Cutter Tool Question ?

[macabethiel]

Anyone know of small hand held device for cutting steel pedal cycle mud guard struts in-situ with ?

Bolt croppers a bit big and expensive, wondering if anyone does a small tool for the job. Side cutters struggle as the struts are steel not aluminium.

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

Dremil with a cutting disk.

 

[Fez_uk]

What about a pair of tin snips?

 

[macabethiel]

Tin snips

What about a pair of tin snips?

Did use tin snips but there are 50 years old and have had it !

 

[macabethiel]

Dremil

Dremil with a cutting disk.

Never had one will look at the price. Have an angle grinder but one slip and could do a lot of damage!

 

[Fez_uk]

Did use tin snips but there are 50 years old and have had it !

around £10-15 new

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

Never had one will look at the price. Have an angle grinder but one slip and could do a lot of damage!

Depends on how often you do it, but the large cutter wheels on a decent Dremil are great, not really cost effective though unless you can use it for other things. I use mine all the time, and it has been very useful for cutting rusted nuts on the T2.

 

[Blocky10]

Anyone know of small hand held device for cutting steel pedal cycle mud guard struts in-situ with ?

Bolt croppers a bit big and expensive, wondering if anyone does a small tool for the job. Side cutters struggle as the struts are steel not aluminium.

The local kids upset you have they?:lol nicking their mudguards so they get soaked:clap

 

[emjaybee]

I'd just go softly, softly with an angle grinder.

:thumb2

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

Rick will sort it for ya....he has a thing about grinders :lol



(Sorry Rick)

 

[Banshee]

Rick will sort it for ya....he has a thing about grinders :lol
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(Sorry Rick)

No safety goggles and sandals!!!!!!

 

[solarman216]

No safety goggles and sandals!!!!!!

That is correct, I am old school, even before I had to wear glasses to see, I have never ever used goggles or masks for grinding, as for foot wear have worn sandals for the last 30 odd years, elf and safety can go eff em selves, this is the scenario, kids now only play on park swings, slides etc with soft landing surfaces so they do not hurt themselves, I grew up with what today would be regarded as "harmful equipment" ie if you fell off it hurt, so I learnt not to fall off, modern day kids have not learnt that so often when they do have a mishap they end up breaking something, it is like dirt, if I drop a bit of food on the floor I will pick it up dust it off and eat it, I have never protected my immune system from from shit, hence my system can cope with most things thrown at it, I could go on but think you get the idea, Rick

 

[solarman216]

Rick will sort it for ya....he has a thing about grinders :lol
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(Sorry Rick)

Please do not be sorry, it is all about knowing what you are doing, in this pic just look at where the sparks are going, and yes I am wearing sandals with socks on, but I know how far from such sparks you need to be for them to be harmless and my feet are well away from the harmful area, Rick

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

:lol I meant sorry for sneaking a pic mate, I agree with what you say, I think its called learning by association! I rember learning how not to stand on rusty nails when I was young. I don't coddle my boy either, I want him to have the same sort of common sense!!

 

[Blocky10]

Ricks wearing his safety squint so it's ok:lol

 

[solarman216]

Ricks wearing his safety squint so it's ok:lol

Seriously you got i in one :thumbs, Rick

 

[solarman216]

:lol I meant sorry for sneaking a pic mate, I agree with what you say, I think its called learning by association! I rember learning how not to stand on rusty nails when I was young. I don't coddle my boy either, I want him to have the same sort of common sense!!

I knew you took the pic saw it out of my side eye, Rick

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

I knew you took the pic saw it out of my side eye, Rick

:doh busted :lol

 

[johnb5177]

That is correct, I am old school, even before I had to wear glasses to see, I have never ever used goggles or masks for grinding, as for foot wear have worn sandals for the last 30 odd years, elf and safety can go eff em selves, this is the scenario, kids now only play on park swings, slides etc with soft landing surfaces so they do not hurt themselves, I grew up with what today would be regarded as "harmful equipment" ie if you fell off it hurt, so I learnt not to fall off, modern day kids have not learnt that so often when they do have a mishap they end up breaking something, it is like dirt, if I drop a bit of food on the floor I will pick it up dust it off and eat it, I have never protected my immune system from from shit, hence my system can cope with most things thrown at it, I could go on but think you get the idea, Rick

+1.....Have to agree with Rick on all of the above.....except the sandals bit (haven’t worn them since I was a kid).....there is far too much mollycoddling taking place of the poor wee snowflake darlings.....:nenau

 

[makeitfit]

+1.....Have to agree with Rick on all of the above.....except the sandals bit (haven’t worn them since I was a kid).....there is far too much mollycoddling taking place of the poor wee snowflake darlings.....:nenau

Yep elf n feckin safety are gay, mostly.
SOCKS and sandals though :doh I'll ring the fashion police 1st thing :lol