MadaboutKitcars

Does anybody know where i can get hold of a good tube notcher in the uk without spending £200?

tube notcher options

Hi, there seems to be many ways of notching round and square ERW and CDS tube for chassis construction etc. 90 degrees or at angles.

1. manual, with saw and file.

2. manual, using a PC available program printable tube end templates.

3. motor driven rotataing abrasive belts, or in a drill chuck.

4. motor driven cutting tool on cam to follow contour.

5. motor driven using adjustable vice and rotating tube cutter.

6. laser cutting of tube ends (which I have used).

7. what I am looking for, a motor driven press tool notcher.

8. lever action press tool notcher.

I have seen an (old) industrial press notcher in action and have wanted one ever since. Since reading your posting I have found a manual lever punch tool notcher which looks interesting (8):

http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=8470

Good luck with your search.

Peter

i didnt know there was so many ways of doing it.
this is the sort i have been looking at but its in the usa,
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=120214651143&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:VRI

got one from demon tweeks