best way to remove spring perches...

[mtandrews]

gotta take some perches off of a 9.25 so new ones can be relocated and welded on. We don't have a plasma cutter, what's the best way to do this without butchering the hell out of the tubes?

 

[BigWhip]

I always used a hand held bandsaw and the a side grinder to clean the cuts up. If you want to get super neat. Wrap the tube in tape, grind very slow the clean up with a large file.

 

[nqkjw]

I just use an oxy torch with a small tip and grind it up to tidy it.

 

[pettybludart]

I used a cut-of wheel on my grinder,then cleaned up the leftover with a grinder.

 

[daredevil]

I used a cut-of wheel on my grinder,then cleaned up the leftover with a grinder.

X2 small thin cut off wheel

 

[camd64]

I use a grinder too.

 

[turbodart68]

I have a plasma cutter and it makes it pretty hard to clean up afterward. I like the sawzall myself. I can cut it real close and then use a 5 inch grinder to clean it up. Takes me a half hour all said and done.

 

[70Duster440]

Cutoff wheel perpendicular to the tube.

 

[Burntorange70]

Angle grinder with a cutoff wheel. Then I put a grinding wheel on it to clean it up.