Fastest safe way to cut a buttload of unistrut up with minimal cost

**Earther** · 10-25-2017, 06:11 PM

Title pretty much says it all.
I have about 50 sticks of unistrut at 20 feet long I've not to me to dispose of. Now the scrap yard is like maybe 2 miles away and all I got is my little car as my truck died.
Before you go telling me I'm over my head well just yesterday from the same spot to the yard I made two trips of cut off pieces of unistrut at 1000 pounds each haul just fine.

So I need to cut these sticks into thirds. How would you do it.
No machinery to use on site and I own a cop saw sawzall grinder and other things like circular saw but no. I have a propane oxygen setup but I don't that's ticket either.

Tell me fellow metal cutting fools how should I go a about this.

**Patriot76** · 10-26-2017, 10:43 AM

Personally I would not take the time to cut it up. I would tie it under the car with chain or wire and take the back roads. If you must travel on public streets you might need red flags on the front and back or depending on your location and laws maybe portable magnetic lights. Old farming trick.

Unistrut is a highly sought after material and should be worth more than scrap value.

**miked** · 10-26-2017, 11:21 AM

I'm with Patriot76 on this one, this stuff looks like you could re-sell it for more than scrap value. 73, Mike

**Earther** · 10-26-2017, 02:27 PM

OK maybe I will for thisbroute instead. I'll find out the average price it goes for locally and sell it for half that and as needed I can cut it up or if anyone in Denver want some 20 foot sticks of green unistrut I have one hell of a deal for you.

**Patriot76** · 10-26-2017, 08:50 PM

Struts make great work benches and shelves for a scrapper.

**Earther** · 10-26-2017, 10:16 PM

Unistruts make even better ones. And trust me, I have plenty I'm keeping to frame in way more than just a bench.
Actually at a freesale I got the four metal squared a frame legs for work benches that have nockouts built it to take outlets. So each of the four legs has a normal outlet built in. And then just this morning I got a brand new roll of 14/2 and 12/2. And tons of other wire but this was new unopened.
As fare as outlets go. I'm good for a minute lol

**Patriot76** · 10-27-2017, 09:38 PM

Originally Posted by Earther

Unistruts make even better ones. And trust me, I have plenty I'm keeping to frame in way more than just a bench.
Actually at a freesale I got the four metal squared a frame legs for work benches that have nockouts built it to take outlets. So each of the four legs has a normal outlet built in. And then just this morning I got a brand new roll of 14/2 and 12/2. And tons of other wire but this was new unopened.
As fare as outlets go. I'm good for a minute lol

You are absolutely correct, unistruts are more valuable than struts. When I do not proof read my posts, a lot of mistakes are made and my grammar sucks.

**MattInTheHat** · 10-27-2017, 10:55 PM

depending on condition, there could be resale value. if this is what i think it is, chop saw with metal blade will doi the job nicely

**Earther** · 10-28-2017, 02:10 PM

These are brand new. As in purchased and stacked neat and tight in a pile against a building. Today I'm going to do a bit of research and price then at half the cost of what places like home depot sells them and add a small fee if they need them cut because I obviously understand most people can't handle 20 foot sticks.

If I don't get a single bite (not sell them all just at least a couple) by next weekend then I'm slicing in half and roof racking these butches up to the yard.
I figure cutting them once in half and making twice the trips (2 miles of back roads in an industrial neighborhood) and using my makeshift Rolf racks with be easier then cutting the unistruts twice and doing half the trips.

Either that or I'm building one kick ass fort hahahaha