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Posted by:
Neil Toland
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Date: March 11, 2022 03:58PM
Tried a search but didn't find anything on this - What's the best way to cut Texalium tubing to achieve a good clean cut? Re: Texalium
Posted by:
Robert A. Guist
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Date: March 11, 2022 05:04PM
Hello Neil.
Lots of ways the way I do it is to tape it off where i'm cutting and cut with a very fine tooth saw or a small diamond dremel wheel. You cut down the middle of the tape not the edge. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines. Bob, New Bern, NC. Re: Texalium
Posted by:
Neil Toland
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Date: March 11, 2022 05:18PM
Robert A. Guist Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- >or a small diamond dremel wheel. Well that I haven't tried. Thank you Re: Texalium
Posted by:
Mark Talmo
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Date: March 11, 2022 05:45PM
Neil,
Texalium is nothing special; it is simply aluminized FG. Cut it as you would with regular FG or CF tubing. Although many use the tape method that Robert suggested to reduce splinters, and is certainly not a bad idea, I do not bother. Simply cut slowly with light pressure using the finest SHARP hacksaw blade you can find, 32 TPI or finer if you can find it. Leave enough (.062 - .125in) to be sanded to length with 220-320 grit sandpaper and slightly chamfer the ID and OD. While some may use high speed cut-off wheels / discs, they can create excessive heat which softens, weakens the plastic; afterall, you are working with FRP, Fiber Reinforced PLASTIC and this type of plastic succumbs to heat. Mark Talmo FISHING IS NOT AN ESCAPE FROM LIFE BUT RATHER A DEEPER IMMERSION INTO IT!!! BUILDING YOUR OWN SIMPLY ENHANCES THE EXPERIENCE. Re: Texalium
Posted by:
Chris Catignani
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Date: March 11, 2022 05:50PM
Niel...the Texalium (colored) may have a tendency to chip the colored coting.
This is why you tape it and cut it. Just be a little carfull pulling off the tape. Pull it from the inside out towards the end. Re: Texalium
Posted by:
roger wilson
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Date: March 12, 2022 08:30AM
I use a small chop saw that uses a 3 inch - thin cutting disk:
[www.harborfreight.com] I replace the blade with a 3 inch cutting wheel: These 3 inch wheels are only 1/32 inch thick. As a result, they cut quickly, cleanly and with minimal material removal: [www.harborfreight.com] ------------------------------------- Some years ago, I purchased a chop saw as shown above. I removed the saw from the base, and removed everything on the base. I also used a belt sander to remove all of the raised lettering and degree markings on the base, since I was not going to be doing any angle cutting with the saw. I installed a small aluminum back stop that is lined up with the center of the cutting disk. Then, I mounted the saw on a piece of 2x wood stock with rubber feet to minimize sliding of the saw when being used. It is a nice small saw that get constant use in the saw for cutting any material from rod blanks of both glass and carbon, steel rods, aluminum rods, grips etc. [www.rodbuilding.org] ================================ I also modified another 8 inch miter saw to be used as a 90 degree cutting chop saw. In this case I use .060 thick cutting room 8 inch cut off wheels that cut very well through virtually all materials. I changed the base, and also added a light to the saw for good lighting of the cutting action. [www.rodbuilding.org] I picked up the saw at a pawn shop for $20, and then elevated the cutting bed, to be able to continue to cut - even when the cutting wheel wears down. Miter saws have a stop that inhibits the saw from cutting below parallel. That is fine for a saw that uses a constant diameter blade that does not get smaller than 8 inches. But, I wanted to continue to use the wheel when it wore down to 6 inches, so I mounted a steel channel on the base of the saw, and then added an aluminum back stop to keep the material being cut in line with the centerline of the cutting wheel. When a friend had a need for a saw, I sent this saw on to him and picked up another saw and converted that one to use as an 8 inch chop saw. I use the Norton's 1/16th thick or 3/64ths thick with a 5/8th arbor to use for a cutting wheel. These thin wheels remove minimal material and cut quickly and cleanly as well: [www.grainger.com] A chop saw with a thin abrasive cutting wheel is a very useful tool around the rod shop to be used for chopping virtually anything. Re: Texalium
Posted by:
Brandon fennimore
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Date: March 12, 2022 12:47PM
Where can you find colored texalium tubing at? Re: Texalium
Posted by:
Neil Toland
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Date: March 13, 2022 09:19AM
Chris Catignani Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Niel...the Texalium (colored) may have a tendency > to chip the colored coting. > This is why you tape it and cut it. > Just be a little carfull pulling off the tape. > Pull it from the inside out towards the end. That's been been my issue - just slight chipping at the cut. Thanks for the suggestion. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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