Subject: Bamboo??

From: [email-masked] (Edward Haas)
Date: 22 Jul 1996 11:58:59 -0700

Hi, gang; I've got this problem: I'm trying to lop off some thin 
slices of bamboo, maybe 1/8in. thick and 2 to 3in. o.d. The trouble is 
that the stuff sort of comes apart, particularly the "bark" on the 
outside. Can someone suggest a way to cut this that won't disturb the 
material a whole lot?? Does anyone have an idea of how to stabilize the 
material so that it won't fray??
	TIA,
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From: [email-masked] (Rick Cook)
Date: 25 Jul 1996 10:38:28 GMT

>material so that it won't fray??

Ed, is the bamboo green or dried? Green is pretty easy to cut. Dried  is
harder.

If it's dried use a saw with very fine teeth like a dovetail saw or a
gent's saw.

--RC

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From: [email-masked] (CBear81438)
Date: 24 Jul 1996 23:26:23 -0400

Ed

Try one of those PVC pipe cutters they seem to work for a lot of cutting.

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From: [email-masked] (CBear81438)
Date: 28 Jul 1996 10:56:30 -0400

In article <[email-masked]>,
[email-masked] (Steve Gray) writes:

>> outside.

Try one of those plastic pipe cutters that have the sharp blade.  Rotate
the stock while cutting.   These things cut shrubbery great.

Cecil in OK

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From: [email-masked] (Steve Gray)
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 20:38:26 -0700

> material so that it won't fray??

   Interesting problem. I would try cutting into a piece with a small
abrasive wheel (e.g. 1" diameter and about 1/32 or 1/16 thick) mounted in
a Dremel. If this cuts without clogging or fraying, then I would try
mounting the bamboo in a lathe at low speed and mounting the Dremel on the
toolpost. (I found that a Dremel mounted on the toolpost makes a cheap and
acceptable toolpost grinder for small sharpening work.)
   Let me know or post the results of what you find.
   We could use a newsgroup devoted to unusual questions like yours and
their answers.

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From: "Randy R. Cox" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 28 Jul 1996 10:19:20 -0500

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>How about hacksaw with 32 tooth per inch blade. Cut around rather than through on the larger diameter pieces. Cut rather than crush.  Maybe.
Good Luck!!!
Randy