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Photos: ISTech (above) & Walter (left)
C
UTTING
, S
AWING
& S
AW
B
LADES
The sundering of a material whose
molecular structure resists separation is a
difficult exercise. The cutting operation on a
high-speed tube mill – across a profile at once hard
and light as air – is more challenging still, from its high
requirement for accurate intervals and fine tolerances to the
destructive potential of its detritus. The products and services
reviewed in this section are offered by people whose dedication
to the ideal of a clean-cut tube is such that
they see hardly any daylight between
cutting and end finishing.