Tube Notcher

[mrdeey]

i am a chippy by trade n when i was learning all those years ago , we used to use a brace n bit for holes , then sum one come along wiv a fancy cordless  drill , n we all laughed n said no way will they catch on !
it takes me about 2 mins to notch a pipe at any angle n its perfect wiv no sparks or crap every where
so im chuffed , guess if you only hav a couple or so not worth it but this is my second trike n i remember just how long it took me to do all the other friggin joints

[ROD]

Ah the good old brace and bit! Still got loads of woodworking tools around . Love all the old stuff! Makes you feel really good when using a PROPER screwdriver with a nice shaped boxwood handle!For slotted head screws anyway!
  Not dissing the tube notcher ,I do like it!

[biggeo]

tried all methods.grinding, pillar drill,then borrowed a tube notcher from a mate like night and day the fit you can achive is amazing his clamps to the pipe so you can use it without clamping in a vice (allows you to notch a tube in place)
would reccommend to anybody

geo

[VALLEYSBOY]

so how much was it pls

[biggeo]

seen them on fleabay £100ish

geo

[mrdeey]

pro tools web site lists them at $299.00 dollars , then you got to get them here , got mine from ebay.com cost £127.00 n post was $48 dollars , the ones you see on ebay uk for about £100 are a waste of money, they just have bronze bushes n dont last , u need one wiv ball(s) bearings else u b disapointed, lot of bushes n balls in there !

[biggeo]

the one ive used has bushes ive cut about 20 notches and my mates had it for a number of years and cut hundreds (he builds darrian rally cars) guess its down to how many times you use it and how much you want to spend what he told me was good quality holesaws (starrett) and a slow speed drill and oil to lube the saw worked great for me

geo

[dracken1]

if using a hole saw in a pillar drill. if the drill is a cheap one seen on ebay and else where. when cutting at 45 drgs it puts a strain on the spindles bearings, which tends to wear them pretty quick.
we use hole saws but on a big elliot mill. but most of our notching is done using cutters such as the one below. which is notching the front down tubes for a cbr 250 frame to make a 1960's rc162 replica