• LeFrog@discuss.tchncs.de
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        10 days ago

        That being said, please do not attempt this in real life. These sign posts/ camera posts are often made of steel. For safely cutting any harder metal with a saw, you should use way slower blades (like a tenth of the speed of a wood saw). In the best case your blade will just fuse with the metal pole. In the worst case, your blade shatters or you will get a kick back that breaks your bones easily.

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          10 days ago

          or you will get a kick back that breaks your bones easily.

          Are… are your bones made of glass?

          Did you modify your saw? Is it now powered using a chainsaw engine?

          (You’re right about the shattered blade, and the kickback can be brutal)