How To Cut Steel Rod. Use safety glasses and clear the room as pieces could fly. Cutting a steel pole with a saw. Cutting threads on a steel rod requires a die set.
Lubricate the rod often, as when cutting into a worn bolt.
A die set can also be used to turn an ordinary steel rod into a bolt. The bandsaw is lowered to about an inch above the cutting area with the red handle. 3mm doesn't seem much to cut through, but none of the tools i have can even leave a dent. A wide variety of how to cut stainless steel rod options are available to you, such as standard, grade, and certification. How to i make a clean, precise cut on this tough little rod? I'm making a hobby project, and i have a 3mm round hardened steel rod, which i need to cut to an exact 7.5mm length. This is an instructional video featuring doug prime, founder of the future engineers center at the university of massachusetts lowell. On a side note, stainless steel zip ties make for great theft deterrents if you want to affix certain accessories to a bicycle.