[dealmaster]

Quick question, what do you guys use to cut tubing? A special tube cutter like the ones you can get at Home Depot or Lowes, or would an Xacto knife work? I doubt scissors would give a clean cut, but I wanted to hear from the experts.

[noobert]

scissor, but make 1 cut only, dont ut halfway and stop and resume

[DarkFury]

i use tin sheers + sometimes scissors.

[Badbonji]

As long as it is a clean cut a knife should be fine, I used scissors for my tubing without any problem.

[dealmaster]

Oh, OK, I guess scissors aren't a big problem then. I had read somewhere that people didn't recommend them, but I'll go with what you guys say.

[downer]

I've always used a tube cutter when cutting tubing. It makes the process easier, and gives you cleaner cuts.

If you plan to stick with water cooling, it's a cheap investment.

[jr1]

i use scissors knife pliers or basicly whatever is the closer one
i do however make sure i can do the cut in one operation without haveing to resume

[Springbok]

Tube cutters work best, but scissors or a sharp blade will work fine as long as you make a straight cut.

[Lamprey]

cigar cutters

[atomic ferret]

I used an xacto knife, but it didn't give particularly clean cuts. If you are using clamps, you probably won't see the jagged edges, but if you really want it to look nice, go with a tube cutter.

[Diggrr]

I usually use my Fiskars snips. They're like scissors, but heavy duty and with straight handles (no loops) and 2 1/2" blades.
I've used my handy carpet knife too, it cuts my usual 3/8" tubing in one slice. Recommend a cutting board be used with it.

Never owned a tubing cutter.

[bryan_d]

Another WC'er here using sharp scissors.

Bryan D

[Spawn-Inc]

i use a brand new razor blade. in a handle, like this. the blade needs to be pretty much new for best results

[saxile]

I used to use scissors but when I did my newest rebuild I purchased a tube cutter (cost all of 5 bucks) and I won't ever use scissors again.

[baditude_df]

Ratchet Shears. Inexpensive and available at most hardware or gardening stores. 100% perfect cut every time.

[dealmaster]

Also, kind of on the same topic, what's the best way to clean new waterblocks? I have an Apogee GTZ and a XSPC Razor 4870x2 block and neither of their instructions mentions cleaning. What's the preferred method?

[EarthDog]

Originally Posted by Spawn-Inc

i use a brand new razor blade. in a handle, like this. the blade needs to be pretty much new for best results

Same here.

[Diggrr]

Originally Posted by dealmaster

Also, kind of on the same topic, what's the best way to clean new waterblocks? I have an Apogee GTZ and a XSPC Razor 4870x2 block and neither of their instructions mentions cleaning. What's the preferred method?

Just a little dish-soap and hot water with a toothbrush on the disassembled parts.
Rinse very well.
You can give a last rinse with distilled water if you so prefer, to make sure that there's no trace contaminants left behind from your tap water.

It might have some sharp edges on the freshly milled copper, so careful of your knuckles.

[Spawn-Inc]

Originally Posted by dealmaster

Also, kind of on the same topic, what's the best way to clean new waterblocks? I have an Apogee GTZ and a XSPC Razor 4870x2 block and neither of their instructions mentions cleaning. What's the preferred method?

this should help

http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.p...ghlight=sticky

[Conumdrum]

Hehe, I wrote that piece of trash. I'd just run some water through them, rinse with distilled and go for it. I just got my GTZ and put a 1355 hold down on it. I opened the darn thing and it looked fine inside. It's pretty tricky to get it together. And the GPU orings are longgg and funny to deal with.

Just give em a rinse under the sink and rinse with distilled. Should be plenty.

As far as cutting the tubing, I used an unobtanium blade. Here is the link to it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unobtainium