From a conventional adjustable spanner and bearings, you can make a compact mini pipe cutter for your home workshop with your own hands.
Of course, this homemade product cannot cope with thick steel pipes of large diameter. But she will master pipes with thin walls without problems, and in particular - billets of non-ferrous metals: copper, brass or aluminum.
First of all, it is necessary to drill holes with a diameter of 3 mm in the jaws of the adjustable wrench (two of them in the upper jaw, one in the lower). The master performs this operation on the drilling machine.
The process of manufacturing a mini pipe cutter
Further, for the manufacture of homemade products, a hot washer will be required, which must be sharpened on an emery machine.
To speed up the processing process, it can be “mounted” on a long bolt (or stud), be sure to fix it with a nut. The bolt itself will need to be inserted into the chuck of a screwdriver.
Next, you will need six small bearings, as well as bolts with nuts. When all the parts for home-made are prepared, you can begin to assemble the device itself.
The disadvantage of this design is the need to use pliers, which is not very convenient. You can watch the detailed process of making a homemade mini pipe cutter for the workshop from an adjustable wrench and bearings in the video on the website.
