[Josh MacD]

I'm still new to welding and steel work. I am about to inherit a very large steel cart (15' long x 3' wide x 4 feet tall) and I need to chop it into manageable pieces to transport. I see expensive brands of cutting discs and the cheap-o ones at Harbor Freight (10 for $8.99). This thing is made out of 2" square tubing that is at least 1/8th inch thick. If I'm going to burn through a bunch of discs, should I just get the cheaper ones and get more of them? Or is there something special about the nicer ones that I'm missing? I can burn through a lot of $.75/pc discs and not worry about the price. Unless one of the nicer ones will last significantly longer.

[cj737]

I use Metabo Slicer discs in 0.040 and they last pretty well. They cut very quickly. Sometimes, cheap is not worth the hassle. Cutting discs are dangerous, so I’d rather a better disc that cuts cleanly, quickly, and lasts a bit longer to avoid handling blade changes. Also leaves a better cut to deal with later.

[Demented]

Longevitiy, cleaner cuts, and a lower chance of random exploding. I'be only had cheap discs explode on me amd that alone is enough to make it worth buying better fiber reinforced discs.

[Mike Westbrook]

Good discs last twice as long and you don't get sand blasted using them the discs mentioned are great for 2 inch box tube I would consider using a sawzall thin cuts and may be easier to deal with

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[noddybrian]

+1 on the sawzall - with a decent blade it's fast / cleaner & when the tubing grabs it's less likely to cause problems ! any frame welded up out of tubing seems to grab badly when cutting & even good quality slicer discs can explode due to this - if it were me doing this I'd take a small plasma cutter.

[homeboy]

If you have access to a gas powered quick cut with a metal blade it will eat that stuff for lunch!

[theaceofgates]

I buy most of the abrasives used in the shop from Benchmark Abrasives. Their stuff is inexpensive and holds up fairly well.