Aluminium Toerail hand cutting tool?

[UK-WOOZY]

Aluminium Toerail. What is the best hand tool to use as i have no access to a mitre or band saw, would an angle grinder or hacksaw cut it?

attached is a pic of the rail of which i have a 6m lenth of at home i want to cut a 1 metre length from.

thanks all.

 

[Fr J Hackett]

A hacksaw with a decent 24 tooth blade and if you are concerned about the cut a cheap and simple mitre block is your friend and guide. If you go the angle grinder route get the correct disc for aluminium.

 

[Stemar]

A hacksaw with a decent 24 tooth blade and if you are concerned about the cut a cheap and simple mitre block is your friend and guide. If you go the angle grinder route get the correct disc for aluminium.

This. You'll get a more accurate cut than with an angle grinder. If you do use the grinder, cut a couple of mm on the waste side and sneak up on the line, rather than trying to do an accurate cut.

 

[UK-WOOZY]

thanks for the input all. i ordered this to pickup tonight at screwfix

OX Pro 24tpi Wood/Metal/Plastic Hacksaw 12" (300mm)
upercove Plastic Mitre Box

 

[Fr J Hackett]

thanks for the input all. i ordered this to pickup tonight at screwfix

OX Pro 24tpi Wood/Metal/Plastic Hacksaw 12" (300mm)
upercove Plastic Mitre Box

If as seems the case you are unfamiliar with a hacksaw, like all saws the mantra is let the saw do the work, do not force it or be heavy handed just slow cuts using as much of the blade as possible without the frame hitting the work or the mitre box.

Apologies if I am teaching my grandmother to suck eggs.

 

[Buck Turgidson]

my little 12v Bosch angle grinder would go through that like a hot knife through butter. But a hacksaw will be just as good.

 

[Concerto]

For a good clean cut I would recommend clamping the toe rail in the mitre box.

 

[Rappey]

Dont forget to check the tension of the blade before cutting .

 

[UK-WOOZY]

hi all, i cut the rail great with the above mentioned hardware i bought with 24 tpi and a guide. used wd40 as a lubricant. many many thanks all for the help,