Cutting frag plugs - not the ordinary weak ones but super hard

[Dimorb]

I have used alot of different frag plugs in all kind of materials the last 20 years but I cant find a solution for this one and only problem.

Some frag plugs need nothing to break others are cut well with wire cutters or bone cutters.

But this frag plugs and discs from my supplier are made out of magnesium and they are super hard. I've tried all my equipment and having a real hard time to split larger colonies.

Not even Gryphon bandsaw get the work done.

I realized this to late so now I have a couple of 1000 frags/colonies starting to overgrow the system and no way to cut them down.

So what to do? Sell the corals in larger pieces or is there a solution to this problem?

 

[reefiniteasy]

Maybe and angle grinder.

 

[Dimorb]

Maybe and angle grinder.

Hard to cut smaller sensitive frags/colonies of for example zoas with an angle grinder

But yes the idea have entered my mind.

 

[Double monti 61]

Have not tried my tile cutter on that type yet but it works extremely well on the basic plugs.

 

[Mike1970]

I use a dremmel/rotary tool with a large cutting wheel

 

[JGT]

Dremel with diamond cutting wheel. Cuts through anything like butta.

 

[Ordovician_Reef]

Never really thought about the Dremel, I have several diamond disc....

 

[merkmerk73]

I have purple frag plugs from Reefing Art and they claim to be ceramic but seem to be made of adamantium

I took one of those 1 1/2" dremel blades - the same one pictured above - for metal and it just sends sparks everywhere and doesn't cut anything.

 

[MoshJosh]

Maybe these:

Milwaukee 30 in. Bolt Cutter with 1/2 in. Maximum Cut Capacity 48-22-4031 - The Home Depot

The Milwaukee 30 in. Bolt Cutter features optimized Forged Steel Blades custom heat-treated to provide maximum durability. Bolt Lock secures the pivot bolts to prevent loosening. The bolt cutter handles

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