Replacing V-berth platform

dLj

dLj

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Mar 23, 2017
4,821
Belliure 41 Back in the Chesapeake
jaysweet said:
Well, the obvious answer is "just try using what you've got", which I'll probably do. If it were 2 or 3 bolts, I'd do the hacksaw thing, or use the bench grinder. We're talking 4 screws per wood strip times maybe 14 strips, and I'm less enthusiastic about doing that the slow manual way...
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Hahaha - I just built a unit with 32 bolts all cut to length by hand. It really didn't take very long and was a whole lot easier than getting out all the heavy equipment... You've got nuts no the back side you can use as a cutting guide, no? That is what really makes it easy. But you do need a good blade. I used a 24 tooth bi-metal Lenox blade. And I have a really good hack saw. If you've got a cheapy hacksaw - go find a power tool... Not that Dremel though - that will be far more work than a good hacksaw.

dj
 
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Project_Mayhem

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Sep 24, 2018
4,083
Catalina 30 MKIII Chicago
jaysweet said:
So this is taking way longer than it should, but it's getting close to being done. I'll have some better pictures of the finished V-berth platform when... it's finished, but:
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Quick question: I'm thinking about grinding off the extra length of the 10-24 1-1/4" stainless machine screws that I used to attach the wood strips (in addition to thickened epoxy). The protruding shafts and the nuts are hidden inside lockers, so it's not all that important, but I still feel like it would be worth it. My question is: what tool should I use to make the shortest work of this?
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I have a rotary Dremel tool (that I inherited and have never used) and a much larger reciprocating Dremel tool (one with a large selection of flat blades). I also have a bench grinder, but would prefer not to remove all the screws. I do not have a traditional large hand-held grinder.
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Acorn nuts and possibly some washers if the lengths are off would be the easiest. Use a drill/impact to tighten them down if you want to save time. If I didn't want to spend any money and as little time as possible, I'd use and angle grinder. 5-10 seconds per screw.
 
jaysweet

jaysweet

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Jun 25, 2004
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Hunter 306 Pasadena MD
dLj said:
Hahaha - I just built a unit with 32 bolts all cut to length by hand. It really didn't take very long and was a whole lot easier than getting out all the heavy equipment... You've got nuts no the back side you can use as a cutting guide, no? That is what really makes it easy. But you do need a good blade. I used a 24 tooth bi-metal Lenox blade. And I have a really good hack saw. If you've got a cheapy hacksaw - go find a power tool... Not that Dremel though - that will be far more work than a good hacksaw.

dj
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Well, I did ask for advice on what's easiest. I'll try a hacksaw. :)
 
jaysweet

jaysweet

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Jun 25, 2004
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Hunter 306 Pasadena MD
...the final answer is: bought some carbide blades for the reciprocating tool. It took about 5-7 seconds each, with minimal effort. Did leave the cutoffs just about glowing red, though. Thanks for the input!
 
dLj

dLj

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Mar 23, 2017
4,821
Belliure 41 Back in the Chesapeake
jaysweet said:
...the final answer is: bought some carbide blades for the reciprocating tool. It took about 5-7 seconds each, with minimal effort. Did leave the cutoffs just about glowing red, though. Thanks for the input!
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Hey, all's well that ends well!

dj
 
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