best way of cutting silicone hose?

[dac69er]

whats the best way of cutting silicone hose without making it look an utter bastard? may sound like a stupid question but i dont want to fuck it up if i can help it. want to get a nice straight cut but without making the edge look like a mouse has been nibbling at it!

 

[Starlet_Sam]

A nice uber sharp stanley knife

 

[dac69er]

tried that once and it was hard to get a nice straight consistent cut on it

 

[rb69]

You can't beat a light saber for a good clean finish on any piping really.
Alternatively, if your local B&Q is out of stock, a stanley knife will do.

 

[GlanzaV1.3]

What about an electric saw, festool have one with a laser so you can line it up... or were you after a cheap option?

 

[Dave@TM-developments.com]

Put a clip on first and cut to the edge

 

[HutchGlanzaV]

I'm so JDM I get samuri's to cut my silicone tubing.




lol

 

[dac69er]

Put a clip on first and cut to the edge

cunning plan, will try that. as long as the clip doesnt slip as i wont be able to tighten it to much

 

[Smore]

I'm so JDM I get samuri's to cut my silicone tubing.




lol

lmao good one

if its vacumm sillycone tubing then stanlay blade will do, if its bigger piping - junior hacksaw

 

[Dave@TM-developments.com]

cunning plan, will try that. as long as the clip doesnt slip as i wont be able to tighten it to much

You can get them plenty tight enough

 

[Greg0r]

i always find my best mate "Stan Ley" helps and then burn or use scissors on the little rope bits

 

[HYBRID]

moved.. y is this in the chillout room!?

 

[dac69er]

moved.. y is this in the chillout room!?

sorry, my fault!!!!

anyway used daves idea and it worked a treat, thanks.

 

[Nwimie]

wicked ill write that in my note book for future reference seems like the easist plan!

 

[Monkfish]

While we're on the subject of silicone hoses, where does everyone get theirs from? One of my bits is saturated in oil and looser than a prozzies snatch, so I need a new bit.

All of the shops round my way don't sell it, and if they do it's wallet rapeage of the highest order .

I need a bit to go on 2" piping, about 4"-5" long (Easy now)

 

[ChrisGT]

Use a stanley or a hacksaw if your not worried about the smootheness of the cut edge lol!

i order all mine from http://merlinmotorsport.co.uk/ comes in 1-2 days and cheaper than demon tweeks for most bits. I have also ordered some parts from http://www.venairsport.co.uk/ but its not samco!
Don't know any where else really.

 

[dac69er]

i get venair hose from ebay. seems decent enough. only thing i found is their vacuum hosing gets a bit brittleish after about a month or so. its ok if you dont give it much shit but it will split easily if you want to remove it.

 

[sx_turbo]

@monkfish- autobahn also do silicone hose, and the traders on here do silicone hose, i dont know how much they charge though.