Cutting a chimney hood

[Simon46]

Are there any tips /things to watch out for for cutting a chimney hood in stainless steel?

Regards
Simon

[neptune]

Re: Cutting a chimney hood

I will admit I know nothing about chimney hoods. However I was told that cutting ones self on stainless steel can cause blood poisening , so do be careful. Gloves?

[kwatt]

Re: Cutting a chimney hood

Yes, wear something protective on your hands! 😆

Seriously I’ve done a couple and it’s about as appealing as a traffic accident TBH. It’s a lengthy process that involves much patience, much swearing and the obligatory cuts and bruises as you slip.

The problem is that the “chimney” flaps about and getting good purchase on it to cut it is a nightmare, it takes an age.

And, then, after all the toil you realise that the cut looks pretty naff, trying to get a decent finish on it is nigh on impossible IME.

We had a load to do on island hoods on a site a few years back and, after the first couple we basically said, “sod that for a game of soldiers” as it was taking over three hours to cut the things and using two jigsaw blades per chimney almost. Some muppet on the site had ordered the whole lot for every flat on the development to be too low, breached HSE rules on minimum height off the gas hob if they weren’t cut and, being ordered specially in advance from China they were goosed. 😆

However karma intervened in that case as they had bought them as they were cheap (obviously) and then had to send them to a specialist steel place to get them hacked down as they were the only ones that could do it and get the finish to be acceptable, at a cost of about £250 per hood! Boy, did we laugh.

K.

[Simon46]

Re: Cutting a chimney hood

Have used angle grinder(steady hand) with metal cutting disc on workmate with huge floor joist to prevent flapping. Cut ok but purple heat mark line visible 🙁 . Joist is still smoking outside 😆
Hacksaw and clamps tomorrow.
S.

[jeremy]

Re: Cutting a chimney hood

i would take it to a fabricator who has a plasma cutter thats the best way of getting a non scorched and clean cut i think.

[Simon46]

Re: Cutting a chimney hood

Or get your Christmas present early off your Mum and Dad.

Dremel. Job done. :tup:
😀

S.

[tanner]

Re: Cutting a chimney hood

hi guys.
lets put it this way i used to migweld stainles steel wy back and as a result i have a lot of it in my skin.
this means i still have to have the odd operation big hole in my stomach and i permantly take antibiotics from the doc believe me stainless steel is very very nasty stuff.
the rule of thumb is normal steel is fine if you get a cut but stainless will give you a nasty infection especially if any if left in the cut.
i wish i had never worked with the stuff as i am in pain everyday wear gloves unless you love draining puss most days.

stuart

[Simon46]

Re: Cutting a chimney hood

Gosh Stuart. I am sorry.
Thank you for informing us.

Simon

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