These cutting tools provide the operator with a clean cut after every use on the work piece with no burring on the thread, allowing to screw a nut or fixing directly to the threaded rod with ease after cutting. It allows the operator more flexibility for onsite applications to cut threaded rods either on the ground or above the ground for ladder and scaffolding situations.
The DW Threaded Rod Cutting range features an WH&S compliant design & lightweight portable build to allow easy movement when on an active job site. The DW range of cutters allows the user easy control when placing the unit into the desired position for cutting the threaded rod material, however if the positioning for the cut is incorrect all units have a manual relief valve to avoid any damage to the work piece material.
These tools are designed to cut M8, M10 and M12 stainless steel and mild steel threaded rod in metric threads. Whitworth sizes of 3/8 and 1/2 inch are also available, together with 3/8 and 1/2 inch UNC sizes for the US market. Stainelec Hydraulic Equipment supply to many customers in the US market to cut threaded rods in UNC thread sizes.
Stainelec Hydraulic Equipment now supplies these models to various companies in the US and Canadian markets, with threaded rod cutting for both 3/8 and 1/2 UNC threaded rods in mild and stainless steel.
All cutting dies for threaded rod sizes are colour coded so sizes can never be mixed by the operator when interchanging them in the cutting head. To interchange the cutting dies is a fast and easy process as the cutting blades are held into place by easy release holding pins and can be changed in a matter of seconds.
Models DW-404, DW-400 & DW-408B will suit all DW cutting dies for threaded rods and are marked on the end with a colour code to define the ISO strength classes for 12mm diameter material as seen below:
- Unmarked - 4.6 class( 400 N/mm2)
- Yellow - 8.8 class ( 640 N/mm2)
- Green - A2 stainless steel (304 Grade)
- Red - A4 stainless steel (316 Grade)
DW-404 (Electric), DW-400 (Manual) and DW-408B (Cordless) series threaded rod cutters are extremely reliable, powerful and easy to use. These multiple versions are designed & available to meet any end users preferred working application for any work environment. The specially designed cutter blades mentioned above will interchange between all models for all thread sizes and round rod cutting.
The DW range cutters are the only portable cutter on the world market that can cut M12 and 1/2 inch stainless steel threaded rod cleanly, without any burr to the end of the cut material. These tools are precision manufactured in Japan for Stainelec to the highest of international standards.