How to Cut Stainless Steel Tubing
time2011/11/10
Stainless steel tubing comes in various thicknesses. Flexible stainless steel pipes has thin exterior walls and is easily bent or formed into shapes. Thicker-walled tubing or pipes can be welded together or mechanically threaded to form a secure joint. There are two basic methods for cutting stainless steel tubing or pipe.
Cut thin-walled tubing with a tubing cutter. Open the jaws of the cutter by turning the handle in a counterclockwise direction. Fit the stainless steel pipes for the round knives over the tubing and on the place you want to cut. This can be identified by a pencil mark.Close the jaws around the tubing by turning the handle in a clockwise direction. The handle will advance the round cutting knives into the metal. Stop advancing the cutting blades when the cutter knives come in contact with the tubing. Rotate the cutter in a circular motion one full revolution around the tube.Tighten the handle by one-half turn for every single revolution of the cutter around the tubing.Continue until the tubing is cut through. The cut will be fine enough that no extra clean-up is required.
Place thick-walled tubing or stainless steel pipes in the vise of a cutoff saw. Line the pipe or tubing up with the blade at the point you want to make a cut. Tighten the vise to securely hold the material in place.
Cut thin-walled tubing with a tubing cutter. Open the jaws of the cutter by turning the handle in a counterclockwise direction. Fit the stainless steel pipes for the round knives over the tubing and on the place you want to cut. This can be identified by a pencil mark.Close the jaws around the tubing by turning the handle in a clockwise direction. The handle will advance the round cutting knives into the metal. Stop advancing the cutting blades when the cutter knives come in contact with the tubing. Rotate the cutter in a circular motion one full revolution around the tube.Tighten the handle by one-half turn for every single revolution of the cutter around the tubing.Continue until the tubing is cut through. The cut will be fine enough that no extra clean-up is required.
Place thick-walled tubing or stainless steel pipes in the vise of a cutoff saw. Line the pipe or tubing up with the blade at the point you want to make a cut. Tighten the vise to securely hold the material in place.