Need to do some round tube work soon, and I will need to do some tube notching (or bird's mouth cutting if you prefer).
There's nothing suitable on Ebay at the moment, and I'd prefer not to buy from the States unless there's nothing to be had from the
UK.
Anybody know of anything? It needs to cut a 25mm radius notch (to fit onto 50mm tube) BTW
John
Round file 99p on ebay:-
Best thing I've ever seen...
use the cardboard / toilet roll trick and cut the end to match the joint. then slip over the tube, mark out and notch up the tube.
I have seen a home made one, using some steel rods and plastic drain pipe tubes.
The rods form a sort of circular profiling Comb affair (between the two plastic tubes), which you offer up to the point where you want the notch. They
move and form around the tube you are welding to.
The you use the formed rods to mark out on the end of the tube you want to cut.
Or...
http://www.chesteruk.net/store/tube_notcher.htm
Same thing from then USA but only $54)
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=42324
There is plenty of articles and stuff on forums if you do a google search.
have fun..
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Originally posted by SeaBass
Best thing I've ever seen...
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Originally posted by wilkingj
use the cardboard / toilet roll trick and cut the end to match the joint. then slip over the tube, mark out and notch up the tube.
I have seen a home made one, using some steel rods and plastic drain pipe tubes.
The rods form a sort of circular profiling Comb affair (between the two plastic tubes), which you offer up to the point where you want the notch. They move and form around the tube you are welding to.
The you use the formed rods to mark out on the end of the tube you want to cut.
Or...
http://www.chesteruk.net/store/tube_notcher.htm
Same thing from then USA but only $54)
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=42324
There is plenty of articles and stuff on forums if you do a google search.
have fun..
All you want is a thin 1mm cutting disc in your angle grinder and download the tubemiter program from the first post on the mig welding forum
here:http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=791
Did my roll cage tubes using it works a treat angles and different tube sizes no problem.
Frosts do one. Not cheap though.
http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=8470&frostProductName=Tube+Notcher+%28without+tools%29&catID=13&subCatID=19&FrostCat=
Bodywork&FrostSubcat=Machines
adrian
have a look here
Northern tool US
they have a UK branch but they dont apear to list them ( but could possibly get you one ) worth an email ?
regards
Agriv8
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Originally posted by adithorp
Frosts do one. Not cheap though.
http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=8470&frostProductName=Tube+Notcher+%28without+tools%29&catID=13&subCatID=19&FrostCat= Bodywork&FrostSubcat=Machines
adrian
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Originally posted by locoR1
All you want is a thin 1mm cutting disc in your angle grinder and download the tubemiter program from the first post on the mig welding forum here:http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=791
Did my roll cage tubes using it works a treat angles and different tube sizes no problem.
This is where I bought mine, nicely made and quite substantial, more expensive than the cheaper ones on ebay but a better quality machine
http://www.rollcentre.co.uk/rollcentre/html/rollcage_additions.html
Cheers
David
Another one here - does angles up to 60deg and up to 2" pipe - £150
linky
Ha typical - David beat me to it by less than a minute!!
[Edited on 24/9/08 by Paul TigerB6]
The Chester UK one is pretty good (and good value). Did they give you any indication as to whether they would get them back in stock?
I have the chester one. I bought it for the MotaLeira and never used it!
I found it easier to hold the end of the tube agaist the other and mark with a marker pen, then cut the curves out with a worn grinding disc (layered
paper type) until it fit.
It is just as much hassle trying to get the tube notcher to be at the correct angle as it is to do them by hand.
If I had 100 identical ends then I would use the notcher................
You need an angle indicator nitram, makes it very easy
Cheers
David
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Originally posted by Minicooper
You need an angle indicator nitram, makes it very easy
Cheers
David
A drum sander with some 40 grit sleeves in the diameter you need.
correct size holesaw and drill through the pipe two birdsmouths for the price of one
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Originally posted by IDONTBELEIVEIT
correct size holesaw and drill through the pipe two birdsmouths for the price of one
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Originally posted by mr henderson
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Originally posted by IDONTBELEIVEIT
correct size holesaw and drill through the pipe two birdsmouths for the price of one
Easier said than done, most tube notchers use a holesaw anyway, problem is to get the hole in the right place
Demon Tweeks have one at £72. Adjusts to 45deg.
Notcher
Neil
Tube notchers using holesaws will be a bit hit 'n miss. what you really want is a tube mill using milling cutters. Even then they are damn scary
to use especially on thin guage tube!
I could never justify the daft cost so used the "shed method" mark it out and use a flap disc in a grinder to do it. Easy to make a template
afterwards.
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Originally posted by Neil P
Demon Tweeks have one at £72. Adjusts to 45deg.
Notcher
Neil