Which saw to buy??

Jolaaled

Hope someone can advise:

I need to cut through some rusted bolts, that I can no longer turn (They are holding my concrete coal bunker together at the angle brackets).
Although I've managed to undo a couple, the rest are firmly and fully rusted.
How can I cut through them??...they are about 0.5cm in thickness. Is there a special saw??..i tried my junior hacksaw, but the blade broke instantly!

THANKS

Oldsoak

Buy a cheap angle grinder (usually £10-£15) it will make lifr a lot easier. They usually come with a couple of cutting/grinding disks. Just be careful about eye protection and keep arms and hands covered.

justjohn

large hacksaw....or more fun angle grinder.(loadsa sparks)
or over kill stihl saw cut them like cheese lol

Inactive

Something like this?

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Hand+Tools/Cutters+Snips/Bolt+Cutter+18+457mm/d10/sd2410/p95739

Jolaaled

Oldsoak wrote: »

Buy a cheap angle grinder (usually £10-£15) it will make lifr a lot easier. They usually come with a couple of cutting/grinding disks. Just be careful about eye protection and keep arms and hands covered.

justjohn wrote: »

large hacksaw....or more fun angle grinder.(loadsa sparks)
or over kill stihl saw cut them like cheese lol

Thanks..just had a look on ebay...look like the manual hacksaw is the cheapest option for me.....but.....there's so much variety!
Could anyone please advise which particular type of hacksaw for cutting thro rusty 0.5cm bolts??

thanks so much!

Jolaaled

andrew-b wrote: »

Or a big sledgehammer ...and forget the softly-softly approach...much more fun but somewhat messier!

Whaaaaaaa...wayyyyy to scary!!:eek:

ormus

forget junior hacksaws. waste of time for proper jobs.
get a proper mechanics hacksaw and some eclipse blades.
about 5 quid from places like screwfix.

tony6403

Have you tried some releasing oil - WD40 or similar left for several hours to work in.

Jolaaled

tony6403 wrote: »

Have you tried some releasing oil - WD40 or similar left for several hours to work in.

Yes...thanks!.that did help in a couple of the less rusty bolts, but I still need to get the others out.
Going to have a look at hacksaws later today.

THANKS

ailuro2

If they're only 5mm bolts and they're rusty then a cold chisel and a few swift hammer strikes will do the job properly - if you can get into them , that is.

Jolaaled

ailuro2 wrote: »

If they're only 5mm bolts and they're rusty then a cold chisel and a few swift hammer strikes will do the job properly - if you can get into them , that is.

Hmmm....that sounds like a workable option too...THANKS