Chris,

You give no clue what tools you have available to you.

You should be able to saw them with a regular hacksaw and clean up the
cut with a file or grinder. A little oil will help the saw a great deal.

Did you try a google search for suppliers?

Matt Colie

Chris wrote:

So what is the "best" method to cut 316 ss machine screws 1/4"
20thread 3"length. I have about 100 that I need to trim to custom
length.

Also any sosurce less expensive than Bosun supply?

Chris

Spin the nut on past your cut first, clamp the head in a vise, cut with a 4"
grinder equipped with a cutting wheel and dress with a file.
I've done this to avoid another *&^^% trip to the hardware store!
"Matt Colie" wrote in message
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Chris,

You give no clue what tools you have available to you.

You should be able to saw them with a regular hacksaw and clean up the cut
with a file or grinder. A little oil will help the saw a great deal.

Did you try a google search for suppliers?

Matt Colie

Chris wrote:

So what is the "best" method to cut 316 ss machine screws 1/4"
20thread 3"length. I have about 100 that I need to trim to custom
length.

Also any sosurce less expensive than Bosun supply?

Chris

On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 14:17:50 -0400, Matt Colie
wrote:
So what is the "best" method to cut 316 ss machine screws 1/4"
20thread 3"length. I have about 100 that I need to trim to custom
length.
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1/4" SS bolts are easy. Put a small ding in the bolt with a carbide
cutoff disk using an angle grinder, Dremel tool, or whatever you have.
Grab on to the end of the bolt with vice grips and bend it back and
forth a couple of times inline with the "ding" you put in it. It will
break off fairly cleanly at the ding mark. Use a small grinding wheel
in your favorite rotary tool to smooth it off flush with the nut.

This is MUCH easier than sawing, especially if you're doing a hunderd.