>I disagee. As a builder of many homebrew beams using telescoping .058, a
> hand pipe/tubing cutter does not affect the OD or ID if the cutter is not
> pressed too hard too fast. A slow and easy cut only requires a touch on
> the ID with a rat-tail file and all is well. Saul K2XA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan Hearn" <dhearn@air-pipe.com>
> To: "T talk" <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 10:17 PM
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Pipe Cutters
>
>
>> As a plumbers son who used a pipe cutter many times as a kid, I can tell
>> you
>> that they cause a significant reduction in OD and ID at the cut off point
>> which is not easy to remove. The pipe cutter was used with a tapered pipe
>> reamer which reduced the internal burr, however the ID is smaller than
>> before cut off. I believe if you are planning on telescoping .058 wall
>> tubing, like the stuff we regularly use for antenna elements, you would
>> be
>> better off using a hack saw and a file to do the job.
>> 73, Dan, N5AR
>>
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