Can U Cut Macro Line! Hurry I Need Answer!

[irs709]

can u cun macro line w/ like regular scissors? lmk asap!
thx alot!
-ivan

[Flow_Tech]

you can cut macro with anything that will cut.

[AGDlover]

ya you can i like to use a big nife but remember you need a lot a preasure because macro like is really tough stuff

[irs709]

thanks alot, thats what i thought, i just need to no for sure!

[Mister Sinister]

I wouldnt cut macroline with scissors it will crush the end making a potential leak. Your best bet is to use a sharp razor knife.

[Paintball_4_Fun]

ya you can i like to use a big nife but remember you need a lot a preasure because macro like is really tough stuff

I used an axe once.

[AGDlover]

I used an axe once.

LMAO i gotta try that

[Bad_Dog]

scissors will crush/ crimp the stuff


use a band saw

[Vanced]

scissors will crush/ crimp the stuff


use a band saw

LOL... band saw might be overkill ... did you mean to say Hack Saw... I have always used a good pair of side cuts ?

[JrnyFan1985]

put a cloth over the dull part of a big kitchen knife. Use the force of your hand to make a clean cut on the macroline. Push hard though.

[Bad_Dog]

the band saw was a little bit of my dry sarcasm but it does work (dont ask)

I'd imagine that a hack saw would murder the edge of the macroline ... I'll go check (I'm bored)

[Vanced]

I won't .... I have done marker work in a machine shop ... so I get the idea... LOL....


and isn't it great the things we'll try when wore bored... like see how many pieces you can actually take apart and put on an autococker.... .... .... ..... .... after drinking ...

[AGDlover]

ok guy i was tryin some new methods today and a chain saw works wonders lol j/k

[Dryden]

As mentioned above, you shouldn't use scissors since you will not be able to get a clean, perfect cut of macro. You want a tool that will make an even, perfect cut and not leave any threads of nylon at the ends of the line, which could cause the macro to either not seat cleanly in the fitting or get fed through the lines and into the valve.

I do a lot of computer networking, so I happened to already have a coaxial cable cutter/stripper in my toolbox. It turns out that macro is about the same diameter as RG-58 coaxial cable, so it works like a charm. You can get a small coax cutter without the unnecessary crimping tools (Part #278-347) from Radio Shack for under $8.00. It cuts through macro like butter.

[Tunaman]

Or you can get the tool that was designed for it...a Macro line Cutter.