Cutting/Dremeling Chainring
 

I'm going to be using the inner of 2 rings for my fixed conversion and thus have no use for the outer ring. However, the chainring and crank are one piece (see below). Would I be able to cut off the outer chainring above the bolt with a dremel or hacksaw or what not (I'm poor, okay)? Would it be physically possible and would there be any drawbacks besides looking strange?

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don't use this crank. The chainring is bonded to the crank arm. This bond has a tendency to break when you're applying backpressure. You are then left with a pizza cutter instead of a crank.

Find a crank with a spider that is forged as one piece with the crank arm.