pandabarnes
Active Member
Hopefully someone can help with this one...
I keep trying to make things that require pipe, I cut the pipe; the end is wonky, I try and cut a small slice for a detail part; the width varies noticeably, making the part useless.
This has been driving me insane for months, I keep having to shelve projects while I have a rethink, I've tried everything I can think of, chop saw, mitre block, metal hose clamps, clamping in a vice and sanding (turns out the vice wasn't quite able to line up), pipe is too thick for a rotary pipe cutter (at least the one I have).
I can mark the pipe nice and straight, just can't cut/sand it straight.
And for thin sections like rings? Seems like a dark art!
Ok, rant over - thanks in advance for any help.
I keep trying to make things that require pipe, I cut the pipe; the end is wonky, I try and cut a small slice for a detail part; the width varies noticeably, making the part useless.
This has been driving me insane for months, I keep having to shelve projects while I have a rethink, I've tried everything I can think of, chop saw, mitre block, metal hose clamps, clamping in a vice and sanding (turns out the vice wasn't quite able to line up), pipe is too thick for a rotary pipe cutter (at least the one I have).
I can mark the pipe nice and straight, just can't cut/sand it straight.
And for thin sections like rings? Seems like a dark art!
Ok, rant over - thanks in advance for any help.