How to cut a pipe evenly at any angle

When repairing or laying new communications, one often has to look for the answer to the question: how to cut a pipe straight? There are many simple methods that allow you to achieve the desired result when cutting pipes from any materials.

How to cut a pipe evenly at an angle of 90 degrees

When cutting a pipe of the right size, there are several nuances. It must be taken into account: the material of manufacture, the angle at which it should be cut. If the angle is straight, then the marking is performed as follows:

1. Measure the required length, draw a line with a chalk or marker.
2. At the level of the mark, wrap the pipe with masking tape or a sheet of paper. It is necessary to ensure that the edges of the tape coincide with each other. This will ensure a smooth cut.
3. Cut off the pipe with a grinder. Exactly how the markup is made, it is possible only if the incision is made not at one time, but in several steps. After a small cut, it is necessary to turn the pipe 20 to 40 degrees until a complete revolution occurs.

It is not practical to make markings with a tape measure. When wrapping around the pipe, it breaks, preventing the ability to evenly draw a circle.

How to mark up at an angle of 45 degrees

Making markup at an angle of 45 degrees is more difficult. A small diameter pipe can be marked with water. If the piece is small, then this option is suitable. A pipe is lowered into a container of water at an angle of 45 degrees. Water leaves a mark on the surface that must be duplicated with a marker.

Using a paper template, you can mark out a pipe of any diameter. It is done as follows:

1. On graph paper, a circle is drawn equal to the diameter of the pipe.
2. The base of the circle will be the X axis. On it you need to draw a segment equal to the circumference, so that the middle coincides with the axis of symmetry of the circle.
3. The resulting line must be divided into 16 equal segments.
4. The symmetry line of the circle, which will be the Y axis, is also divided into 8 segments.
5. From the points that form the segments, it is necessary to carry out projections: from points on the X axis, vertical, and from points on the Y axis - horizontal. The intersections of these projections must be connected by a smooth line.
6. The resulting figure must be cut with scissors.
   

The template is wrapped around the pipe and secured with masking tape.

At an angle, it is difficult to cut off the pipe evenly. As a rule, a grinding machine with a large-diameter circle is used, even for cutting thin pipes. A large circle leads less to the side.

An interesting way to cut a plastic pipe

There are many devices for working with plastic pipes. There are special scissors that cut pipes up to 75 mm in diameter.

You can use a hacksaw for metal or just cut off the grinder. But all of these methods have disadvantages. Scissors cut at an angle of 90 degrees. But how to cut off an evenly plastic pipe if a different angle is required or a large diameter does not allow them to be used? If you saw with a hacksaw, then the slippery plastic surface does not allow cutting according to the marking. You can make a device devoid of the above disadvantages.

This tool combines guides for a pipe (miter box) and a cutting device made of nichrome thread.

A nichrome thread is installed on the miter box at the right angle . It connects to the electrical network via ballast or rheostat. This will make it possible to select the desired temperature. After heating the red wire, the workpiece must be lowered into the miter box. This will allow you to smoothly cut the pipe like clockwork.