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[Mark Onofri]

I bought this from Scott at PCH. Can't remember if it was late last year or beginning of this year.
Screwed around with it for a while. I tried:
1) jewelers saw
2) x Acto straight saw
3) a razor
I wasn't brave enough to try a motor tool w/ cutoff wheel.I really wasn't very impressed with it so it got buried on my bench.
For whatever reason, I decided to cut some tubing, old school, with a XActo. Started to think about this not really a cutter.

[Mark Onofri]

Had the first part all typed and forgot to switch to more options.
Here's what I'm talking about.
It actually works pretty good with a heavy razor. The other tools I listed work but, when you're 1/2 way through, it won't roll.
Only real issue is the length stop. It really needs another locking screw.

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[Jay Guard]

Mark:

Since it has ball bearings it appears to me that the material you are trying to cut needs to be spun by a Dremel or a drill motor.  Then use a hacksaw blade in a holder to do the cutting between the vertical uprights.

 

The thing that seems the most weird about this tool is using this approach the last piece in the drill motor would be "wasted" as there is a lot of distance between the support on the end of the tool and one(s) in the middle.  Nonetheless it's a lot of tooling just to cut a few pieces of tubing, but it might make sense for short production runs.

 

It would make a bit more sense (i.e. less waste) if the center support slides left and right but it's hard to tell from the picture.

[Mark Onofri]

Jay,I thought about that and, I'm not that brave. About the only benefits that I've found are its keeping the cut square and preventing it from threading.

[Mark Onofri]

To put it in a better perspective, it's just like a miter box ,only for tubing.

[xbox]

pipe cutter for model making

 

[Don Weaver]

pipe cutter for model making

 

 

 

 

A better mouse trap!!

[Mike Patterson]

I have the K&S cutter, and it works fine on larger stuff. For 1/8" and smaller tubing, I just use a Dremel.

[Mark Onofri]

I thought that I had posted this but it may have been a...never mind.
The K&S pictured is actually a tubing cutter. I've been using both tubing and pipe cutters for what seems like my whole life. For what ever reason, can't get a cut without curling the tubing inward when I build slot cars.

[Eddie Fleming]

I bought one of the mini tube cutters like the K&S. I did not like it but that is just me. 

 

I do all my cutting with a Dremel and finish off the ends with the Dremel for smaller tubing and a old modified ammo reloading case trimmer for the bearing axle tubes. It works great and if I want I can bring the tube down to exact length with square ends on each end.

[Martin]

For cutting materials to an accurate length its hard to beat this mini chop saw. I added a depth stop to mine. Its cuts off square and if you roll the tube while cutting you can minimize the burr. No steel cutting for this tool, I only use it for softer materials, mostly brass and aluminum tube.

 

 

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[slotcarone]

I use the same cutter pictured above with a homemade stop for the length. Works good on brass.

[Mark Onofri]

Slotcarone,the I posted or the one Martin posted

[slotcarone]

I use the one that Martin posted from Harbor Freight.