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Chris H. YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 41 Omaha, NE Gender:	Frame Cuts 10/03/16 at 11:10:35 I'm going to start cutting my frame for my bobber project. I have a reciprocating saw and metal blades. Should I wait to borrow my buddy's angle grinder? I've got a couple days off and want to get started, but I don't want to make more work for myself in the long run.
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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10666 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: Frame Cuts Reply #1 - 10/03/16 at 11:16:44 A recip saw with metal blades will work just fine.
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18099 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Frame Cuts Reply #2 - 10/03/16 at 11:20:58 Get several blades for the saw.....the metal in the frame seems to dull them pretty quickly.
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Ruttly Serious Thumper Online Thumpers Rule Posts: 5106 Manteca , CA Gender:	Re: Frame Cuts Reply #3 - 10/03/16 at 12:33:28 Saws all is my 2nd most favorite tool, 1st would be a Hammer I used die grinder with cutoff discs then finished with a grinder !
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Re: Frame Cuts
Reply #4 - 10/03/16 at 12:40:30

I used both a saws all and a die grinder on my frame cuts. It depended on the tube being cut and how much finish work I wanted to do.

Die grinder gives a cleaner cut more accurate cut that requires less "dress-up" then the saws all. When I use a saws all I leave a little extra material for clean-up.

An angle grinder is a great tool for finish work, but I still use a fine file for the final pass.

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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18099 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Frame Cuts Reply #5 - 10/03/16 at 13:34:06 I remember now the part that was so hard on the Sawzall blades. It was shortening the tubes at the front of the frame where the footpegs and front engine mounts are. When I did the Cafe' conversion the forward mount pegs went away, and I shortened the tubes that hold the front footpeg mounts - and I got 1 cut for each blade!
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Chris H. YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 41 Omaha, NE Gender:	Re: Frame Cuts Reply #6 - 10/03/16 at 14:20:32 Managed to get the shock towers cut off with one blade. Now I just need to clean up the frame when my buddy brings by the flapper disc.
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18099 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Frame Cuts Reply #7 - 10/03/16 at 17:43:26 Did you intend to cut them off? I use mine!
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Chris H. YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 41 Omaha, NE Gender:	Re: Frame Cuts Reply #8 - 10/03/16 at 17:57:55 Dave wrote on 10/03/16 at 17:43:26: Did you intend to cut them off? I use mine! Of course, converting to hard-tail.
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Frame Cuts Reply #9 - 10/03/16 at 18:58:31 FYI, bimetallic blades will hold up longer.
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Chris H. YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 41 Omaha, NE Gender:	Re: Frame Cuts Reply #10 - 10/03/16 at 19:34:27 Kris01 wrote on 10/03/16 at 18:58:31: FYI, bimetallic blades will hold up longer. That's what I have, worked great.
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Chris H. YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 41 Omaha, NE Gender:	Re: Frame Cuts Reply #11 - 10/04/16 at 13:30:34 Finished my frame cuts. Tank mounts, upper engine mounts, and shock towers. Cleaned up and painted, now I'm just waiting on parts. Sadly they're probably about a month out. I think I'll probably check my valve clearance while I'm waiting. Also, I've been doing some staring to figure out what color I want to powder coat the tins.
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