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ant1277
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Tube notching

#1 Post by ant1277 » Fri May 07, 2010 6:20 am

What's the best way to find the angle you need when notching / fishmouthing tubing ?

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Re: Tube notching

#2 Post by supernova » Fri May 07, 2010 6:47 am

I use an angle finder. My tube notched has a degree graph on it. If you don't have those you can cut a coat hanger and bend it to the angle.
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Re: Tube notching

#3 Post by sc racing » Sat May 08, 2010 8:31 am

I used some pvc tubing for templates,its cheap and quick.There are some pics in this section somewhere that I posted titled "Rollbar notching"

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