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Joining pipe
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:58 am
by LuxyBoy
How do you cut out the end of a pipe so it fits snuggly half way around top and bottom of another peice of pipe
So they are at 90 degrees to each other and one joins to the middle of the other; best way i can describe it
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 7:28 am
by 80lsy gq
either get yourself a tube notcher from Hare and Forbes for $130 plus $8 for a holesaw from tradetools or sit there with a grinder notching it out until you get it right..
how much tube notching will you be doing
dave
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:40 am
by N*A*M
also what are you building? is it structurally important? what steel are you using? a tube notcher is a good investment if building cages. or just use a drop saw to make two angled cuts. after a while you can get pretty good at figuring out what to cut.
but if you're building say fences or furniture with thinnish pipe, it's pretty time consuming to notch every joint. if joint strength isn't critical, just flatten the end of the pipe with a hammer.
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 1:05 pm
by lux kid
at work we use a cold saw. if have one or a hot saw that can do angles.
ive found its easyest to set the saw at 45degrees cut the pipe so it looks like a spike. like this ^ on the end. the all you have to do is dress it with the grinder till fit neat.
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 2:04 pm
by droopypete
is this what you are trying to discribe?
I know it isn't quite 90 degree's but you get the idea.
http://www.boutikawa.com/artisanat/Arti ... %20(2).jpg
or is it more like this,
http://iasos.com/videoclp/pan-pipes-2.jpg
or maybe this,
http://www.northstate.com/ridgid/media/40225.jpg
if it is the 3rd one, do you need to weld it or can it be clamped,
http://www.keeklamp.com/us/catalog_pages/10i.html
or use threaded pipe,
http://www.indiamart.com/sandeep-inds/gifs/tee.jpg
good luck.
Peter.
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:17 pm
by Damo
http://www.pirate4x4.com/articles/tech/billavista/Links
About 3/4 the way down the page is some handy info on notching tube with a saw.
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:36 pm
by LuxyBoy
Thats exactly what i meant; where he uses the drop saw.
Cheers for that
Just looking at what it would cost me to make my own tube bar; thats about all i want to do.
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:39 pm
by Damo
LuxyBoy wrote:
Thats exactly what i meant; where he uses the drop saw.
Cheers for that
Just looking at what it would cost me to make my own tube bar; thats about all i want to do.
Make sure you post up some pics of how you go with it
