How To Notch Tubes Without A Tube Notcher

When you hear the terms slitting, slitting, and slitting, you might think that a tube slitting machine is required. Installing those awkwardly angled pipes will cost you quite a bit. However, you can simply slit the pipe even without a pipe cutter. Please refer to the article that LKS 360 EXIM shared below for more details

 

How to Notch Tubes With OR Without a Tube Notcher

 

Buying a pipe cutter or outsourcing a fabricator with this machine can cost you a lot. Instead, you can save on grooving just by learning a few basic steps with the help of a standard marker, ruler, and metal cutter.

 

You can groove the tubes easily by marking the baseline. An important rule to keep in mind is that when creating throat depths, use the general rule of 1/3 diameter or ½ inch.

 

Pin or deal with a saw

 

You can machine the pipe with a band saw or band saw, or even a saw. For a perfect T-joint, you should use about 5/8 inch on a 1.75 inch hose. Then proceed to mark the top and bottom of the tube.

 

Next, you cut small wedges on each side of the pipe at an angle of about 45-50 degrees. Then clean the cuts with a wheel grinder or a round grinding wheel. To change the angle of the fitting by cutting one side of the pipe with a larger wedge and the other side of the pipe with a smaller wedge.

 

 

Deal and engrave with angle grinder

Angle grinders are a must-have for almost all the delicate jobs we've done. In addition, the grinder is also necessary to clean any cracks or grooves, including those made with a pipe grinder. Pipe facing with an equal angle less than about 20 degrees

 

To work with pipes that are about 20 degrees smaller, you will need to add a bend to the pipe to open the tube to the touch. Then proceed to add bends or notches to the pipe after starting to bend.

 

 

Using a pipe slitting tool

 

In addition to the above methods, another way of slitting a pipe is to use a pipe slitting tool. This tool is a hole saw with a securely mounted shaft and an adjustable clamp to hold the tube in place. What we've seen has an angle finder on top of the tool so you can set a smaller angle for your subject, but many only drop to about 55 degrees.

 

It is recommended to use a heavy drill and lots of cutting oil, and then cut slowly without using much force. Also, be ready to let go of the drill if it catches the edge.

 

 

Above is how Notch Tubes without Notcher tube that LKS 360 EXIM would like to introduce to you. Hope it will help you with a lot of useful information.

 

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