Would it be possible to saw through an exhaust?

[apple tango]

Got myself an SV650 last week, and want to replace the stock can.

Unfortunately the link pipe and exhaust are all welded together, so i have to cut through the link pipe to be able to replace the can.

Would this be possible just using a junior hacksaw? I want to avoid buying an angle grinder if possible.
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CBR125 -> Bandit GSF600 '99 -> SV650 02

[stirlinggaz]

hi,
yes you could do it with a junior hacksaw.
hope you've got huge biceps, lol
i wouldnt, im lazy that way & like buying tools.
borrow an angle grinder or get a dremel or at least a cheap copy. (i got one out of argos for about 18 quid, lost without it) & cut it off with the supplied cutting discs.
cheers,
GAZ

[dgo1212]

[apple tango]

Thanks for the help.

My biceps are the size of peanuts, so i think i will either buy the cheapest angle grinder from argos (15 quid) or buy a normal size hacksaw.
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CBR125 -> Bandit GSF600 '99 -> SV650 02

[G]

[ms51ves3]

I bought my angle grinder from Argos for £15 and then got a cutting disc for 80p from my local hardware store. It would be a damn site easier with one. Don't be cheap and buy one, they are useful tools.

[Pete.]

[Blue_SV650S]

I did mine with a angle grinder!! ... but then I did have one!!

I also did it OFF the bike ... if you grind it ON the bike, then put some cloth over the paintwork, swingarm and ... well everything where you will get shavings/sparks.

Its best to dampen the cloth first too ... else you might cause a bit of a fire!! ... so you will save the paintwork and metalwork from the nasty chippings, but end up burning it to the ground when the masking cloth catches fire!!
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[ms51ves3]

[G]

I had cause to use an angle grinder in my previous job (was actually for some server rack-mounts.) Left a nice protective metal coating on the wall behind where I was doing it where the semi-molten metal solidified and coalesced.

For kitchen-angle grinding, I do it above our (large, out door style) bin. Generally the food muck seemed to extinguish any small fires and it doesn't make excessively big holes in the bin bag.

[Pete.]

I've set fire to my trousers/overalls several times using angle grinders.

One piece of advice I can certainly give you - don't haveyour mobile phone anywhere near when you use one, or afterwards. The speakers in the phone attract the grinding dust and the magnet pulls the plastic bubble down more and more until you can't hear a thing on the phone. Then you have to strip the bugger down and clean the speaker with blu-tack.
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a.k.a 'Geri'

132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[G]

Also, close your draws on the tool boxes just below the vice... my screw drivers always end up covered in metal shavings.

Have set fire to my clothes a couple of times too... must remember to change out of work shirts!
Oh and while we're being 'safety nazis'... do be careful... I've ground the top of my thumb off once and bits of skin other times... vice's are good .

[The View Askew]

If you choose a grinder, which I would, make sure that the discs it uses are wide enough from the centre to cut through the pipe in one movement, this has had me in very awkward situations in the past by literally a few mm.

A lot of the time exhausts especially are shrouded on one side by the underbody/frame of the vehicle, if your grinder wheel is too short, you can't move to the other side.


Not implying you can't judge it, but it's an issue and should really be measured.
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[Flip]

[Ichy]

While we are at it, wear safety glasses. If you wear ordinary glasses the sparks will melt the lenses.
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[G]

Or and old bike helmet... which also cuts out a bit of the noise, too.

[apple tango]

Good tips.

I was actually gonna wear my specs if i go down the grinding route, good job someone mentioned not to!
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CBR125 -> Bandit GSF600 '99 -> SV650 02

[Ariel Badger]

[Ichy]

Your right Walli, in fact I always wear a full face mask. I was just pointing out that normal glasses just aren't up to it, they give a false sense of security. I really like Gs idea, makes good use of the half dozen old helmets I have.
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[Flip]

Even when I was p1ssed and grinding, holding the chain near where I was cutting and one foot on the other end, I had my goggles on. H&S for the win.

[wreckage]

I didn't notice anyone mention the wearing of Gloves whilst angle grinding and the fact that you need an abrasive wheels certificate to change the Disks, but that could just be on Construction sites..
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[ms51ves3]

[MattHirst]

[tshort2007]

Use a hacksaw. Wont take you long. Had a bloke turn up at work asking if we could cut a plate for him. it was 25mm thick and 250mm lg. He cut one side with a hacksaw! only took him 1 hour. we put it in our bandsaw, and took 3 minutes to cut the other side

[ms51ves3]