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Old 08-09-2015, 11:39 PM
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Originally Posted by MVPeterson View Post
I agree with Hunter, for cutting steel into basic shape, angle grinder with cut off wheel works good, and is affordable. Yes, the metal gets hot! When the time comes keep that in mind while grinding the pins down to the handle material to avoid burning it. That's one of the many lessons I learned the hard way. Good luck!
The first time I burnt my fingers I went and got a dunk bucket. Grind until it's warm then quick dunk to cool it off and continue.

Also picked up some cutoff bits for my dremel tool today. First attempt was with a metal cutting blade on my sawzall. Got 2 blades glowing hot while trying to cut an 8" piece off the barstock. Got the job done, but it wasn't pretty.
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