Re: Dual Hex small piston compressor (repost)

In lugnet.technic, Geoffrey Hyde wrote:
>
> "Kevin L. Clague" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> In lugnet.technic, Steve Lane wrote:
>> Hi Steve,
>>  I literally mean broken.  I changed some of the beams to get a different
>> color, and in thbe process created a hose cutter (not unlike a paper
>> cutter) and
>> unwittingly sliced hoses.
>>
>> Once fixed, I never had problems with hoses popping off.  I made sure to
>> use new
>> hose.
>
> Do you think you could develop the hose cutter accidentally built a bit more
> to make something that could automatically cut pneumatic tubing to length?
> Was the cut sharp and at 90 degree angles to the hose end, or did it come
> out jagged and at an odd angle?  The worst possible thing that could happen
> IMHO, would be bad, angular hose ends that slide on and force one to make
> the hoses angle a bit on the plastic connector block instead of being
> straight and true.

Hi Geoffrey,
  It was neither kind of cut.  It merely did a partial cut of the hose.  THis is
worse because it is not as evident.
Kevin