awins
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Post by awins on Dec 30, 2007 19:27:36 GMT
Can anyone help please, how do you go about cutting water gauge glass tube to length.
I bought dia5mm approx 300mm long and need to cut a small peace from this for my Minnie Traction Engine water gauge.
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Post by mutley on Dec 30, 2007 20:09:35 GMT
Have a look at the thread in general chat on the same topic
Andy
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2010 7:42:39 GMT
Have a look at the thread in general chat on the same topic Andy Apologies for resurrecting such an old topic, but can someone please point me in the direction of the post referred to?  I have tried searching the forum and cannot locate it (probably my inability to search correctly rather than it not being there!!). Many thanks, A |
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jasonb
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Post by jasonb on May 12, 2010 15:21:15 GMT
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Post by klendo on May 14, 2010 19:08:16 GMT
or similar to what jason B said, but instead of a stanly knife blade use the diamond wheel in a tile cutter with the glass sat in a Vee block then snap the end off..
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Post by albert on May 15, 2010 8:04:12 GMT
Hello All,
Scratch the surface with an acute angle needle file then break it off whilst wrapped in a cloth.
Anneal each end till a radious appears.
Albert.
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