Low-tech, but it works for low-volume light aircraft construction and the
like -- mark a center line on the tubing. One simple way is to lay it into
the miter-gauge slot on a table saw, assuming you have a one - and draw your
line onto the tubing along the edge of the slot. Otherwise, roll the tubing
up against something like a board or strip of plywood roughly half the
tube's diameter, and draw the line from the top of the board.
Karl
> 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?
>
> Thanks!
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