Cutting the flue - in situ.

[BEngo]

 

Good find! Just ordered one of these - looks the same/similar.

 

http://www.tradecounterdirect.com/product/gripper-plus-pipe-cutter-cuts_size.html?gclid=CIK6o7TB3r4CFfQbtAodKR0AIg

 

Just over £40 including postage. Not much more than the cost of hiring for a day from HSS.

 

Fingers crossed I'm not buying Cheap and buying Twice

 

 

Keep it well oiled, ideally with something like Temaxol or Rocol RTD cutting paste (the liquid is a bit runny for an up-in-the-air job) and the wheels will stay sharp longer.

 

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[Richard10002]

 

 

Keep it well oiled, ideally with something like Temaxol or Rocol RTD cutting paste (the liquid is a bit runny for an up-in-the-air job) and the wheels will stay sharp longer.

 

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Is there a compound I can buy in a shop like B&Q or similar?

 

I can buy online, but I'm a bit impatient

[Guest]

A decent engineering supplies will sell cutting compound. Also larger electrical wholesalers, as electricians use it when threading conduit. A large plumbers merchants is another possibility.

[Richard10002]

 

Good find! Just ordered one of these - looks the same/similar.

 

http://www.tradecounterdirect.com/product/gripper-plus-pipe-cutter-cuts_size.html?gclid=CIK6o7TB3r4CFfQbtAodKR0AIg

 

Just over £40 including postage. Not much more than the cost of hiring for a day from HSS.

 

Fingers crossed I'm not buying Cheap and buying Twice

 

Arrived today and looks the part. It's got "Grip-On 186-12" stamped on it, and a quick google shows it for sale on US eBay for over $100.

 

When I get some cutting compound, I'll give it a go.

[Richard10002]

Bought a tin of Rocol RTD and got cracking. Took a while and lots of forwards and backwards but simple to cut about 90% of the way round, then the last bit kind of cracked off. Not sure if that makes sense, but it worked.

 

 

 

 

 

Cut 5cm off the new flue today - equally straightforward.

[Guest]

Good result from what looks like a good piece of kit