Brass tube cutting tool

Hi Zap I use one of three things.My Dremel tool with a cut off wheel, I got a mini tubing cutter from Snap on tools(just cause I saw it on the truck and caught my eye so I bought 2 1 for hobbies one for work. The best in my opinion I love is a mini chop saw I got from Harbor freight It was like 25 bucks or so not sure of part number but it cant be hard to find on the web.Hope this helps you out.

John

I use the triangluar file from my electronics file set (a set of small files used when building electronics kits - availabale at Radio Shack).  Use the edge to saw a bit into the tube, then you can just snap it.  Use the file to clean up the edges.  Takes about 30 seconds, start to finish.

-Fred

For very fine brass tubing  I roll it under a scalpel blade, but do not cut completely thro' it, I then gently break it with fine pliers.

This way the hole is not closed up, cut right thro' it and you end up with a bevel which reduces the hole size.

Thanks for all the great feedback. Will try all the mentioned and see which one works best for me.

Cheers Leo