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Subject:Re: The right tool for a clean cut?
From:Don Hanson
Date:Fri, 27 May 2011 22:36:14 -0700

I use a band saw, if the hose is out.
  D.Hanson

On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 9:44 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> I use a serrated knife,
> but they're just ordinary coolant hoses, not extra knarly or tough or
> anything like that.
>
> or a real 'hose cutter' if you have one.
> a pliers like tool, with a razor blade on one side..and a V groove on the
> other, that the hose lays in while you cut it.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rocket J Squirrel" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 7:49 PM
> Subject: The right tool for a clean cut?
>
>
>  I'll be cutting the now-unused coolant hoses that used to go to the ATF
>> cooler on the nose of my transaxle so I can plug them. They're about an
>> inch in diameter and appear to be pretty darn stout. What's a good tool
>> for making a clean cut?
>>
>> --
>> Rocky J Squirrel
>>
>

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