Cutting 1" Steel Plate With Power Tool

[Chris401]

Morning,
If you were cutting 100" of 1" steel plate with power tools what blades would you use? Preferably a wheel for my 9" Bosch grinder.
Thanks'

[MAC702]

Evolution circular saw: https://store.evolutionpowertools.com/products/s210ccs

If you are only doing an 8' cut and never need to do it again, you might be able to get away with just a metal-cutting circular saw blade in a standard circular saw. Make sure the blade is rated for the speed of the saw.

[MMW]

If my only option was to use a handheld grinder then I would buy cut off wheels. Something similar to this.
9" x 1/16" x 7/8" A46TZ T27 Cut-Off Wheel | Metabo Slicer Plus 655797000 (lehighvalleyabrasives.com)
These are used with an adapter (see below) but also available with a 5/8-11 hub at more cost.
Metabo Grinder Adapter Kit | Metabo 655039000 - Lehigh Valley Abrasives

[Chris401]

Thanks'. I looked at the Evolution saw. Looks like the buyer cutting 1/8" was under the guide and probably a little crooked making a bad cut. Maybe...

I'll try the cut off wheels and see how straight I can hold the line and post pictures. Depending on how good my cuts turn out I' may even admit to what I did with my torch before the gas ran out.

[Chris401]

I think that saw would be a good investment down the road. I became more cautious about metal work after I pulled a piece of wire wheel out of my dog's paw. That little shinny dot of metal I tuged on turned out to be about ⅝" worth of wire in his paw.

[tarry99]

I think that saw would be a good investment down the road. I became more cautious about metal work after I pulled a piece of wire wheel out of my dog's paw. That little shinny dot of metal I tuged on turned out to be about ⅝" worth of wire in his paw.

I have one of those Evolution saws.....Heavy duty for sure and with patience well cut through Heavy Plate.....I bought it to cut a bunch of 3/4" A-36 Plate....tried to use the fence and it worked OK but the slightest pressure up against the fence will cause the blade to start cutting in that direction which well eventually cause enough pressure on the blade to slow it down.....the fence is workable but only as a guide with very slight pressure .....nice saw, but only one blade in there inventory works as the blade / saw cuts in a reverse rotation direction and is pricy..

[Chris401]

What I'm doing here is making a couple of reinforcements in place of the pivot bracket. A little over kill but it will keep the digger arm from breaking again and retain the original appearance. First backhoe with an actuated bucket, Wain-Roy changed the next model digger arm to a stronger box design.