Cutting 4" Exhaust hose
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I'm in the process of installing new exhaust on the boat. The hose that was on it is now not long enough. I have ordered it from two different suppliers and both times it looks like the ends were cut by a 10 yr. old with a can opener! What can I use to try and recut the ends without removing much in length, just square up and smooth the ends.
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You can get a nice clean cut by clamping it on a piece of 4" pipe with the clamp very close to the edge, using a razor knife use the clamp as a guide it will take a few passes but worth the time.
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Originally Posted by krakmeup
We use a table saw with a cutting wheel, works awesome but creates lots of black powder!
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The pipe trick above sounds good. I have taped it with wide masking tape and drew a line on it and then cut it with a hack saw.
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i usually use a PVC pipe and put a stainless hose clamp on the outside to use a s aguide....works nice....but most times you will have to use a pair of side cutters to cut the wire as it always seems to unravel itself when the blade hits it instead of cutting through it....
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Chop saw also. Rubber smoke and smell, but it works great. Hold the hose tightly, so it doesn't "roll" when you are cutting it. This method make a nice straight cut.
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Yup if it is wire wound you will need dykes to cut the wire but still can do it on a pipe, I have the thin Hi Temp blue silicone hose no wire it cuts very nicely. Really do not like wire wound on exhaust especialy with long risers to damn stiff.
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