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Has anybody got one of these , or used one , comments appreciated , thanks , Cheers Paul.

I have used one, the bleck angle in the bottum of first pic flexes alot. If it was replaced it would prob be ok, these are sold at haire and forbes for around $135, dont get caught with ebay.

Bought it for $119 , just to try , if it works great , if it doesn't , no biggy , I'll do it manually , Cheers Paul.

Luke at lukeys4x4customs has a speedworx tube notcher and DANG that shit is good beats the hell out of notching a tube with a grinder and so fourth

Yep they work well
Piss off the bench drill mount and bolt it flat on a bench and use a hand drill.
Keep the lube up on the main shaft as the inside of the block is only brass sleeved. Other than that just make shore that it notches square as the pipe holder sometimes is a bit off but nothing a little grind on the pipe jaw cant sort out. Oh and use trefolux or somthn of the sort on the hole saw when you are cutting as it will make them last a lot longer.

X2 the speedworx notcher is very nice. They were also selling deep holesaws to work with the bigger angles/larger tube too.

Steve.

Cool , I have a liquid cutting fluid used for threading pipes , I have done over fifty notches with one cutter , I might beef it up a little , Cheers Paul.

No I've never used one but I could imagine that could have saved me a lot of time!

Yeah I've got one, works pretty well. I'm sure there are better notchers out there but this one seems to do the job with minimal fuss.

They work OK but if you are doing LOTS of notching a drop saw works just as well and is quicker and cheaper.
A drop saw can notch ANY size pipe/tube whereas a notcher needs a new hole saw for each size.

http://pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=456800

http://snip.awardspace.com/

want33s wrote:They work OK but if you are doing LOTS of notching a drop saw works just as well and is quicker and cheaper.
A drop saw can notch ANY size pipe/tube whereas a notcher needs a new hole saw for each size.

http://pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=456800

http://snip.awardspace.com/

That is awesome

i built my buggy using that notcher after the buggy was done the holesaw was still in perfect condition

i have also notched with a drop saw its faster but i prefer the notcher less mess, noise and easier

I've used a speed works one. it worked ok. The hole saw tends to have a habit of wandering. This makes it difficult to get a mm perfect fit.
Got a sander style one at work, which is 100% better. they cost $5000 so you pay for what you get.

TN100 Notcher from JD squared is probably the best small size notcher on the market. I have given mine an absolute flogging & it just keeps going strong. It also has needle bearings in the spindle housing. Otherwise I use an Endmill on my Milling machine.
Give Pete a call at OPW for a good price.



brooksy

how / were do i get one?

THey are $119.00 , Cheers Paul


http://www.machineryhouse.com.au/sample_2/home.php

I use a borrowed speedwerx but will be buying a JMR notcher for myself - pricey item though

bubs wrote:I use a borrowed speedwerx but will be buying a JMR notcher for myself - pricey item though

Can the height of the tube be adjusted on that? As you dont always want to notch on the centre line.

RUFF wrote:

bubs wrote:I use a borrowed speedwerx but will be buying a JMR notcher for myself - pricey item though

Can the height of the tube be adjusted on that? As you dont always want to notch on the centre line.

Yes. Not as easy as some other though. They provide spacers to go under the clamp arrangement.

geez guyz with all ur skillz it wouldnt be to hard to make sum up surely?

I made a complete buggy using the exact same notcher as shown in the first picture.

notched fine no issues... only ONE problem.

the clamp screw - the m12 threaded rod is weak as piss..... I stripped it in no time buildin a buggy.

I grabbed some stronger threaded rod from work and retapped the hole to clean it out and had no issues after that.

brooksy wrote:TN100 Notcher from JD squared is probably the best small size notcher on the market. I have given mine an absolute flogging & it just keeps going strong. It also has needle bearings in the spindle housing. Otherwise I use an Endmill on my Milling machine.
Give Pete a call at OPW for a good price.



brooksy

Only probs i have found with this notcher are...

The base plate is made from aluminium and gets chewed out very quick with the steel bolts, the washers on the bolts cone because of this as well.

It is designed to be used in a drill press even though they state in the instructions not to use it in a press. The mounts are fixed with a single bolt so its never going to be rigidly mounted.

Im going to laser cut a new base plate from steel to fix these probs though. If you could do angles greater than 50 degrees (and didnt have the above probs) it would be perfect.

the brass bushes on that one will flog out over time and will result a slightly offset notch...I have the TN 100 from Pete..i have it mounted flat off the side of the bench by welding a 1/2 inch bolt to the bench upright and bolted through the hole on the backing plate...make a stand or support to hold the tube about 700mm away from the notcher if you are putting longer tube in it as it helps support it without having all the weight on the notcher...

dont use it in the drill press as it is a waste of time and effort and a lot harder to get notching straight..use a high torue, low speed hand drill...

and trefolux is the best cutting compound to use...

dave