themongoose Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Not sure what qualifies as micro tubing but i have this 0.5-0.8mm tubing that I’m using to hang ordnance and drop tanks with. What do you use to cut it cleanly so it doesn’t look like this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citadelgrad Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 A sharp knife, just roll the tube on the table top and scribe deeper and deeper. It is surprisingly fast, but the little bits tend to fly away. mozart and themongoose 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg W Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 (edited) Small diameter tubing has a very thin wall thickness and it is easy to crush the tube when rolling a X-acto knife across it, so use very light pressure. You can also slide brass rod in the tube your cutting or even styrene rod will add more support. Edited March 3, 2020 by GDW themongoose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 (edited) It’s also surprisingly fast how it eats up your knife blades Edited March 3, 2020 by quang themongoose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrotten Highlander Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 You can also considerr changing the tubing with a simple rod? that way the risk of crushing the cutted area is non-existent. themongoose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 3 hours ago, Citadelgrad said: A sharp knife, just roll the tube on the table top and scribe deeper and deeper. It is surprisingly fast, but the little bits tend to fly away. Like this: I don't have the Cutter or Strutter, I often cut turnbuckles by eye and squash the tube in a small vice The 'flying away cut tubes' is a problem, I try to remember to put something as a backstop but don't always remember. A sharp blade and less pressure helps Richard themongoose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Dog Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Some invisible thread or small diameter nylon fishing line threaded through the tubing before cutting will constrain the cut offs from flying away ! themongoose, Fanes, Trak-Tor and 3 others 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 20 minutes ago, Old Dog said: Some invisible thread or small diameter nylon fishing line threaded through the tubing before cutting will constrain the cut offs from flying away ! Great idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 The above method works extremely well for smaller/thinner diameter tubing and definitely is my preferred method for that sized tubing. If you happen to have a larger diameter of tubing, or if the tubing walls are of thicker metal, I then turn to this to do my tube cutting: AAMOF, that is the exact tubing cutter I have and works awesome for tubing from 1/16"/1.5875mm to 1/2"/12.7mm themongoose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citadelgrad Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 Thinking about this has reminded me, the only way i could stay sane was to thread a thin brass rod/wire through the tube and then i just cut pieces off and they stayed on the wire. themongoose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted March 4, 2020 Author Share Posted March 4, 2020 Wow I wish I’d asked this question earlier! Thanks guys. Cut my first 8 pieces last night with a razor blade. Quang’s right, i got 4 cuts and then it started to leave a jagged edge that wouldn’t cut all the way. Supremely better than what i was doing. Saw the notes on the fishing line/wire today so will add that step in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 9 hours ago, themongoose said: Wow I wish I’d asked this question earlier! Thanks guys. Cut my first 8 pieces last night with a razor blade. Quang’s right, i got 4 cuts and then it started to leave a jagged edge that wouldn’t cut all the way. Supremely better than what i was doing. Saw the notes on the fishing line/wire today so will add that step in the future. Bet you cut straight through fishing line I put a bit of scrumpled kitchen towel as a back stop (if I remember) Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citadelgrad Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 I always just used a smaller diameter brass rod, and never had an issue cutting it. Before that, my garage floor was littered with misfires. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 9 minutes ago, Citadelgrad said: I always just used a smaller diameter brass rod, and never had an issue cutting it. Before that, my garage floor was littered with misfires. This also helps keep the cut edge a bit smoother too Citadelgrad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody V Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 If you have a fine Swiss file you can file a groove around the tube and snap it off. Also works great for stainless tubing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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