What to use to cut BBQ shelf?

[nogi]

Any suggestions on what I can use to get a straight cut? I need to shorten the width to 29cm from 35cm.

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[Michael G]

Ouch. Don't you hate that?
Looks like stainless steel. Probably not very thick. A plasma torch running along a guide would do that easily. Were you planning on refolding the edge? (probably necessary for strength). A thin cutting disc on an angle grinder would also do it although, although free hand that is a little trickier.

Perhaps repost this question in the welding section (or as the moderators to move it), as they may be someone in Brisbane who could do it for you. If you were in SA I have both cutter and folder - I reckon it would only take 10 or 15 minutes, so not a big job.

Michael

[Uncle Al]

If you go the angle grinder route, make sure the cut-off discs are labeled "Inox". The Inox discs are almost the same price and won't leave any residue that will rust and discolour the sheet material.

Alan...

[nogi]

Thanks guys, will hunt down a mod to move thread. Plasma sounds like the way to go. I don't know much about this or whether folding is required.

[RayG]

You could clamp a piece of flat and use that as a guide for the angle grinder.

One way of doing it would be to have the edge should be folded over like the original.

But seeing as it's going against the wall, and it's a food preparation area, you should consider instead folding it the other way.. that is fold it upward to make a sort of hygenic splash guard. that way it could be wiped clean easily.

The cut top edge could be just linished smooth and deburred.

Hope that makes sense...

Ray

Edit... if you don't have a linisher, a belt sander will do. Clamp timber strips either side and run the belt direction parallel to the edge.

[Evanism]

expanding on RayG, you could use a cheap drill nibbler to cut using a length of timber bolted down to use as a guide.

Use two pieces of timber clamped together on either side to create a long and accurate bend.