Originally Posted by
fuzz2050
just wondering, was that a rim alone, or a rim built into a wheel? I've heard tell (no experience myself) that because a wheel puts a compressive force on the rim it's harder to cut. Also, have you tried to hacksaw through a tire?
The rim was de-laced before cutting. I can visualize how that might be correct about it being harder to cut a rim on a laced wheel as the rim would probably bite on the hacksaw blade.