How to Cut a Hydraulic Hose
Hydraulic hose, unlike many other hose types, cannot by cut using snips, scissors or a knife. This is due to the fact that hydraulic hose has steel belting like a tire inside of it. Hydraulic hose has metal inside of it to help support it under tremendous amounts of pressure provided by a hydraulic pump. While being an extremely strong hose, the metal within it makes cutting hydraulic hose quite a bit tougher than cutting traditional hose. But with a few tools and a little knowledge you can quickly and efficiently cut hydraulic hose. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Metal chop saw
- Measuring tape
- Soap stone
- Eye protection
- Ear protection
- Gloves
Instructions
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Put on your ear protection, eye protection and gloves before getting started.
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Measure your hydraulic hose to the length you need it.
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Mark it using your soap stone. Soap stone writes better on black hoses than most other writing utensils.
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Place your hose in the chop saw. While holding it, lower the blade down and place the hose so that the blade will cut to the outside of the mark you made.
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Secure the hose in place with the clamp on the chop saw.
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Power on the saw and slowly cut down through the hose. Remember you want to cut on the outside of the line you made so you should leave intact, the line as this is the length you want. If you cut inside the line you will end up one blade-width short.
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Power off the saw and remove your cut hydraulic hose from the clamp.
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Tips & Warnings
Always wear protective gear when working with power tools.
You can stack hoses in the clamp on the saw; usually two high on smaller hoses if you are cutting multiple hoses to the same length.
Never leave children unattended near power tools.
