How to cut a steerer tube
Fenred
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I know there have been topics on this before but I'm struggling to find the threads :evil:
Can anyone paste up a link please? Alternatively, best advice/technique appreciated.
Thanks
Can anyone paste up a link please? Alternatively, best advice/technique appreciated.
Thanks
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with a guide and a good blade."Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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Ta nick, very useful :?0
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Saw guides are a must. I've tried sawing seatposts etc. without a guide in the past, but since buying a guide I've never looked back. They're not too expensive either.0
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Cheers Johnny, anything brand specific you'd recommend? Could you suggest saw/blades at all?0
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If alloy then pipe cutters also work well and avoid the need for saws and guides.0
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saw guide :?
whats wrong with just cutting straight with a hacksaw .0 -
Cut plenty of tubes, alloy,steel and carbon, with a junior hacksaw and a bit of care.
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A guide enables me to do it while drunk.0
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We have a (no longer used) guide in the shop which makes every cut wonky, we now do them using an old stem.0
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An old pipe cutter scribes a nice straight line.I don't do smileys.
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a cheap guide is to get two 10mm or 15mm aheadset spacers slide them onto the steerer so the join between them is over the cut you want to make then get some electrical tape and tightly tape both ends of the spacers in place leaving the join uncovered then just saw between the two spacers, there's just enough give in the tape to allow the hacksaw blade to separate the two spacers yet maintain a straight cut. works perfectly and cheap as chips.Viner Salviati
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Johnny Napalm wrote:A guide enables me to do it while drunk.0
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Cheers for the input all.
I'm liking the old stem / spacers idea's
Will get a new blade on the old hacksaw and give it a shot....0 -
Oh and measure 10 times cut once then you won't end up with a short steerer like me! :oops:0
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There's no need to cut the steerer perfectly straight. The stem has to be above the top of the steerer and the top cap rests on the stem. Just mark the approximate position with masking tape and saw away.
In fact, you don't even need a top cap or a headset adjuster but that's another story.0 -
I just stick it all on the bike, scratch a mark then cut a little below that, none of my steerers are cut perfectly straight never made the slightest difference.0
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Wrap a piece of paper round the stem aligning the edge with itself. Providing the paper edge was machine cut, it'll be perfectly square. Then cut with a hacksaw - remembering you don't have to cut all the way through without turning the forks round! Lots of little cuts on the line will join up to make one big cut!
I've done it this way and I've also done it with a pipe cutter (alloy steerer). Both worked well.My guide to navigating using the Garmin Edge 800
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Straight-ish will be fine but there's no need for laser-guided hacksaws or special tools etc0
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pipe cutter best way and easiest way to cut oneanthem x with many upgrades0
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+1 pipe cutter if alloy
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But a laser guided hacksaw would be feel really pro.
Maybe a plasma cutter.I don't do smileys.
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I also have the straightest sliced carrots you've ever seen.0
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+1 for pipe cutter, you just take your time and turn the blade screw a little slower than for a copper pipe.0
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a few layers of masking tape around were you want to cut, with a pen mark out a guide and with a hack saw cut it off.
or my way use an angle grinder
disclaimer only use an angle grinder if you know how to use one if you like to keep your fingers, knees or nose0 -
Soon you'll be able to do it without a hacksaw, if you practice hard enough.0
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Johnny Napalm wrote:Soon you'll be able to do it without a hacksaw, if you practice hard enough.0
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How? With your teeth?
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