I have seen light sabers do quick work on ship hulls. 

Chris.

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Dnia May 2, 2014 o godz. 12:46 Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a):

> Hi all.
> 
> Finally signed a lease for a new Vanagon "shop" space. Reasonably
> sized: 21' x 18' x 8.x' high garage. I'm allowed to MIG weld, cut
> metal, but ventilation may be an issue.
> A cut-off wheel in angle grinder throws a lot of dust.
> 
> Do budget oriented metal shears generally last long enough for NON
> commercial use?
> eg: http://www.kmstools.com/magnum-12-hand-shear-3035
> The thickest metal I work with so far, is 1/8" though I wonder if a
> shear like that would actually cut it.
> What about cutting 1.5" or 2" box steel?
> 
> I don't have an O2-acetylene set up.
> 
> Would a band saw suffice for cutting sheet, plate, box and tube material
> but not throw as much dust as a cut-off wheel?
> Other tool suggestions are welcome! I would not run a compressor.
> 
> I don't foresee a lot of fabrication. And since 110 VAC to garage is
> on a shared breaker, this may negate any real future fabrication work
> beyond cutting and tacking parts in place. Still. It would be fun to
> learn of things like intake manifold alterations, copying diesel
> vanagon carriers, etc.
> 
> Thanks much,
> 
> Neil.
> 
> 
> 
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> Neil n
> 
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> 
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