Like bakrch says just cut it.
Hardened steel cutting wheel.
Oh and it s a decent lock picking isn t an option.
This cutting disc is constructed from a hard abrasive used for slicing and cutting metal including hardened steel.
Ideal for cutting grooving and trimming all kinds of metal.
The greater the hone angle of the wheel the sharper the angle of the v and the thicker the piece of glass it is designed to cut.
From past expirience bolt cutters don t play nice with hardened steel p recommendations.
This wheel makes it easy to cut bolts and screws and make slots in rusted or stripped bolts and screws for removal with a screwdriver.
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After chewing up 1 hacksaw blade to it s dull tomb i m fairly certain it s made from hardened steel.
I ve bored bearing inner races i ve cut a ball from a big ball bearing i ve cut the hard portion of hss drill bits i ve threaded induction hardened shafting the carbide does not last very long the chips come off as tiny blue curls.
Makes it easy to cut bolts and.
Hardened steel can be tough to cut.
In fact your best bet for cutting hardened steel may be an angle grinder with a cutoff wheel.
A glass cutter may use a diamond to create the split but more commonly a small cutting wheel made of hardened steel or tungsten carbide 4 6 mm in diameter with a v shaped profile called a hone angle is used.
Any recommendations on how to cut it.
This steel was 8 wide.
This cutting disc is constructed from a hard abrasive used for slicing and cutting metal including hardened steel.
One wheel cut through 1 4 hardened steel twice at 45 degrees to the surface and nearly made a third 90 degree cut to the surface before it gave up the ghost.
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How to cut hardened steel by http www ultimatehandyman co uk steel can be hardened by having a high carbon content heat treatment or by work hardening.
According to this video from ultimate handyman that s because hardened steel is often harder than the steel in hacksaw blades and similar toothed saw blades.