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Brians256 · 12-30-2004, 05:45 PM

I think 2Busy has the best approach for an even slit in the copper tubing. You want to crank the blade up just enough to cut the slit but not enough to go through the whole tube.

Another approach is to use an air compressor driven grinder/cutoff disc. Then, create a jig to hold the grinder in place and on while moving the copper tubing past it. This is much more likely to fall apart and shove tubing through you or the nearest wall. However that depends quite a bit on the quality of the jig you make. You could use a dremel (a standard 15k rpm hand held rotary device available under many names) in the same spot as the air-driven grinder.

Those would be my thoughts.

12-30-2004, 05:45 PM	#13
Brians256 Pro/Staff Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Klamath Falls, OR Posts: 1,439	I think 2Busy has the best approach for an even slit in the copper tubing. You want to crank the blade up just enough to cut the slit but not enough to go through the whole tube. Another approach is to use an air compressor driven grinder/cutoff disc. Then, create a jig to hold the grinder in place and on while moving the copper tubing past it. This is much more likely to fall apart and shove tubing through you or the nearest wall. However that depends quite a bit on the quality of the jig you make. You could use a dremel (a standard 15k rpm hand held rotary device available under many names) in the same spot as the air-driven grinder. Those would be my thoughts.