i did this last night at 5 in the morning after a long night of partying. probably THE worst time to try and cut something clean. my brain wasn't functioning, and i ended up doing this with an old hacksaw (no lubrication) in my parent's bathroom while they were out of town. once i got about halfway through the bar, i'd just kind of wrestle and karate chop at it until the ends snapped off. the plugs cover up all the imperfections, so it's really not even a big deal. i'm actually way pleased, even the next day with it. i left them a little long on purpose, because although i wasn't completely there, i was there enough to know i wouldn't be doing the world's greatest chopping job. i plan on going back with a file and smoothing out the rough spots, but yeah. cutting them was kind of fun. i'd do it again.