[TheForge] cutting off copper ferrules?

[Dave Mudge]

You might try a carpenter's coping saw with a metal cutting blade or a
jeweler's saw
dave m

On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 4:33 PM, Craig Schaefer
<craig.schaefer at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> Spin the copper in the lathe using a manual hacksaw to cut?   Don't know if
> that will give less of  a rough finish than the power hacksaw or not.
>
> CraigS
> Gresham, OR
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> From: "Bruce Freeman" <freemab222 at gmail.com>
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> Subject: [TheForge] cutting off copper ferrules?
>
>
> >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
> >
> > The total lack of evidence is the surest sign that the conspiracy is
> > working.
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