--304 is awful stuff to work with. Suggest you contact local
welding shop and see if you can use a plasma torch for a few minutes;
they cut this stuff like soft butter. You'll have to clean up the cut
edge with a grinder but the bulk of the grunt work will be done.
--If you're planning on doing a *lot* of this stuff you might
want to invest in your own plasma rig; they go for around $1k.

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