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Tube Cutting and Deburring

Bandsawing is the most common process for cutting rod, bar, pipe and tube. Shapes, as well as rounds in all metals can be cut. Bandsawing is economical and provides close tolerances with good finishes.
		The tube lathe is used for production cutting of round tube. It is designed to make precise cuts in tubing with an OD range of .250" to 8". The lathe can automatically deburr up to 2 ODs and 1 ID.

Tube shearing is a high speed, high volume machine that uses two shearing plates and extreme pressure to cut round tube and pipe. Due to the nature of the shearing action, the parts this machine produces can be slightly out of round. Special tooling is required for each size OD and ID.

Material
All Alloys and Grades

Machine Capabilities

Cutting	Amada	Marvel	DoAll	Modern	Vulcan
Saw Type	Bandsaw	Bandsaw	Bandsaw	Lathe	Shear
Alloys	All	All	All	All	All
Form
Tubular Round	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Tubular Shapes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Solids	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
OD Range	.500" - 16"	.500" - 18"	.500" - 24"	.250" - 3.25"	1" - 4.5"
Wall Thickness Range	All	All	All	.020" - .375"	.020" - .192"
Maximum Length of Cut	DNA	DNA	DNA	72"	24"
Minimum Length of Cut	.250"	.250"	.250"	.375"	.500"
Standard Tolerance	+1/8" - 0	+1/8" - 0	+1/8" - 0	+1/8" - 0	+1/16" - 0
Automatic Deburring	No	No	No	Yes	No

OD Range		1/4" - 24"
Minimum Cut Length Range		1/4" - 1/2"
Tolerance Range		1/16" - 1/8"

Deburring removes the rough or sharp edge left from cutting operations on both ends of the material. This process is done by machine using one of two methods. The vibratory method deburrs cut pieces in batches. This method is not recommended for materials with a polished surface or where the surface condition is critical. Alternatively, pieces are processed individually by a high speed, semi-automatic process that deburrs the OD and the ID simultaneously.

Machine Capabilities

Deburring	Burrmaster	PHI	Rotofinish	IED
Method	Semi-automatic	Semi-automatic	Vibratory	Vibratory
OD Range
Tubular Round	.250" - 3"	.125" - 3"	1" - 3"	.500" - 2"
Tubular Shapes	.375" - 2" Square	No	1" - 3"	.500" - 2"
Solids	.250" - 3"	No	1" - 3"	.500" - 2"
Wall Thickness	.028" - .125"	All	All	All
Length Range	1" - 120"	2" - 144"	1" - 4"	.500" - 2"

OD Range		1/8" - 3"
Cut Length Range		1/2" - 144"