If you've ever tried to saw a length of tube freehand, you'll know how quickly it rolls, pinches the blade or ends up with a slanted end. This hand held tube cutter solves that. It's a sawing guide that clamps your tube or wire and steers your blade straight across it, so every cut comes out square.
Lay the tube in the V-groove, close the lever to lock it in place, and run your jewellers saw down through the slot. The adjustable stop sets your length. Once it's dialled in, you can cut piece after piece to the same size without measuring again. That matters for anything that needs matching sections, like hinge knuckles or a set of tube settings.
In the studio we use this chenier cutter to cut tube for pendant bails. A short length of tube soldered to the back or top of a pendant makes a neat, strong bail that a chain slides straight through. This tube cutter gives you a clean, square end on both sides, so the bail sits flush and looks finished. It works just as well on solid wire, which makes it a handy tube cutting tool for rivets and short lengths too.
Pair it with a German Adjustable Jewellers Saw Frame and a pack of Saw Blades, and you've got everything you need to start cutting. If you need material to work with, our Tube & Chenier range has tubing in a range of sizes.
