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Re: [Shop-talk] Aligning round tubing for mitering?

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Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Aligning round tubing for mitering?
From: PJ McGarvey <pj_mcgarvey@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 14:56:15 -0400
Not sure if this is close to what you need, but thought it was pretty
interesting, saw it today actually:

http://www.pipemastertools.com/

-PJ

> Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 14:51:40 -0400
> From: wmc_st@xxiii.com
> To: shop-talk@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Aligning round tubing for mitering?
>
> Obaa wrote:
>> I'm trying to build a small rack/platform using some 5/8" round tubing.
>> I'm planning for it to be rectangular, with the tubes cut at a 45 degree
angle (don't have a tubing bender). I'm going to notch 3 crossbars with a 5/8"
drill, to form a nice, flat platform.
>> The problem is, I don't know how to align the tubing to keep all the cuts
square with each other. Is there a simple way of doing this?
>
> I've seen racing supply catalogs and ads in Grassroots Motorsports
> peddling fixtures to cut & drill pipe ends for roll cages and stuff.
> Not sure about welding fixtures, but if such a thing exists, the same
> places would probably have it. SummitRacing.com has darn near
> everything and ships quickly.
>
> -Wayne

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