Tube cutting?

ed4copies · Monday at 9:17 AM

Some pen kits do not offer replacement tubes. So, you need a way to cut the 10 inch tubes to the proper length.

Here are two "ways that work"

https://exoticblanks.com/products/micro-pen-tube-cutoff-saw-with-jig?_pos=1&_psq=saw&_ss=e&_v=1.0

or

https://exoticblanks.com/products/pen-blank-cutting-jig?_pos=1&_psq=pen+cutt&_ss=e&_v=1.0

(we need a new picture, the top piece is now high end plywood, instead of the white plastic)

I have used both of the above--they both work well

Alchemist · Monday at 6:56 PM

I use a pipe tube cutter from Home Depot. Does cause an indent in the tube sometimes, but that can be fixed by measuring long and cut off when flushing the ends, or a reamer.

Alchemist · Monday at 6:58 PM

That is a nice jig though! Would require your bandsaw to have a bimetal blade though.

JohnU · Monday at 10:39 PM

I use that little chopsaw with the fence and stop lever to cut all of my tubes. It's the quickest and easiest method I've found. I use the stock tube to set the stop lever and just keep cutting one after another. (Measure once and you're done). It leaves a slight but on the cut edge but is easily removed by rolling the tube pinched in sandpaper.
Blades are easy to replace with just a screwdriver.

randyrls · Tuesday at 7:31 AM

I wrote a short article on how to cut brass tubing to length. The photos show my table saw sled and near the bottom a blank cutter. The "Hold-Down" prevents the saw from launching the cut pieces.

https://www.penturners.org/resources/brass-tubing-cutter.305/

Most every saw will leave a burr on the cut end. Take a reloading deburring tool used to trim brass shell casings to remove the burr.
You can remove both the outside AND inside burr with this tool.

https://www.amazon.com/McJ-Reloading-Tools-Deburring-Essentials/dp/B07QGF5BRH

I looked to see if Ed sold these, but could not find them. (Sorry Ed!)

ed4copies · Tuesday at 7:44 AM

Thanks for the suggestion!! Will look into sourcing a good deburring tool.

MRDucks2 · Tuesday at 9:47 AM

My favorite tool for issues with tube ends from cutting. $3.50 - if you buy it you will use it.
HF long tapered reamer link

bugradx2 · Tuesday at 11:23 AM

I bought this over the winter to use when deburring tubes after sanding. Another IAP member showed it to me and I wish I'd followed his advice a long darn time ago. You can get single tools for less but I splurged and grabbed the one that had refills.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01L2XR4P2?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

Tanner · Tuesday at 10:51 PM

bugradx2 said:
I bought this over the winter to use when deburring tubes after sanding. Another IAP member showed it to me and I wish I'd followed his advice a long darn time ago. You can get single tools for less but I splurged and grabbed the one that had refills.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01L2XR4P2?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

That's what I purchased many many years ago and use it daily after squaring blank ends on the disk sander.

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