Wooden Cutting Box and Clamp
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Cutting pipe can be difficult as it can roll around. Sure you could secure the pipe in a engineering vice (if you had one) but this can mark the pipe with it's metal jaws.
This tutorial shows you how to make a wooden cutting box and clamp which will allow you to cut pipe or other stuff. It is inexpensive to make. I built it from a length of wood I found discarded (i.e. made it for free).
Supplies
Cut and Glue
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- Cut 3 lengths of timber 35 Centimetres long.
- Glue together with PVA glue to make a cutting box. Have one edge slightly lower than the cross member. This is so it can catch on the work bench when it is being used.
- Hold the pieces together with removable tape.
Vice
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- Make a cut in the cutting box at 90 degrees - this will be used to guild the saw when it is in use.
- Make two door wedges as described in this link
Operation
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- Place the pipe in the cutting box.
- Clamp in place with the triangular door stops moving against each other, use a spacer if required.
- Cut the pipe.
- It will also cut wooden dowelling.