Best tool for cutting 3mm Land Rover Chassis, not grinder.

[mattrosersv]

I have just welded a new rear chassis section to my Land Rover, but now have some more difficult areas to get to in order to weld up.

Obviously a grinder is the way forward for most stuff and has been fine so far, but it is too big to get to some areas I need to sort which leaves me either having to cut off larger sections than I would like for access, or buy a new tool......

What would you recommend? I have been considering an air die grinder and discs (not sure my compressor would be up to the air flow though) and electric reciprocal saws.

Cheers,

Matt

[mygoldfishbowl]

I do have quite a large compressor & have used these in the past with some success. I've also used hacksaw blades with mole grips for a handle on occasions just to get by. If all that fails though I have cut back more than I wanted to. Not a lot of help I know but sometimes I think you've just got to cut out what ever you need to.

Edited by mygoldfishbowl on Thursday 14th May 21:51

[phillpot]

Would a Plasma cutter be any good?

[mygoldfishbowl]

Yes they would but the problem for me is cost. Probably £500 plus for something half decent that I may use once every two or three years, can't justify it.

[Peanut Gallery]

http://www.screwfix.com/p/energer-enb518htl-200w-m...

I have one similar to that, the blade it came with was JUST long enough to get through my exhaust while it was still in place.

[Mr Classic]

Oxy?

[G600]

mygoldfishbowl said:

I've also used hacksaw blades with mole grips for a handle on occasions just to get by.

Sounds like you need a pad saw.

[mattrosersv]

So, ended up using my trusty grinder + a borrowed reciprocal saw + some new Bosch blades and ended up chopping good bits out to get the access I needed.

The only problem with the reciprocal saw is that I keep bending the blades when the saw pops out the cut, or hits the opposing part of the chassis

I do have a cheap plasma, but the cuts are so rough they need grinding back anyway.

Cheers,

Matt