cutting alunimum tubbing

[trapper]

does any one know of a way to cut 3/32 & smaller aluminun tubing without crushing it?? any help or suggestions would be great, thanks trapper

[roadhawg]

Lay it flat on a cutting board and carefully roll it back and forth with an X-Acto knife.

[DRG]

I use a very small tubing cutter and very little pressure as I'm cutting.

[Alyn]

An Xacto razor saw works well. I use one in combination with a miter box for aluminum, brass and plastic. It makes nice, straight cuts thru both tube and rod of various shapes, and I've never had a problem with tube collapsing. For really small diameter tube, under 1/16", the Xacto knife works well.

[trapper]

thanks alot guys, iam gonna try this, its gotta work better than what ive been trying(hack saw blade) thanks again and ill keep in touch

[B_rad88]

i use the tube cutter thats made for that job, or i use my dremel, i haven't tried the x-acto cutting yet, but i would imagine that would take a while........

[crazyjim]

I use the Alyn process of razor saw and miter box. That process leaves burrs inside & out of the tubing so I follow up with a flat file on the end first and then run the file around outside edge. Finally, I clean in the inside with an Xacto blade.

[MikeMc]

I use the Alyn process of razor saw and miter box. That process leaves burrs inside & out of the tubing so I follow up with a flat file on the end first and then run the file around outside edge. Finally, I clean in the inside with an Xacto blade.

and if you slip a piece of rod or sprue thru it you will have fewer burrs inside :D

[Harry P.]

Best way is a razor saw and a small aluminum miter box. if you roll the tubing under an X-acto blade you always stand the chance of not rolling exactly straight and creating a mess. No chance of that if you use a miter box and razor saw.