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Making a straight cut on hoses
Posted: August 15th, 2008, 2:20 pm
by HrcRacing
If you're anal like me and don't like crooked cuts on your hoses, get a pair of PVC cutters from Home Depot. I've cut fuel, vent and coolant hoses with them and they're perfectly straight.
Posted: August 15th, 2008, 5:16 pm
by ISBB
straight cut tin snips work good too
have also used linemans pliers.
Posted: August 15th, 2008, 10:28 pm
by HrcRacing
ISBB wrote:straight cut tin snips work good too
have also used linemans pliers.
I never tried the straight cut tin snips but, due to mental defect, can't cut straight with linemans pliers or side cutters.
The thing I like about the PVC cutters is that the hose is supported on both sides of the blade resulting in a perfect cut. It's also really easy to line the hose up at 90 degrees to the blade.
Posted: September 4th, 2008, 11:47 am
by MrDude_1
random tip for the anal retentive:
put a hose clamp on the hose, and use the edge of the clamp as a guide for your razor/boxcutter/pocketknife/whatever
not as quick and easy as the pvc cutter, but it does make a square cut.
Posted: September 4th, 2008, 1:12 pm
by HrcRacing
MrDude_1 wrote:random tip for the anal retentive:
put a hose clamp on the hose, and use the edge of the clamp as a guide for your razor/boxcutter/pocketknife/whatever
not as quick and easy as the pvc cutter, but it does make a square cut.
Good idea.
