Cutting 2mm off a length of 15mm copper pipe

[DaveyH]

Say you cut a piece of 15mm copper pipe, but then realise you've cut it 2mm too long. How would you shave the 2mm off?

I know from experience, that those round pipe cutter are no good, they seem to need a minimum of about 10mm of pipe in them, or they just distort the end of the pipe.

So I tried using a hacksaw, but that made a really mess of the end of the pipe, not square with lots of burrs (my hack saw blade was a bit blunt mind). So in the end I just cut another piece of pipe the correct length.

For future reference, is there a nice neat way of doing this?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Dan Robinson]

Multitool

Very fine angle grinder.

More practice with a pipe slice.

 

[Burnerman]

In situ, use a hand file or an electric linishing file with an endless belt.......on the bench, use a disc sander or linisher.
Flush out afterwards!
John

 

[Phill Peck]

For future ref

Use a tape measure more accurately next time

 

[Jackrae]

Cut a few more inches off and fit a coupling

 

[PotatoHead]

I've never had a situation where I need to be accurate to 2mm when cutting copper. Also a clean sharp pipe slice can easily cut 3-4mm off an end.

 

[twgas]

Cut it off the other end and move it along a bit

 

[Agile]

I can take 1 mm or less off neatly in my lathe!

Tony

 

[footprints]

Junior hacksaw no problem!

 

[MJGas]

I can take 1 mm or less off neatly in my lathe!

Tony

You carry a lathe on the tube

 

[Agile]

No, its easier to take the tube to the lathe!

 

[buck51]

In future measure twice cut once.