Glass cutter for tubes?

[Mike Glass]

Anyone try one on these yet?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Glass-Tubing-Cutter-Great-Value-Same-as-other-listings_W0QQitemZ180249911060QQihZ008QQcategoryZ2 6419QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Udai Hussien]

mike i was thinking something like this, with a Diamond abrasive cutting disk, instead of the sharp metal one thats in it (carbide? this is spring loaded for copper tubing, plumbing tool

http://www.toolbarn.com/images//malco/stc650.big.jpg

to cut larger tubing, and rod, score and make clean cuts

Possibly a rounder open area, that has three cutting wheels on it, but a tension handle to tighten up

[mer]

there's a guy here maned michael (that's his username) who makes heavy duty versions of the tubing cutter in the first post. they're modified pliers and they are the best tubing cutters i've ever seen/had. if you search his profile for his threads you'll find them. they're pretty awesome.

[Mr. Wonka]

I just bumped the thread on the "Michael tool" (for lack of a better name).

They were designed by a glass worker and fit our needs to the tee... no need to buy and modify other tools when this one is available "off the shelf".

http://www.thegldg.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15770

Tom

[Swampy]

Dwaine I had that tool sitting on my bench a long time and wondered the same thing.

In the end I modified an adjustable pipe wrench. Secured a Toyo cutter head to the upper jaw and a piece of angle iron to the bottom jaw. I put a small amount of kerosene on the wheel before cutting.

Works a treat, saves a lot of time and leaves a clean cut.

[schmoinkel]

You might also check this out... the blue ones on the left. There spring loaded and attaches to your bench. Someone had an old set at AGI last year, they worked really well

http://www.johnernst.com/glass_gaskets_p46.html

I have a pair of Michaels tool, they are great for scoring but that extra cut out for snaping never really works for me.

Hey Swampy, Is the Kerosene for the wheel aginst the glass or for lubing the wheel for spinning?


Scott

[sunray]

We sell and use that little one in our store and Winship also sells them.
You can buy replacements for the wheels and winship has the replacements too.
The pliers one the member here makes are great I have both of them.

[garrick]

Anyone try one on these yet?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Glass-Tubing-Cutter-Great-Value-Same-as-other-listings_W0QQitemZ180249911060QQihZ008QQcategoryZ2 6419QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

i use one of these. it works great for blow tubes, 12.7 and smaller.

[Swampy]

Hey Swampy, Is the Kerosene for the wheel aginst the glass or for lubing the wheel for spinning?


Scott

Scott the kero does both the things you mentioned.

I always used kero for cutting sheet glass, it works for me. Especially if you're cutting a sheet of 20mm float, you flip it over and start the crack with a hammer and chisel heh heh no seriously.

Also with 100% humidity kero stops the kit going rusty. All my other tools I have to rub in wax even the table on the saw bench, it's good stuff. Just regular furniture wax polish.

[Mike Glass]

Udai,
I see what you mean!

Thanks for the links guys!
Michael's cutter tool looks very nice, but I really like the tool ( Model#852 ) in the link posted by Scott. The only thing I don't like about is the long shaft that the cutter is mounted on, I can see that getting out of alignment and scoring a spiral instead of making a perfect score about the tube.

I know how I'd go about making one that should be able to cut any size tube ,I'll draw something up later and post it in a PDF.

Mike

[schmoinkel]

OK, thanks Swampy. Sorry I just can't bring myself to call you anything but Swampy, maybe if we meet i'll come up with something mort colorful. hehe

Mike, the one I saw and tried out didn't seem to have that problem, I suppose making an ajustible brace would be a helpful improvment, as well as the any size thing.

Make one Mike. Lets see it.

Scott

[smutboy420]

mike i was thinking something like this, with a Diamond abrasive cutting disk, instead of the sharp metal one thats in it (carbide? this is spring loaded for copper tubing, plumbing tool

If its a carbide it will work. just like a glass scoring toop for sheet glass just a bigger wheel.

I had pyrex brand pipe cutters they where the same exact thing as the one dwain posted a pic to. Except they use the tiny carbide wheels from one of them flat glass scoring tools. and they where silverish gray color instead of red.

But they need to be the spring loaded ones to work well or eles it won't score un even tube well.

[Mike Glass]

Here's my idea,

4 lower wheels, crank the handle to increase or decrease the spacing for different size tube.

The cutting handle is T shaped or should I say, it has a pin at the back that makes it a T shape. You move the handle up and down the scale for the different tube sizes. Flip the handle over and you have a break point just like a tile cutter.

Here's a quick drawing,
Mike

[Swampy]

Okay well here's a picture of my one, maybe it will help you put some ideas together Mike.

I like this tool mainly because the handles are long and find I have more 'feel' to the amount of pressure being applied.

If the handles were short I'd be applying more pressure with the same result but because they're long I can gauge the pressure exerted...

[Mike Glass]

Hi Paul,
Channel lock pliers where my first thought, but then I figured a bench mount one may be the way to go and I agree about the longer handles.

Nice tool!!
Not in a gay way!!
Mike

[Swampy]

heh heh you should see it glistening in the moonlight.

Yeah a bench mount would be good with an adjustable stop for same lengths/wodeva.

That would be good for heavy or large diameter stock.

Or did someone mention that already...

Like I say the cutter head is from a TOYO cutter, if you built that into it, people could get replacement wheels and change it themselves.

[Swampy]

and does it have to be a horizontal set up?

I mean a vertical board with the attachment fitted to it would have a footprint of what, ten inches square?

Secure the bottom half with a loose strap and the piece being cut is what you turn in your hand. The other hand applies the cutting pressure.

Frig, I'm full of bright ideas eh.

[Swampy]

double tap

[Mike Glass]

I'm planed on just welding it to a C clamp.
You don't really need it set-up all the time, make a few cuts and put it away.

Mike