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Offline HeelSpur

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Tubing cutter
« on: November 07, 2015, 06:22:32 AM »
Does anyone know if this was part of a flaring kit? Imperial.
Saw one on ebay and it was with a kit but not sure if it went to the kit.



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Re: Tubing cutter
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2015, 09:01:50 AM »
Sure could have been part of a kit, but I bet plenty were sold individually. Nice having a scribe on it.
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Offline international3414

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Re: Tubing cutter
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2015, 10:51:45 AM »
i thought that was a reamer
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Offline Bill Houghton

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Re: Tubing cutter
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2015, 12:17:58 PM »
Quote from: international3414 on November 07, 2015, 10:51:45 AM
i thought that was a reamer
So did i.

Interesting/odd design.  I would worry about crushing the tubing in that "V" cradle.  Other tubing cutters I've seen have wheels that accept the tubing, yes, in a "V" shape, but the wheels reduce friction.
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Offline turnnut

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Re: Tubing cutter
« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2015, 01:22:30 PM »
a reamer on the end, yes.
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Offline bonneyman

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Re: Tubing cutter
« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2015, 02:00:03 PM »
I've seen alot of Imperial tubing cutters in my day, but nothing as cool as that.

Here's a set for sale on the bay, with your cutter and what looks like the contemporary flaring tools.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-Piece-Vintage-The-Imperial-Brass-MFG-CO-Tube-Cutter-and-Flaring-Tool-Kit-/181914327370?hash=item2a5af0594a:g:MxgAAOSwRLZUIvE5
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Offline Ray Smi7th

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Re: Tubing cutter
« Reply #6 on: November 07, 2015, 04:35:23 PM »
Here's one (unmarked) that I picked up some time ago.
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Re: Tubing cutter
« Reply #7 on: November 07, 2015, 05:01:56 PM »
Nice one, Ray!
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Re: Tubing cutter
« Reply #8 on: November 07, 2015, 05:02:43 PM »
^^ That is totally cool, wonder what the age is.
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Re: Tubing cutter
« Reply #9 on: November 07, 2015, 06:02:01 PM »
Quote from: Ray Smi7th on November 07, 2015, 04:35:23 PM
Here's one (unmarked) that I picked up some time ago.

I have one of those , I think I posted it a couple years ago. Yours is the only other one I've seen
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Re: Tubing cutter
« Reply #10 on: November 09, 2015, 04:20:51 PM »
HeelSpur, I picked up an old used AC book at a rummage sale last week, and it has a picture of a tubing cutter listed among necessary tools that looks just like yours. The copyright is 1938.
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Offline Northwoods

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Re: Tubing cutter
« Reply #11 on: November 09, 2015, 04:42:39 PM »
AC = ? 
Allis Chalmers?
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Offline Bill Houghton

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Re: Tubing cutter
« Reply #12 on: November 10, 2015, 10:50:09 AM »
Quote from: Northwoods on November 09, 2015, 04:42:39 PM
AC = ? 
Allis Chalmers?
or possibly Air Conditioning.
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Re: Tubing cutter
« Reply #13 on: November 10, 2015, 01:27:39 PM »
Al Capone.

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Offline Aunt Phil

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Re: Tubing cutter
« Reply #14 on: November 10, 2015, 06:16:11 PM »
Quote from: Bill Houghton on November 10, 2015, 10:50:09 AM
Quote from: Northwoods on November 09, 2015, 04:42:39 PM
AC = ? 
Allis Chalmers?
or possibly Air Conditioning.
That cutter predates the term Air Conditioning.
Back then it was Mechanically cooled and Sulphur Dioxide was popular as a substitute for Ammonia.
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