cutting Pen tube

[Dieseldoc]

Have the need to cut several short pen tubes from my stock of 10 inch tubes.

Suggestions:

Cheers

Charlie

 

[Curly]

I use a parting tool in my metal lathe.

A bandsaw with fine blade. Eclipse mini saw. After either of the preceding square up and to length with a sander. Any number of mini chop saws. What do you already have?

 

[leehljp]

I use a tubing cutter and I take my time. I "can" cut one in less than a minute but it will roll the tube inward and I will need a few twists of the reamer to get the inside diameter back to the original size. So, I do 1/8 to 1/4 turns on the knobs at the most and rotate around the tube a couple of time, repeat.

It is hard to clean up teeth marks on small short pieces, so I stay away from bandsaws or circular saw blades. Angle grinder or use the lathe and a file edge as a parting tool.

Waiting to see other's response.

 

[Robert Taylor]

I put tubes in the drill chuck mounted in the headstock and barely touch them with a sharp point of a skew, does not roll the edge inward.

 

[jttheclockman]

I use a bandsaw with metal blade and a sled like in photo. I also use a deburring tool to remove ruff edges. Been doing this for years.

https://www.bing.com/th?id=OP.WQtlTtztgELalg300C300&pid=21.1&w=136&h=136&qlt=100

 

[southernclay]

I like a tube cutter with a transfer punch inserted in the tube to keep it from caving in much.

 

[gtriever]

Mini Chop Saw usually, although I have cut them on a table saw too.

 

[BRobbins629]

A Dremel version...

 

[thawkins87]

I use a <$5 tubing cutter from Home Depot... just gotta go slow with shallow cuts

 

[Charlie_W]

A Dremel version...

Bruce, Great idea.....a backwards chop saw!

 

[Dieseldoc]

Bruce, great idea, will build something like it for my self.

Thanks for sharing

Cheers

Charlie

 

[PenPal]

Hi Charlie I use two methods

1. Three wheel small bandsaw....works a charm.

2. A dremel fitting I made for my Hercus Metal Lathe (I notice it was not tightened in the holder it levels dead centre).
It is made to fit in the tool holder position. The Aluminium extrusion happily is a beaut fit,in its use at a Truck Body Shop it holds the rear huge pins that swivel the the rear door on trucks. Corian and some locking screws. I was using it yesterday for another purpose with a Diamond Saw ,just love it. With the Lathe turning and the Dremel running it makes a fabulous clean cut.It would be easy to mount to a tool post on the wood lathe.
It makes perfect grooves in metal to take Circlips,being on a swivel 360 degree cuts or fancy cuts easily achieved.

Kind regards Peter.