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We are having a discussion on another forum on cutting tube miters ( Birds Mouth) for joining/welding tube. I wanted to post this info here as it really works great.
There is a program called Tubemiter.exe that when you input your tube size, it will print out a template. You tape the template around the pipe and then cut the pipe to the template. Perfect fit, ready to weld.
Go to the following link and near the bottom is a program description with page print outs so you can see what its doing. You can also down load the program there. The program is FREE and will fit on a floppy so a old laptop in the shop or road would work well to have this with you.
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/rinard/framebuild.htm
Paul
There is a program called Tubemiter.exe that when you input your tube size, it will print out a template. You tape the template around the pipe and then cut the pipe to the template. Perfect fit, ready to weld.
Go to the following link and near the bottom is a program description with page print outs so you can see what its doing. You can also down load the program there. The program is FREE and will fit on a floppy so a old laptop in the shop or road would work well to have this with you.
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/rinard/framebuild.htm
Paul