cutting stainless steel tubbing
cutting stainless steel tubbing besides a chop saw is there any other way to cut stainless steel tubbing neatly ? I jsut have the way the chop saw leaves the end of the tube after the cut.
Band saw with a good bimetal blade with a fairly high TPI count, along with some cutting fluid. I just got a band saw about 2 weeks ago, Harbor Freight, and - surprisingly - it's been doing just fine. I use it constantly. $150 out the door (on sale with 15% off coupon). Some day I'll 'upgrade' (I'm keeping my eyes open for an older American saw), I'm sure, but for now, the little HF is what I'll use.
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Band saw with a good bimetal blade with a fairly high TPI count, along with some cutting fluid. I just got a band saw about 2 weeks ago, Harbor Freight, and - surprisingly - it's been doing just fine. I use it constantly. $150 out the door (on sale with 15% off coupon). Some day I'll 'upgrade' (I'm keeping my eyes open for an older American saw), I'm sure, but for now, the little HF is what I'll use.
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with stainless you always go slower then with regular steel and a coolant or lubricant helps out alot. as for taking off the burrs a round file works well for the inside and a flat file for the outside. or a dis grinder with a stone or deburring tool as stated above
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Verdad Gallardo You can order a bimetal blade from places like Grainger, McMaster, MSC, etc... They're around $22 or so for a blade. I'd probably consider an 18 TPI blade, but blade TPI depends on how thick the walls are. Thicker walls need fewer TPI, thinner need more.
The one I bought is a horizontal. This one:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=93762
The stock blade sucks. I've made maybe a 20 cuts with the stock blade and it's starting to wander (first sign of being worn out). I've been using Tap Magic cutting fluid (from Grainger) as well.
Really need to watch for it on sale. It was $165 on sale, and then I had a 15% off coupon that I printed online. $150.xx out the door.
It's not worth $250, but $150, I suppose.
The one I bought is a horizontal. This one:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=93762
The stock blade sucks. I've made maybe a 20 cuts with the stock blade and it's starting to wander (first sign of being worn out). I've been using Tap Magic cutting fluid (from Grainger) as well.
Really need to watch for it on sale. It was $165 on sale, and then I had a 15% off coupon that I printed online. $150.xx out the door.
It's not worth $250, but $150, I suppose. 
