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Title: Tube cutter
Post by: loulou3012 on February 10, 2011, 02:43:36 PM

Hi ,
Please can anyone reccomend a good tube cutter for cutting silver tubing .
At the moment I have gone back to using a jewellers saw as my pipe/tube cutter always seems to leave a ridge around the edge of the silver core even after I have filed it and I keep breaking my blades on my saw ???.
Many Thanks
Lou

Title: Re: Tube cutter
Post by: kerensky on February 10, 2011, 06:15:58 PM

I bought a mini tube cutter from Wickes - it has a burr remover on the end - it was under five pounds and works very well.

http://www.wickes.co.uk/Mini-Tube-Cutter/invt/500529

Hope this helps.

(mod edit to fix link)

Title: Re: Tube cutter
Post by: loulou3012 on February 10, 2011, 09:46:52 PM

Thanks very much ,
I will take a trip down to Wickes and give that a go :)

Title: Re: Tube cutter
Post by: Trudi on February 10, 2011, 10:13:32 PM

You should also find similar ones on ebay!

Title: Re: Tube cutter
Post by: Fruddy on February 10, 2011, 11:10:37 PM

I use 3mm pipe cutter. It does leave a burr, but I have Dave's deburrer from Art in the Round and also use needle files in conjunction, the combination works brilliantly and I have never had any problems.

The 3mm pipe cutter was about four quid on eBay.

Frit-Happens !

Technical Forum => Studio/workspace/setup/equipment => Tools and Presses => Topic started by: loulou3012 on February 10, 2011, 02:43:36 PM