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« on: March 29, 2010, 02:33:25 AM »

Sawz-All with fine tooth hack blade?

Dremel with cutter wheel?

Hand Hacksaw?

any other suggested/recommended tool appropriate for the surgery?

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« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2010, 02:50:12 AM »

I'd use the sawzall.

Cut of wheels often make crooked cuts and a hack saw is kinda slow.
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« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2010, 03:02:02 AM »

I'd use the sawzall.

Cut of wheels often make crooked cuts and a hack saw is kinda slow.

Kinda what I was thinking

wondering if I should gin up some kind of collar on the tube to keep the blade on the scribe marks
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« Reply #3 on: March 29, 2010, 03:28:46 AM »

Kinda what I was thinking

wondering if I should gin up some kind of collar on the tube to keep the blade on the scribe marks
If you had a large drill stop you could cut it long and then use the stop to cut against for the finish cut.

I'd just do it...what could go wrong?  Grin
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« Reply #4 on: March 29, 2010, 03:33:19 AM »

That's the problem any collar would have to be split....

probably will just electrical tape the bejeezus out of the scribe line and go for the glory with the Makita
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« Reply #5 on: March 29, 2010, 04:15:09 AM »

Just put some painters tape around where you want to cut so you know that it is straight. Go For it!  waytogo
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« Reply #6 on: March 29, 2010, 05:33:19 AM »

A small pipe cutter will yield an extremely accurate cut. With painter's tape of course to protect your paint job.
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« Reply #7 on: March 29, 2010, 05:52:22 AM »

A small pipe cutter will yield an extremely accurate cut. With painter's tape of course to protect your paint job.

listen to the man about the painters tape. lesson learned. not that big of a deal, touch up paint solved the issue.
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« Reply #8 on: March 29, 2010, 06:01:10 AM »

i like the tape/ hacksaw method

you can go slower so you dont goof up  Cool
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« Reply #9 on: March 29, 2010, 06:05:43 AM »

A small pipe cutter will yield an extremely accurate cut. With painter's tape of course to protect your paint job.

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« Reply #10 on: March 29, 2010, 06:28:38 AM »

thats assuming you have one to begin with. and ontop of that, its made to cut copper and aluminum not steel, so i wouldnt want to ruin the blade if you dont know how to use it (you dont just twist the knob as hard as you can, its a gentle process)

But it would be the recommend method if you ummm well are like IZ and cant hold your hands steady.
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« Reply #11 on: March 29, 2010, 09:27:17 AM »

(you dont just twist the knob as hard as you can, its a gentle process)

But it would be the recommend method if you ummm well are like IZ and cant hold your hands steady.

listen to he-man, he knows all about twisting his knob.......
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« Reply #12 on: March 29, 2010, 10:07:40 AM »

LOL

Thanks for all the responses!
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« Reply #13 on: March 29, 2010, 01:43:42 PM »

+1 on the pipe cutter and tape. I used this method for mine and although it took a while, the cut was nice and precise. It also allowed me to file down the insides to the point where my frame plugs fit snug. Talk about getting two birds stoned at once!
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« Reply #14 on: March 29, 2010, 02:03:45 PM »

I used a die grinder fitted with a cut-off wheel.  Oh, and tape around the frame:

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