Cutting Steerer Tubes

[Pickle]

Is there an easy way to cut the unwanted length off a steerer tube?

The Mag21's I'm about to get from scant have a long steerer tube, and I will need to cut this down.

Now, I have only done it once, and used a hacksaw. Whilst I made a tidy job it was a bloody long winded faff!

Any comments, ideas??

I am toying with measuring the required length before I mount them on the bike, using an old stem as a guide, and angle grinding it. Is this a no go?

And whilst I have got your attention, the star nut. Any pointers for knowing how far to tap it down before cutting?

Cheers all

 

[monsterfatuk]

you could buy a threaded cutting guide back in the day,but aslong as its straight it will be ok,,always gonna be a pain in the arse

 

[Croydian]

Pickle, fit a nice shiny new blade to a long none flexing hacksaw with the teeth facing forward and it'll be over in no time. You can buy a blade guide tool but they're not cheap (£30ish) If you have the new blade, clamp the steerer and take it easy you can get a nice even finish. Use a cyclindrical rasp to tidy up the burrs or if you don't have one sneak the knife sharpener from the kitchen drawer (as I've done three times now I really must get to the tool stall in the market!) :roll:

 

[cchris2lou]

go to local hardware shop and pick up a plumber pipe cutter .

nice cut and easy .

 

[kase1983]

if you need re-threading i have the proper steerer threading tools.

 

[bennyboy]

go to local hardware shop and pick up a plumber pipe cutter .

nice cut and easy .

Does this really work? It's been a while since I cut one and I now have some nice pipe cutters, but only used them for copper so wasn't sure if they were up to it?

 

[stevet1]

I bought one of these after years of not quite straight sawn off steerer tubes and bars, brilliant.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=10222

I've used it for 1", 1 1/8 and even bars no problems, wich I'd bought one five years ago.

 

[cchris2lou]

go to local hardware shop and pick up a plumber pipe cutter .

nice cut and easy .

Does this really work? It's been a while since I cut one and I now have some nice pipe cutters, but only used them for copper so wasn't sure if they were up to it?

yep , I have cut a few like that .

 

[bennyboy]

go to local hardware shop and pick up a plumber pipe cutter .

nice cut and easy .

Does this really work? It's been a while since I cut one and I now have some nice pipe cutters, but only used them for copper so wasn't sure if they were up to it?

yep , I have cut a few like that .

Ta

 

[Pickle]

Cheers guys!

Any advice re: the star nut :?