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Have a pipe cutter but rounds off the pipe when used on thinner pipe.
Vice, hacksaw, aluminium headset spacer, take 2 minutes max.
Measure twice cut once.
measure once
measure twice
measure 3 times
then run some masking tape around the tube to act as a guide and cut with a hacksaw and de-burr with a file.
Mate of mine cut my length the other day using just some ring spacers for a guide. He did a marvellous job.
no question, buy a steerer cutting guide. i used every bodge on the www for years until finally buying the park tool one and it makes life so much easier its ridiculous. love that tool!
Measure once,cut twice.
I've always used a standard pipe cutter, and whatever you do, don't cut it too small - you can always run a couple of spacers above the stem.
Measure twice, cut once:
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I use an old stem as a guide.
Come on I thought my joke was funny!
A jubilee clip around the steerer will also make for a cheapo guide.
samurai sword
I use an old stem as a guide.
This...none to scientific, but it works well enough.