Colt Python/SR9c  Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: out in the shop, reloading ammo!
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Just rub it on the concrete for awhile |
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01-03-2006, 08:07 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Wheeling
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01-04-2006, 01:15 PM
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| Pebble Pounder  Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: I need MORE GIGGLE JUICE
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01-05-2006, 11:04 AM
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| Quarry Creeper  Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Omaha
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I've just started with custom scale crawlers, but in my 1:1 life, I like to cut threaded items with my grinder and a cutoff wheel then smooth out the damaged threads with my bench grinder and a fairly fine wheel. I would think the Dremel with a reinforced cutoff wheel, as suggested, would work well for the cut and then use a fine Dremel grinding wheel to smooth the damaged threads. At least that's what I'm going to try with my 6-32 threaded rods.
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01-15-2006, 01:15 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: New Hamburg
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When ever i cut off any bolts or threaded things i either use a die grinder with a cut off wheel or a hacksaw with a thread chaser (looks like a nut but has sharper threads)
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01-15-2006, 08:05 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Auburn, WA
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Dremel with a fiber wheel and a file have done fine for me.
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01-15-2006, 10:51 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: a place of settlement, activity, or residence.
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Like Madcrate posted, most of your combo wire stripping pliers have provisions for cutting machine screws. After you cut the screw the tool straightens the threads automaticly when you remove the screw.
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