in the past i have always used a small hand grinder to cut fork steerers.
this usually leaves them on the pis5….
how can i get it nice and tidy……. ❓

A pipe cutter usually does the trick.

use an old stem as a guide

it doesn't really matter though unless it's very uneven

tape a spacer to it and use as a guide.

what uplink said – but use 2 old stems if you have them, one top & one bottom

if you don't have stems you could tape headset spacers onto it instead

Pipe cutter all the way – straightest cut you'll get.

spacers and hacksaw does the job and is probably cheapest, doesnt need to be 100% accurate anyway, i usually give mine a little bit of a filling down to to remove sharp edges and even it up if needed.

oh, and leave it longish – on the off chance that you change frames in the future 😉

As long as it's an ali steerer I'd use a cheap mitre saw to cut it, worked well enough for, don't think it shagged the blade. Pipe cutter is also a good way to go.

Steerer guide and a hacksaw.

Just get drunk and have at it with a chainsaw.

What's the worst that could happen?

hacksaw and your eyes?

Did yer get the brake mount fella?

Learn how to use a hacksaw properly and you'll be able to cut almost metal nice and straight.

Goes like this:

1 – Measure.

2 – Check

3 – Measure

4 – Check

5 – Check & cut

6 – File rough edges & fit

Simplez

nick
landed yesteray……cheers.
2 stems is the best idea so far……….thanks..

Nice one fella.. 🙂

Tony, as said above a sturdy pipe cutter works a treat, perfectly square and the external edges are smooth.

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this suitable..

thats what ive used before tony just make sure your gentle and tighten it a bit at a time to try stop the edge from burring and remember to give it a quick file round the edge. last time i just used the underside of an old stem i bolted on upside down and a hacksaw

Spot on, as mick said tighten a little bit, turn it round a couple of times, tighten, turn, tighten, turn etc…

Two stems + hacksaw – quick, easy and effective.

Those pipe cutters are half the price at Wickes, however the micro pipe cutter at Wickes is twice the price of B&Q.

i've just cut mine with a pipe cutter and it worked a treat!

2 jubilee clips, width of hacksaw blade. hacksaw blade with lots of teeth on it

For me the worry with hacksaws is the metal dust/shards that comes off and, unless all cleaned off really thoroughly, could cause damage if got lodged in the seals

Pipe cutters every time mate. NIce straight neat cut, no fuss.