Originally posted by Pierre-Michel
<br />.....Though I must admit that i did not know of the tool suggested by Blind and think I will go that way.....
Pierre-Michel:
As others have mentioned, HF does not have retail stores in Canada; but according to their customer service people, they will ship to Canada if you order on the Internet site. That being said, unless you are on a very tight budget, I would suggest you think about spending a few more dollars and buying a Dremel tool. You can get a corded one with a good selection of accessories from Amazon.com for $30 US and a cordless one with fewer accessories for $2 less. That HF tool is of relatively limited use unless you have some specific needs whereas the Dremel tool is a very versatile tool and has a wide variety of uses. It will grind, cut, polish, sharpen and etc. a wide variety of small items....just handy for all sorts of things.
There are some other ways to cut those tubes that haven't been mentioned depending upon what tools you have available.
1. On a table saw, if you have a sled
2. On a band saw or a scroll saw.( with a simple home-made jig to hole the tube in proper postion)
3. On your lathe if you have a Jacobs chuck or a collet chuck.
4. With a very fine toothed hacksaw or coping saw using a simple jig.
5. And maybe a few others that escape me right now.
In all of the above situations, you probably want to insert a wooden hardwood dowel into the tube before cutting to prevent the tube from deforming. A 1/4" dowel should work; but you might need to lightly sand it as it may be a few thousandths of an inch larger than the ID of the tubes. Hope this gives you a few alternatives that may help solve your problem.[
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