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Posted: 3/18/2019 2:35:48 PM EDT
[#1]
Nope
Its awful I say this as a guy that uses a hacksaw more than power tools A die grinder with a cut off wheel is a magical thing comparatively |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 2:37:08 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/18/2019 2:37:15 PM EDT
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Nope Its awful I say this as a guy that uses a hacksaw more than power tools A die grinder with a cut off wheel is a magical thing comparatively |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 2:37:26 PM EDT
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Nope Its awful I say this as a guy that uses a hacksaw more than power tools A die grinder with a cut off wheel is a magical thing comparatively |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 2:37:36 PM EDT
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I have a hand held port-a-band saw.
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Posted: 3/18/2019 2:37:48 PM EDT
[#6]
no, I must have shit hacksaws, I always wind up sawing on them forever, making no progress forever, getting pissed and breaking off the grinder and bunch of cutting wheels.
THAT cuts stuff fast. |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 2:37:50 PM EDT
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No but l"ll occasionally rub one out after using a plasma cutter.
Ughhhhhhhhhhh...........yeah...........Ughhhhhhhhhhh |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 2:37:55 PM EDT
[#8]
A shotgun barrel
Anything else 
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Posted: 3/18/2019 2:38:34 PM EDT
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No lol. I'm not Amish, I'm plugging a power tool in.
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Posted: 3/18/2019 2:40:27 PM EDT
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no, I must have shit hacksaws, I always wind up sawing on them forever, making no progress forever, getting pissed and breaking off the grinder and bunch of cutting wheels. THAT cuts stuff fast. |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 2:40:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You don’t like that feeling when you’re about to give up and rest for a moment, but something inside you tells you to keep going a little more and powee through it. And every time I think how I need to buy something that can cut with authority for my garage. Theres nothings worse than spending an hour cutting on something that should take a min or two when being careful with a power tool |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 2:42:27 PM EDT
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I use a hacksaw constantly.
Never really thought about it. |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 2:49:43 PM EDT
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Most people do not know how to use a hacksaw, in terms of choosing blade material, TPI V cut metal type and thickness, and even how to set the saw up.
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Posted: 3/18/2019 2:51:31 PM EDT
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One time after cutting pieces out of a ceramic flower pot with a hacksaw, effortlessly.
I pondered that I could cut anything. |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 2:52:12 PM EDT
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If the blade is not labeled "Lennox" you can stop there at that point, no need to carry on further. It's going to suck.
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Posted: 3/18/2019 2:53:32 PM EDT
[#16]
Nope
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Posted: 3/18/2019 2:54:03 PM EDT
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Most people do not know how to use a hacksaw, in terms of choosing blade material, TPI V cut metal type and thickness, and even how to set the saw up. Any other saw, I think about what blade I'm using. I have a ton of options for every saw I own with an exchangeable blade, except my hacksaw. |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 2:54:20 PM EDT
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Only when I'm doing it on a lathe.
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Posted: 3/18/2019 2:54:22 PM EDT
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Only if that hacksaw has Metabo on the side.
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Posted: 3/18/2019 2:54:46 PM EDT
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While I prefer a torch or power tools, hand-sawing is oddly satisfying.
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Posted: 3/18/2019 2:55:26 PM EDT
[#21]
Cutoff wheel.
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Posted: 3/18/2019 2:56:17 PM EDT
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If the blade is not labeled "Lennox" you can stop there at that point, no need to carry on further. It's going to suck. |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 2:56:29 PM EDT
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I just bought a new hacksaw and left it on my workbench. My wife texts me the next day that she's all excited because she used my new saw to cut thru a board! I told her that saw is for cutting metal...facepalm.
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Posted: 3/18/2019 2:56:36 PM EDT
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Fuck no.
And I use tools daily. |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 2:57:04 PM EDT
[#25]
Plasma cutter FTW
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Posted: 3/18/2019 2:58:20 PM EDT
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Hmm, I’ve been using Lennox blades. Maybe that’s why my experience has been so satisfying. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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If the blade is not labeled "Lennox" you can stop there at that point, no need to carry on further. It's going to suck. 
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Posted: 3/18/2019 2:58:20 PM EDT
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I never can get that shit cut straight. I have to plan on cutting it just a wee bit too big and then filing/grinding it to size.
