Rolls

iTrader: (2)

Hi,
Has anyone got any particular tips on the best method of cutting larger quip hose?
I've cut -4, -6 and -8 fine with a grinder, and a cutting wheel, but it doesn't want to touch -10 without making it look like a shonkey shitty mess!

I'm guessing I'll be best of hiring a cut off saw to make the cuts, unless anyone has got any other ideas? - A fine tooth hacksaw seems to want to chew the quip up too

Cheers for the help.

Rich

GARETH T

are you taping around your cut?

Rolls

iTrader: (2)

Yeah - same as per all of the smaller sizes

Retro Al

iTrader: (1)

try a dremal with a very fine cutting disc

M K

iTrader: (9)

hacksaw has always been fine for me

St3V3_C

Will this work?

http://www.justoffbase.co.uk/250mm-C...&category=1051

RichardPON

Tape it up tight, and an angle grinder, hacksaw etc should go through no probs.

M K

iTrader: (9)

£151

St3V3_C

Yea I thought that

Beg / borrow / steal something similar might be an optione though?

pig

wrap masking or insulating tape around it m8 and a grinder with a cutting blade in it buddy .hth

Rolls

iTrader: (2)

Ritey then, i'll have another go tonight then....
I've been trying to cut the -10 in exactly the same way as per all of the smaller sizes though - basically tape around the quip with masking tape twice, and then straight through with a metal cutting disc in a grinder..
Is there another type of cutting disc that is preferable when cutting quip rather than just a normal metal cutting disc?
Also, when using a hacksaw I'd have though that 24 TPI would be fine enough - or is it not?

Its not the actual cutting thats the problem, it preventing the bloody stuff flaring out so much that you can't get the female part of the quip fittings over the end!

Cheers

philc

you can get the really thin cutting dics only a couple of mm thick. They may be better?

ian sibbert

We use insulation tape and a fine toothed hack saw...never had a problem......the disc cutting blades mentioned, that are very thin are for use with stainless steel and only about 2 - 3 mm thick......

THE RADMAN

iTrader: (2)

i always use my big tin snips,wrap the end first then snip it,it squashes the pipe a bit but its easily put back to round

kevmk2

I put masking tape around the end where you want to cut,clamp the hose in the vice and use one of those very thin cutting discs on the angle grinder

magic randy

iTrader: (2)

ive got some 1mm and 1.5mm slitting discs for my angle grinder.
not tried it on braided hose but im sure its your best bet

about £1.50each tho and they dont last long

Rolls

iTrader: (2)

cheers for all the help guys - a trip to B&Q / Halfords is in order when I get home from work..

Dan@Rapid-Ford

iTrader: (5)

I wrap the hose in tape then use a hammer and sharp chisel to cut it, normally have to hit it 3/4 times - works very well.

goodluck

Lloyd

use the angle grinder and thin cutting disc,but go round the hose 7 times very tightly.when cut unwind the tape till only 2 left,if it still wont fit use a jubilee clip to compress the end of the hose.ive done -16 this way and it works very well

Rolls

iTrader: (2)

Well - update time

Went to halfords and Band Q and they didn't have any dremel tools or thin grinder discs that were suitable....
So..... Of we came home, and thought i'd give it one more go...
Wrapped the quip up what seemed like 6 or 7 times, and cut through it a quater at a time with the grinder... - much neater, and it just about fitted into the fitting - was then a case of westling with the male part of the fitting to get it to match up - but it did, and its now assembled!

As for the below - I didn't think of using a jubilie clip to compress it slightly, but will do on the next one I do - I think it will make life a fair bit eaiser! - cheers for the tip!