Round Tube Alignment?

[scooterpimp]

Hey Fabricators! Does Anyone Know A Trick When Notching Round Tube Or Mitre Cutting Round Tube How To Line Up The Cut/Notch With The Other End? I Always Seem To Screw Up Every Time I Want Both Ends The Same! I Built With Square Tube On Other BSR,s But Attempting A Round Tube Project. Help! Da Pimp.:bigcry:

[billetboy]

iam going to be building a round tube bsr to what iam going to be doing is to make a mount that will hold a small level and clamp it on the tube cut one end leaving the level attached to the tube then turn the tube around turn the tube untill the level is level then cut the other side hope this helps

[Woodchuckscustoms.com]

Hey Fabricators! Does Anyone Know A Trick When Notching Round Tube Or Mitre Cutting Round Tube How To Line Up The Cut/Notch With The Other End? I Always Seem To Screw Up Every Time I Want Both Ends The Same! I Built With Square Tube On Other BSR,s But Attempting A Round Tube Project. Help! Da Pimp.:bigcry:

Check out this link I have a tubing miter program on there. I used this program when I was building mini choppers and it worked out well. Once you download it clic on the File upper left and from there you can change the settings and print it out so you can put it right on the tube you want to cut and trace the cut line onto the tubing.:cheers:
Tubemiter.exe
A tube mitering program for Windows to print on any printer.
This program deals in metric units. File/Settings... puts up a dialog box. You input: * Diameter (in mm) of tube being mitered * The wall thickness of this tube * The second tube diameter (the one it abuts up to) * The included angle in degrees. It paints the picture on the window, and File/Print... prints it on any connected printer. There are two curves - the dotted one is the template you would cut if the wall thickness were zero and the solid curve is the template corresponding to the requested wall thickness. If the mitered tube diameter is greater than the second diameter, then the second tube passes through two holes in the mitered tube. This situation is handled by continuing the template on the other side. Small gaps may appear in the curves; this is a known "feature" of the way the program works


http://www.woodchuckscustoms.com/Free%20stuff%20page.htm

[Turbo_Stoolie]

I dont mind metric but for others I wonder if the program can be converted to inches?

[Woodchuckscustoms.com]

Don't know. I also have a units convertion program on the free page.:thumb:

[Turbo_Stoolie]

Hahahaa...there you go, I didn't even notice! I have a spreadsheet for metal thickness if anybody wants that. It shows conversion for gauge, inches, mm and a few others.

[scuffedup]

Hahahaa...there you go, I didn't even notice! I have a spreadsheet for metal thickness if anybody wants that. It shows conversion for gauge, inches, mm and a few others.

I would like to get a copy of that spredsheet if possible. Could you e-mail it to scuffedup@bellsouth.net

Thanks
Greg

[Turbo_Stoolie]

Greg - email sent.

[Snakester]

Hey Scooter, I like using round tube really just for the look. The way I get it as close as I can is , the first thing I do is take a magic marker and draw a line the full length of the pipe top and bottom. I use a drill press with a hole saw to cut the notch...then I take a piece of pipe w/2 small welding magnets and place them in the notch and place a pipe level on the cross piece being held by the magnets and drill the 2nd end on the magic marker line....I guess it's not rocket science but any way you can get it as close as you can does help! I hope this makes sence !!!:dizzy: :dizzy: :dizzy: Snakester

[scooterpimp]

Hey! Thanks For The Replies! They All Helped Alot! Thanks! & Happy Holidays. Da Pimp.:cool_dude:

[wayfat]

hey pimp,
I see you had alot of suggestions, but here's another. I feel dumb that I never thought of it until I read your question. I am an electrician, and we use a "no dog level", or "no dog offset level" for bending pipe. You insert it in the end of a pipe and screw it down. You could level your pipe, notch it, and flip it aroud and level it again. I typed it in for a search on the internet, and saw them for $12.00. Northern tool or harbor freight probably has them. Here is a picture I found on ebay. I am glad you asked because i have one and never even thought of using it. Sometimes I just need a little kick in the head,
Hope this helps,
Wayfat

[Chevy2ride]

:cussing: This means, Merry Xmas & Happy New Year in Hawaiian. Mahalo for all the ideas that's been posted since I've been on this system. Everyone has cotributed somethig for me to learn & I am thankful for that. You are all masterful in your trades and and sharing ideas will make for better projects for the next build someone may have to do. :me: Aloha to all of you and best wishes for the holidays and the comig New Year.:thumb: :cheers:

[Thunderbolt51]

http://onlineconversion.com

convert anything

[Terry Skinner]

Hey Fabricators! Does Anyone Know A Trick When Notching Round Tube Or Mitre Cutting Round Tube How To Line Up The Cut/Notch With The Other End?

The easiest way I know is to lay a piece of angle iron on the tubing and scribe a line the full length of the tube. Now you have a reference for all your snipes and copes and bevels. Always has worked for me........Terry