[TheForge] Fw: cutting off copper ferrules?

[Keziah's Forge]

You guys are all kidding with the hacksaws and plasma cutters and stuff 
right?  Half inch copper pipe?  .Use the  is the tubing cutter.    Gives a 
perfect, square cut as accurate as you can measure, no deformation, no muss 
no fuss. A really good one is under 20 bucks.  Don't lean on it too hard and 
there is no ID reduction. OK, it leaves a SLIGHT inward burr.  Negligible, 
and only at the very edge. Readily removed with emery, flute reamer, round 
file, hold it on your sander to remove a few thousandthds from the end. .

I cut a few dozen of these at a time every few weeks. Ferrules on the Cape 
Cod Weeder and similar hand tools.  Never had a problem with the burr, much 
less an ID reduction of any significance.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David E. Smucker" <davesmucker at hotmail.com>
To: "TheForge" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 5:52 PM
Subject: [TheForge] Fw: cutting off copper ferrules?


> Jerry is right, a dull tool works better on copper or soft brass than a
> sharp one.  Also try a positive rake angle on you cut off tool.  Also 
> helps
> to turn a wood or plastic plug and place into the id of the tubing.  (Or 
> you
> might find a wood doll that is just the right size.)  With the plug in
> place -- back into the chuck, then you can hold the other end with the 
> tail
> stock which alows you to use more cutting force.  Use soap or wax as a
> cutting lub.
>
> If you can find copper that isn't dead soft that also helps.
>
> I don't think you have one since you don't do any welding but a plasma
> cutter just might work too.  You would clamp the cutting torch and turn 
> the
> work piece.
>
> Dave
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Jerry Frost" <akfrosty at mtaonline.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 5:30 PM
> To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] cutting off copper ferrules?
>
>> Bruce:
>>
>> Your sharp parting tool is leaving a ragged edge. LIGHTLY touch the edge
>> to
>> a fine sharpening stone to dull it slightly and it'll cut cleanly.
>>
>> Frosty
>> -------------------------
>> If it ain't forged
>> It ain't real
>> wrought iron is
>> The Frostworks
>>
>>
>>
>> From: "Bruce Freeman" <freemab222 at gmail.com>
>>
>>
>>
>>>I thought this was going to be a simple task, but maybe I didn't
>>> reckon with copper.
>>>
>>> I need to use 1/2" (nominal, actually about 5/8" OD) copper water
>>> tubing to make a bunch of ferrules.  For reasons I won't go into, no
>>> other material will do, I'm stuck with copper tubing.  I tried
>>> chucking a piece in the lathe and parting it off, but no go.  I'm not
>>> sure what was wrong, but I could not get any sort of clean cut.
>>>
>>> Since then I've been using a power hacksaw and LOTS of clean-up work
>>> with files.  I'd like to find something better.
>>>
>>> I'd love to use a roller cutter, but I can't tolerate the ID reduction
>>> those things give.  Otherwise, this is not precision work.  All I'm
>>> doing is making some ferrules.
>>>
>>> Any idea?  (A solution involving the lathe is not essential.)
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Bruce
>>> NJ
>>>
>>
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