Stainless braided oil lines

If Al of Skid Factory is any guide, use a cutting blade in an angle grinder

Paul

The braid will open up when cut. I was advised to wrap the cut position tightly with a strong tape then cut through with a cutting disc in a Dremel. 

I second that about wrapping the hose tightly with the likes of insulating tape where you wish to cut. Don't attempt to cut it without doing that.

A Dremel could be used, but very thin cutting blades specifically for stainless steel are readily and cheaply available for disc cutters; 4" or thereabouts.

You will need to lightly support the hose in a vice close to where the cut is to be, to prevent it from moving around when you make the cut.

Ian

... for stainless braided brake lines and it works well.

hello  yes the best way to cut stainless steel oil pipes is with a stainless steel cutting blade  in your angel grinder,and do  watch them fingers  please ware protective gloves and eye ware  The stainless steel blade is thinner to the normal steel cutting blade,  so please beawear of this  and fitting blade on a angle grinder  do not over tighten the locking nut  on your angle grinder  it only needs a nip  up nothing more than this, its self tightening  you not get the  get them undone if you do over tighten   yours  anna j

The taping is important, but it's quite possible to cut the hose with a fine-toothed hacksaw. A small amount of 'feathering' of the braid is not a problem as it has to be opened in order to place the olive anyway. Don't forget to put the nut on the hose first though.

A very long time since I've tackled this sort of job, but my memory is that a hacksaw will work provided that one firmly tapes round the site of the cut and saws through the tape.

I have struggled cutting braided lines in the past. I tried a different method to the ones listed above and found it quite satisfactory.

First of all, securely wrap the line where the cut is to be made using pvc tape. Apply the tape so that you are cutting through it as well as the line.

One single cut using a pair of 'Gilbow' tin snips and the job was done. Minimal fraying and a clean cut. Have a look on Ebay (don't know how to paste a link on here - sorry!)

Look on Amazon. Draper Expert 57768  wire rope and wire cutters. Bargain at just over a tenner. Will cut control cables and braided brake lines without fraying.

I think that the wire cutters referred to seem to have too small a jaw opening to cut straight through oil lines. 

I have used the tin snips on braided lines with an o.d. of 20 mm.