hello everybody

for a while now i'm looking a reliable chain pipe cutter that will cut stainless. 2"-3.5"



where can i buy this tool?

keep up the good work

 

Any plumbing store should have them. Even home depot or loews will have them.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RACEPAK &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hello everybody

for a while now i'm looking a reliable chain pipe cutter that will cut stainless. 2"-3.5"



where can i buy this tool?

keep up the good work </TD></TR></TABLE>


jc whitney got em but they dont cut stailness. i gotta use my bandsaw to cut stailness crap =T

 

how well does that chain pipe cutter works?

 

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Also wondering, I was gonna use a sawzal or a cutting disc but will this produce a better cut ?

 

You could also use a "whiz wheel" if you have a compressor

 

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Whats a whiz wheel ? Is it like a cutting disc ?

 

What about a Chop-Saw ???
I use my chop-saw for all kinda misc jobs

 

A chop saw/mitre saw is the best. You can get a fiber cutting disc in just about any size. Depending on the size of the pipe you are cutting- you may have to make multiple cuts on the pipe (for like 3.5" pipe), but it is still the quickest/best way.

Ben

 

Aren't a chop saw and a cutting disc basically the same thing, just one is handheld.

 

agreed, chop saws are the next best thing to band saws.

 

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i agree. i HAD to use a crop saw to cut some sched 40 T pipes for a manifold i was making. whiz wheel wouldnt do it, so chop saw it was.

 

hello

i know i can use a chop saw/mitre/whiz wheel. but i dont have access to electricity or a compressor.

i need the chain cutter because in my neighborhood we have several gardens that has ss banister to lock on bicycles. nobody ever use it . so i might take it to make my exhaust and charge pipes.

 

A cutting wheel (powered by an air compressor) will take forever and it'll be really really difficult to get straight cuts.

With a chop saw/mitre saw- straight cuts are a breeze and cuts are done in seconds.

Plus cutting with an air powered cutting wheel will get expensive since you'll go through a number of discs.

 

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i think a hacksaw would be your best bet then. with the chain cutter you can only cut straight cuts. when you make exhaust that doesnt always work

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Bnjmn &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">A cutting wheel (powered by an air compressor) will take forever and it'll be really really difficult to get straight cuts.

With a chop saw/mitre saw- straight cuts are a breeze and cuts are done in seconds.

Plus cutting with an air powered cutting wheel will get expensive since you'll go through a number of discs.</TD></TR></TABLE>

See I was talking about the electric ones, the disc seem to last pretty long also.

 

thank you everybody

eventually i used a hack saw.
$1 hack saw + $1 (2) stanley saws = free ss pipes = 1 happy tuner

 

i never use my bandsaw to cut over 2" exhaust pipe, unless u go really slow itll bit the pipe hard half way through and rip teeth off the blade. even on 40$ blades.


which is why i use a chop saw now

 

has anyone tried those chain cutters, seems like it would be a tedious process on thicker material. (EDIT: just read about your piping find... LOL...)

my bandsaw has no problem with any piping and if you can afford one now I suggest it... sawzall gets too frustrating after a while, and I hate trying to cut straight with the cut off wheel plan.

shortyz: you should try buying the finest tooth blades you can, and take some pressure off, slow the cutting down through the cut section that was tearing up blades.

 

Use the Sawzal

 

Shorty def get a much finer blade and go as slow as is possible. That should not happen. Horz bandsaws own.

 

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werd and if it like mine you can lock the top assembly upright and use it as a vertical also.