Pipe cutters tend to deform the pipe near the cut. They are also designed for softer metals like copper and aluminum.
I've had good luck using a cheap (under $10) pipe cutter. It does, as Alex says, deform the metal, raising a little lip, but this is easily filed off. If you own a hacksaw w/ a reasonably sharp blade, I'd use that. But a pipe cutter is a viable option, and with only minimal care you're sure to get a nice, perpendicular-to-the-steerer cut.
... I use a hacksaw. I have an old and damaged stem that makes a good cutting guide to get a good cut. You can also draw a line around or just use a pipe...
OK, I ahve heard this advice before, but it isn't apparent to me how one uses a stem to guide the saw... Do you clamp them on top of one another? I am sure...
If you have one (or better, two) threadless stems that you can scratch up, you can position them on the stem to provide cutting guidance (the saw goes against...
... I've had good luck using a cheap (under $10) pipe cutter. It does, as Alex says, deform the metal, raising a little lip, but this is easily filed off. If...
I use a hacksaw. When I'm cutting 1-inch threaded steerer tubes, I dig up a set of old steel adjustable headset cups -- preferably the kind that come on ...
... I also use a hacksaw, preferably with a sharp blade. I use a headset cup as a cutting guide, putting the wrench flats of the cup in a vise and cutting...
... If you read between the lines of what Neal is saying, you'll see that it makes sense to hang on to 1" steel threaded headset cups as they come your way. ...
I just cut a steerer tube for the first time a few months ago, and since my lbs was kind of booked up I bought a similar model for around $14. The whole thing...
Yeah, I realized I was overthinking the whole thing and placed an order for one. While looking at websites, I noticed an interesting tool. A Fourth Hand....
... I might be alone on this, and perhaps I'll be ostracized, or my license to practice bikery will be taken away, but... In general, for a threadless steerer,...
... I've had a fun week. Our son Spenser is in Hawaii and his friend Christian and I are bored so we started working on bicycles. We took his apart in order to...
... I use a pipe cutter, something like this: http://www.ridgid.com/Tools/Screw-Feed-Cutters/index.htm I had one on hand for plumbing work. If you're buying...
... Don't be shy about tightening the blade down; otherwise it'll take forever. I take a round file to the inside of the bar after cutting to remove the little...
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