Hi guys, I just got an 5-BTV vertical which I gonna take to some DX country with me. I need to cut two longest pieces in order to fit it in 48" golf bag case to check it in. Is it enough to use regul
It depends on how good you are with a hacksaw... use a fine tooth blade and keep it nice and straight and it works fine. Otherwise get a tubing cutter that is used for copper plumbing tubing. Just do
Alex: I use a pipe cutter, available at any hardware store, to cut aluminum tubing for Yagis, etc. It works really well with minimal effort and minimal risk of off-angle cutting as I have done with h
OK, looks like a pipe cutter is the way to go. I was afraid that the cutter used in plumbing fits only one or two sizes of copper pipes they use and it would not cover all the sizes we use for antenn
This is a little OT for your question, but I do a LOT of aluminum tubing cutting, especially irrigation tubing. I bought a 12 inch miter saw from Harbor Freight when it was on sale (less than $200).
There are different size cutters. The common ones you will find in local plumbing stores probably cover .25" to 1.5" or maybe a bit bigger. If you go to http://www.mcmaster.com/ and search for 'tubin
Thanks guys, I will check the hardware store just in case they have something not listed at their website. I better get something which covers up to 2" in diameter, because most of pipe cutters work
If I'm really concerned with how square it is, I use a miter box and a hack saw. The miter box comes from Home Depot or Lowes and is really cheap (<$15). You will have a lip left behind that can be d
Start out with a bang, take it to 7O, let me know when you are ready to test 73 _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list
Fastest way to cut aluminum tubing, if you have a machine shop, is to use a band saw. With a proper blade, you can roll the tubing across the table and it cuts quickly. The second best way is to use
I use a miter/chop saw with a blade meant for cutting aluminum. The miter saw does a better job at holding the aluminum piece than a band saw (at least for me). I think the most important thing here
When it comes to cutting aluminum tubing a lot depends on the size and alloy. I prefer this method, but it does have the likely hood of the saw grabbing the tube and spinning it. This can grab finge
I also use this technique. None of the local stores here including HD had 12" non-ferrous blades, so I got one from McMasterCarr. The "metal cutting" blades that were available in local stores were f
Can you tell me which blade to look for. I take it that these are not the diamond edge blades. Les W2LK _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________