Recommend a tube notcher

Gavin_d · Jul 18, 2015

Hi guys. I'm looking for a tube notcher. The ones that clamp the tube down in said position and it cuts via whole saw and drill. Prices vary a lot and I'm just wondering what you guys use. Thanks all.

Gareth0123 · Jul 18, 2015

It can become very awkward supporting the far end of the tube when you have a notcher and I have found a good cordless drill with a fully charged battery suits me most of the time rather than the bench drill press. I have a Stakesys tube notcher and get on all right with it, having done several thousand notches with it. However they are not super accurate tools to begin with and are only OK for general fabrication work, but if I need a good few tubes doing accurately then I'll take them over to a local precision engineers.