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Tube Cutter Preference Poll

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Tube Cutter Preference

  • Loose Razor Blade

    Votes: 15 9.9%
  • Handheld Razor Cutter

    Votes: 23 15.1%
  • Ratcheting Razor Cutter

    Votes: 16 10.5%
  • Kitchen Knife

    Votes: 9 5.9%
  • Scissors

    Votes: 64 42.1%
  • Pocket Knife

    Votes: 13 8.6%
  • Teeth :)

    Votes: 12 7.9%

  • Total voters
    152
I've got a pair of Cutco shears that cut just about anything. Forget using a razor blade knife- I would chop myself using that.
 
Scissors, usually blunt paper ones. Although I've found sharp kitchen scissors work very well for getting a clean cut.

Good idea for a poll, I was wondering what most people use.
 
I use a loose razor blade. I've found it is the only way to get a clean cut. Maybe I need to try scissors again though, seems like people are having good luck with them.
 
I've been using a sharp loose razor blade for years. I would bend the tubing and cut at the loop. The pressure would slice it wide open and it makes a decently clean cut.
 
the small brush cutters? yeah those work pretty great for cutting tubing really. i liked those alot more than Scissors. the branch cutter has a smoother cut overall.
I'm pretty sure he meant the huge ones you use to cut tree branches :beer:
 
Spyderco pocket knife here :). Be sure to use a good quality pocket knife. You'll just end up fighting yourself with a cheap one and should use scissors instead ;). Same goes for a dull kitchen knife. Small serrations will make even quicker work of the tubing than a plain edge will.
 
I always used a box cutter razor with a new blade.

I never thought about a small pruning shear, it would probably work good though. Also Weiss tin snips can make a good clean cut too.
 
razor blade, either in a holder or loose, (haven't cut it for my w/c setup as i don't have one, yet, but i have cut tubing before :)
 
I use my work knife and since I'm a cook I got very well maintained knifes(got 6 stones to sharpen then and spend about an hour per knife every week).
 
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