Cutting pick up tube down to size

[welly2]

Hey all,

Just a quick one - got a stainless steel pick up tube for my boil kettle except it's a bit too big. I want to cut it down a bit. Just went through around 5 hacksaw blades and hardly made a nick in it. Any suggestions for tools that might work? Can you get stainless steel cutting blades for circular saws? I might pick one of those up if that's an option.

Cheers

welly2

 

[welly2]

Actually, I've got a dremel so perhaps there's a tool for my dremel that might do the trick.

 

[Pogierob]

take it down to your local mechanic, they should have a grinder and just chop it off in a couple of seconds.

You could probably even pop down to a building site and the boys would just chop it off for you.

 

[Fat Bastard]

Dremel reinforced cutting wheels will so the job, but they're hellish expensive. A 10 buck pipe cutter from Bunnings will work just as well and will do about 50 cuts on stainless tube before you have to chuck it.

 

[Camo6]

My little 15yr old pipe cutter works a treat on stainless pipe. Just have to make small adjustments on the wheel and it cuts through in no time.

 

[TheWiggman]

Angle grinder with stainless cutoff disc would be the quickest and easiest way in my opinion.

 

[Batz]

I don't know what your doing there, or perhaps the quality of your hacksaw blades but, you should be able to hacksaw a bit off with ease.

Batz