How can I cut through old metal window bars? (No, I'm not a burglar!)

[suzywong]

Hi,

I want to remove about 10 very old metal (iron, I think) security bars from the outside of a window and attach an Eircom Homewatch alarm sensor to the inside instead. I need to take out the individual bars, because the bottom part of the frame (rail) is helping to support some very old railings. (Sounds ugly I know, but it's not actually!) Does anyone know if there is an easy way to remove individual bars that are less than an inch thick? When I looked online, there was a suggestion that bolt cutters might work. Or am I talking about hiring an expensive and dangerous tool of some kind?

Any advice greatly appreciated.

 

[bluemac]

hacksaw and a new blade and a bit of hard work should do it

 

[chrisboy]

Small angle grinder. Pick one up cheap enough in argos, probably cheaper in lidl or aldi..

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/7112939/Trail/searchtext%3EANGLE+GRINDER.htm

 

[bigjoe_dub]

local hire shop may have sometime to take some of the effort out of it.

 

[Arabella]

"With an ANGLE-GRINDER, dear Liza, dear Liza, dear Liza, with an______"

 

[suzywong]

Thanks everybody. Sounds like a job for Mr Suzywong. He WILL be pleased!