quick cutting question?

Dremel(sp?) with metal cutting disc is how I do it

I don't do much PE, but have gotten away with a sharp exacto knife. I use an emery board to sand the edges.

I use a good quality, heavy-duty wire cutter. I smooth and shape the edges with an old sharpening stone.

Additionally, you could use a Dremel to sand the ends.

If you're talking about cutting brass PE off the carrier sprues, I just use old #11 exacto blades on a ceramic tile surface.  I have a PE cutter but find a dull 2nd exacto knife to be just as quick if not more handy.

Then I clip the PE piece into my smooth jaw hemostats and file along the length of the PE part to remove the nub.  I use cheapo rat tail files I got a long time ago (although I know better ones exist).  The hemostats are great for bending the PE as well.

I cut brass and stell rod and tube with a small tubbing cutter I got at Micromark makes a good clean burr free cut.                 ACESES5                [bgr        

The Dremel is one of my favorite tools.  I use it for many tasks including cutting brass and other metal tubes, rods, screws, bolts, etc.  I simply attach a cut-off disk.  The one below is a diamond one that can handle many materials.

thanks gents.  im cutting rods by the way.  i have a dremel so ill be getiing that out.  thanks very much for the responses.  

I'd use the dremel for cutting rods. For small diameter tubing, get a #10 blade (the curved kind), set the tube on a piece of glass or tile, and roll it back and forth under the knife. It'll score right through.

Be careful as that composite cutter can disintegrate if used too aggressively........  the dust particles can also be irritating to the eye.

Since this is not big time grinding, a simple pair of readers would be enough to protect your eyes.