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  1. 20th November 2013, 01:47 PM #11
    lewy
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    cheers all,Dave what brand your bolt cutters,
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  2. 20th November 2013, 03:48 PM #12
    MickInTheMud
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    Reciprocating saw with suitable blade.
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  3. 20th November 2013, 04:28 PM #13
    lewy
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    been looking for an excuse to buy a reciprocating saw.
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  4. 20th November 2013, 04:52 PM #14
    Ean Austral Guest
    Lewy, 10mm bar will take 1-2 seconds to cut with a drop saw dont think there will be many sparks, plus a v8 petrol disco, that would make good bang if you want to see some real sparks

    When are you looking at cutting them?

    Cheers Ean
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  5. 20th November 2013, 05:55 PM #15
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    sometime in the next 3 weeks,depends on the rain,seems we are in for a bit
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  6. 20th November 2013, 08:53 PM #16
    R Miller Guest
    I work in a factory that does Reo, we use 600mm bolt cutters from trade tools to cut 10mm rod all the time, takes a bit of getting use to but its a good chest/arm workout,


    if you can get the rebar cutter id use one of them,
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  7. 21st November 2013, 09:25 PM #17
    Lightwater Guest
    Bolt cutters are the go, quick & a lot safer than grinding. I have a pair of 30 year old, 4 foot cutters which have cut a lot of 1/2 deformed steel, & the jaws are large enough to cut the body of padlocks in half!. So a smaller pair will do 10mm steel fine.
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