It is not easy cutting mild steel round. There are a lot of things that you need to consider and a lot of things that you need to prepare for, but if you know what to do, it is quite doable. You will first need to prepare a 2 inch by 4 inch wood to hold the stock in place while you are cutting the mild steel round, to make sure that you are cutting it evenly.
Things you will need:
1. Vertical band saw
2. Band saw cutting guide
3. Carpenter’s try square
4. Carpenter’s pencil
5. Chalk line
6. three C clamps
Cutting a long and short steel round are two very different procedures so take note of the difference in the execution of both procedures.
Cutting steel short is simpler; you will first need to get your 2x4x6 wooden stock and by laying it on its 2 inch side, find the midline using he carpenter’s try square and mark this line with a chalk line. Find the line perpendicular to this, by intersecting this line at the middle, and then mark it again. The intersection line is the point of reference to which you shall cut a triangular 90 degree notch into it.
After preparing this notch you can lay the steel round on top of it and let it rest there so you cut it to your desired length. To make produce a really even cut, you can draw a line around the steel round and all you need to do is to make sure that it matches with the line that you previously prepared on the block. Follow these and then start cutting, making sure that the saw rests comfortably on the notch.
You can bring the steel round to the saw, while it is turned off, to make sure that it contacts it directly on the line and make adjustments if it does not. But as soon as everything has been set, you can turn on the saw, bring the steel round to the saw blade until it goes through and through.
Now, with cutting through long steel, you will have to remember that it is not going to follow the same procedure.
You will also need a 2x4x6 inch block and just like with the previous procedure, you need to lay the block with the 2 inch side facing up and then mark its midline using the carpenter’s try square. After doing this, you can do the same procedure, but this time on the 6 inch side of the block and you are supposed to mark the midline and continue on doing so until it meets the line on the 2 inch side.
Mark the intersection and use this a vertex from which you shall prepare a 90 degree notch. Do this in the 6 inch side and once it has been prepared, you can get the steel round and position it on the jig. You should also draw a line around the steel round to make sure that you make an even cut and once this has been done you can do trial positioning by bringing the steel to the blade while it is turned off and if it contacts it perfectly, you can turn the machine on and cut it, holding the loose ends with a C clamp to keep it in position.
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