Working with Pipe and Tube Notcher – Some Useful Tips

Notchers are the most versatile and easy-to-use tools designed to create precision “fish-mouth” notches on metal tubes and pipes. This tool is amongst the must-have tools designed to ease your metal fabrication activities. However, to get the best out of the tool, you must operate it as per the guidelines of the manufacturer. This is important to create desired notch profiles on sheet metal precisely and safely, without damaging the work piece.

  Helpful Tips 

Know your tool; this helps to create prefect notches quickly and efficiently. The user manual provided along with the pipe and tube notcher will have a set of useful tips for successful notching. A few tips are listed below:

• Creating notches on thick walled tubing made of carbon and stainless steel requires greater efforts than that of thin walled tubing of copper and aluminum. Plan your notching operation accordingly.
• The fish-mouth cuts are formed with extremely sharp edges. Be careful when handling the tubing when making these cuts. Ground the edges before the welding operation.
• Clamp the workpiece in a vise and secure it in position. This minimizes deflection and assures the best cut in the desired place.
• Adjust speed as per the type of material being cut. For example, when cutting chrome-moly tubing, a higher cutting speed is required. On the other hand, set the cutting speed to a minimum when cutting soft materials.
• Handle the offcuts with extreme care. Metal chips that are left behind will be extremely sharp. Brush away the metal scraps and debris from the notcher.
• Keep the saw teeth lubricated to prevent rust and maximize its performance. Similarly, it is advisable to lubricate all the moving parts periodically.
• Always keep safety in mind. Wear gloves and protective glasses to prevent severe cuts and eye injuries. Refrain from wearing loose clothes as they might accidently get caught in the moving parts, resulting in unexpected accidents.

Adhering to these tips helps you achieve the expected result safely. There are several more useful tips when it comes to pipe and tube notching. You will find them in the user manual provided along with the notcher. You can also contact your manufacturer for more information.

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Portable Tube Notcher by Woodward Fab

Tube or pipe notching is an integral process when it comes to comprehensive metal fabrication.  A wide variety of commercial as well as industrial applications are dependent on fabricated pipes. A good tube notcher gives precise results for the following parameters:

• Length
• Angle
• Size
• Diameter

Woodward Fab presents Superior Quality Tube Notcher Products

Woodward Fab is a leading and trusted name in the industry when it comes to excellent quality tube notcher products. We specialize in portable tube notchers that are not only easy to carry to any desired location, but it can also be used for various purposes. The portable nature of this device makes it possible to utilize it in different applications across various workstations. Thus, you need not spend on different units of tube notchers for each workstation. This helps in maintaining the budget of your metal fabrication process.

Features of Woodward Fab’s Ingenious Tube Notcher:

With our tube notcher, your pipe fabrication process will become efficient, thanks to the following features of our product:

1. They are portable and hence easy to carry around
2. They can be mounted on any surface or even on a bench vise
3. They can be effectively used for low production notching (up to Schedule 40 pipe)
4. They are sturdy and durable in nature
5. They require very less maintenance
6. They are capable of making perfect joints for clean, secure welds
7. They come with adjustable mounting options
8. They are designed with an adjustable base so as to make cutting compound notch angles highly efficient

Categories of Tube Notcher Offered by Woodward Fab:

We at Woodward Fab have always worked towards developing technologically advanced tools to meet the requirements of our customers. Some of our prominent categories of high-end tube notchers are:

• WFN1- It is a tube and pipe notcher that is useful for pipe with dimensions 1/4", 3/8", 1/2"; and for tube with dimensions 3/8", 1/2", 3/4".
• WFN2- It is a tube and pipe notcher. It can be used for pipe with dimensions 3/4", 1", 1 1/4"; and for tube with dimensions 1", 1 3/8", 1 5/8".
• WFN3- It is a tube and pipe notcher that can be used for pipe with dimensions 1 1/2", 2", and for tube with dimensions 2", 2 2/8".

To know more about us, kindly visit our website www.woodwardfab.com, or give us a call on our toll free number 1-800-391-5419. 

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Tube Notcher - An Efficient Tool for Metal Fabrication

Since 1966 Woodward Fab has been offering outstanding metal working equipment. We are proud to offer you the  #WFN5 Tube Notcher. Our users tell us over and over again that with this machine they get the precise pipe and tube notching they need.

The #WFN5 Tube Notcher can notch tubes that measure anywhere between 0.5 inches and 2.5 inches. Because it has an adjustable angle degree you can create a wide variety of notches. Small wonder it’s one of our most popular products. It can make exactly the notch you want in seconds.

We also offer a variety of other tube and pipe notchers.

For example, we have a pipe and tube notcher that works with any drill motor hand held or drill press.

Or perhaps what you need is our Universal Pipe and tube notcher that replaces outdated notching methods, hole saws, end mills, grinding wheels and flame cutting.

Our Pipe and Tube Power Notcher lets you notch pipes and tubs in all sizes with just one machine.

Whatever your needs for a tube notcher is, from a small, portable low cost unit to the ultimate in flexibility, power and speed, we’ve got what you need – and if by some chance we don’t we’ll find it for you.

You can download our full catalog right to your computer to get details, or we’ll be happy to send you a paper copy.

Contact us today for tube notching machine. Tell us what you’re trying to get done and we’ll make sure you get exactly the notcher you need.

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