Braided fuel hose (how to cut? )
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As title . Anybody got a good trick on how to cut it properly

Tryed putting tape round it but still chewing all the end up .

Rick.

Hi,
Big pair of sidecutters, or sharp tin snips:)
Cheers,
Gavin :)

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forget tape and a junior hacksaw, the teeth still grip, shread and flare the ends.

The best way ive found is to use those 1mm thick cutting discs in the angle grinder and go slow

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I will go with joey this is what i do when making hydraulic pipes! i wish i had found the 1mm thick discs when i did the welding on my mini!

Thanks lads il have a go with the cutting disc.


Rick

a multi tool like a dremel works a treat

1mm discs on the grinder here too.

I'd go for the frine grindging disc, they work great.

I also use junior hacksaw. Put the hose in a vice to grip it, but DO NOT crimp it. You want your cut line just out of the vice. Then pull the other side of your hose so that you put it under tention where you are going to cut. The tension keeps it neater as you cut. Done 100's like this.

make sure you clean out your hose when you have it all assembled it.

multi tool cutters (like the dremmel) work a treat. If you want a nice finish put a bit of heat shrink tubing over it after.

Karl

Going to get some 1mm cutting discs tomorow and see how i go, yes am daft but hopfully not daft enough not to clean it out afterwards, shouldnt need the heatshrink as am putting fancy goodridge fittings on !. Just need to drill and tap my reg now (not looking forward to that).

Rick

Thin cutting discs rock

slightly O/T, but I did a safety course recently on such things.
Interesting, that a stone cutting disc, whilst labelled for stone. Isnt quite correct.

You should use a stone disc for cutting aluminium. As its actually for non-ferrous materials, rather than just stone.

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Got my cutting discs today , got some of it done and just to let you no its loads better than the hacksaw.

Thanks Rick

Or buy a set of pukka tube cutting shears. They work a treat, and you have confidence of no crud in the line.