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Posted: 3/18/2019 2:58:41 PM EDT
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If the blade is not labeled "Lennox" you can stop there at that point, no need to carry on further. It's going to suck. |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 2:58:42 PM EDT
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When heat treatment is an issue, no.
Also you need a hacksaw blade in your survival kit. |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 2:58:44 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/18/2019 3:02:22 PM EDT
[#31]
Also, the softer the metal, the coarser the blade. Harder, thicker material, finer TPI. To cut a piece of rigid EMT, I would go with an 18-24TPI. For a piece of sched 80 iron pipe, I would use a 32TPI. For a thick piece of Al bar stock, an 18TPI.
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Posted: 3/18/2019 3:03:30 PM EDT
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plate=millfuckee metal skill saw
little cuts=metabo 6" grinder with cut off blade or 3" air powered cut off wheel curved or multi angel=hypotherm ar15 barrels=dremmel I don't fuck around with cutting metal any more, it took me 4 hours to cut up some stock for a fireplace when all I had was a skill saw+abrasive blade and a 4" angle grinder. I ordered a plasma and the Milwaukee metal saw. That saw is a amazing eta I also have a sawzalll wit lennox blades for tubing and other smallish stuff |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 3:05:25 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/18/2019 3:12:05 PM EDT
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I use hand tools as often as possible, saws, screw drivers, etc etc. People are amazed at my grip when I shake their hand.
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Posted: 3/18/2019 3:12:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You don’t like that feeling when you’re about to give up and rest for a moment, but something inside you tells you to keep going a little more and powee through it. You get to a point where you just want to stop, or you'll throw up. But then you see the last couple of shots in the bottle, and you're like " well, nobody else is gonna drink this shit". |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 3:15:44 PM EDT
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Can't say as I have ever enjoyed it.
What I do enjoy is setting up a cut in my bandsaw, dropping the arm and doing other things until I hear the saw turn off. Plasma cutter is a close second in terms of satisfying cutting tools to use. Sawzall gets an honorable mention. |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 3:18:54 PM EDT
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Plasma > bandsaw > cold saw > cutoff wheel > torch > hot saw > sawzall > axe > hacksaw.
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Posted: 3/18/2019 3:22:47 PM EDT
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Nope Its awful I say this as a guy that uses a hacksaw more than power tools A die grinder with a cut off wheel is a magical thing comparatively |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 3:23:50 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/18/2019 3:25:31 PM EDT
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No. Portaband FTW.
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Posted: 3/18/2019 3:28:02 PM EDT
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Young kids don't even know what a hacksaw is, let alone carry one. Everyone nowadays uses a small portaband or metal cutting circ saw...
...I cut some EMT with my hacksaw this past weekend 
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Posted: 3/18/2019 3:28:57 PM EDT
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@benchmade what are your thoughts on this?
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Posted: 3/18/2019 3:29:10 PM EDT
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Nope Its awful A die grinder with a cut off wheel is a magical thing comparatively |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 3:30:18 PM EDT
[#44]
You ain't livin' unless you've got a grinder with a cut-off wheel and the guard removed.
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Posted: 3/18/2019 3:31:09 PM EDT
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Plasma cutter for FTW.
Most satisfying cutter of steel that I've seen. |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 3:32:09 PM EDT
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no, I must have shit hacksaws, I always wind up sawing on them forever, making no progress forever, getting pissed and breaking off the grinder and bunch of cutting wheels. THAT cuts stuff fast. That's an old gag to do to someone's hacksaw...
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Posted: 3/18/2019 3:34:02 PM EDT
[#47]
I cant think of any cases where a hacksaw would be faster than an angle grinder with a cut off wheel
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Posted: 3/18/2019 3:39:45 PM EDT
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I cant think of any cases where a hacksaw would be faster than an angle grinder with a cut off wheel |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 3:41:26 PM EDT
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Plasma cutter for FTW. Most satisfying cutter of steel that I've seen. I need three custom nipples. Well fuck a bunch of buying nipples, I have to set up my shop threader straight away! I need to trim this 2x4 3". Well, shit hand saws suck, so you have to drive back to the shop and bring the portable miter saw, because I don't know how to use a hand saw effectively. |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 3:43:31 PM EDT
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I cant think of any cases where a hacksaw would be faster than an angle grinder with a cut off wheel That seems faster, to me. |
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