Hitting a stainless steel part of my cutting stand

Chan Lancelot · Post by **Chan Lancelot** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:41 am

I was practicing horizontal cut lately and could only cut at the most natural height. Thus I worked hard on it and gained a new insight. I put it to test on a 2.25" newspapers roll and proved successful. I could cut at the different sections of the newspaper roll. At last, I hit too low and I hit something hard.... I didn't stop and just finish the cut with full power. At first I thought I was just hitting the PVC tube, which wouldn't be a problem at all. However the last sound I heard the stainless steel part hitting the ground, which meant it was the highest flying item at the impact, taking most energy. I couldn't imagine what would happen to my sword if I hit that. I took it up and checked. My sword had penetrated the 2mm PVC tube and hit the 2.2mm thick, 3mm diameter circular metal wall. It left a 1mm deep, 1.5cm long scar on the metal and deformed its cylindrical as well. I checked my sword under light immediately and couldn't find any sign of whereabout I hit the metal with!

Shown below were the photos of the metal part:

The length of the cut

The depth of the cut

The thickness of the wall

The deformation of the wall

Now I was totally convinced that Deva Slayer was truly a battlefield, anti-armor sword.

Signo · Post by **Signo** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:14 am

This does look more like a chromed cast "white metal" than stainless steel.

William Arwemakere · Post by **William Arwemakere** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:57 am

Yes, that is definately a cast plumbing part. Note the ejector pin marks (circles) on the backside of the flange.

William

Chan Lancelot · Post by **Chan Lancelot** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 1:24 am

Signo wrote:This does look more like a chromed cast "white metal" than stainless steel.

Thanks for your correction! My fault!