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Old September 26th 08, 01:12 PM posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Don't ever use them!

I usually cut down my seatposts for the unicycles...being short tends
to require me to do this quite often.

Usually I use a hacksaw and special guides that clamp on to the
seatpost. That what my bike shop recommends. Their advice being...if
you use a pipe cutter, be prepared to have the thing warp or flare out
on you. Never use a pipe cutter to chop down a post.

Well, I got lazy and did just that today. After cutting my Cromo
seat-post with a pipe cutter I filed it down. And then stuck it into my
brand new KH36" frame.

It went in fine.

It doesn't come out.

It's completely lodged itself inthere. And the more I wiggle it, the
tighter it gets.

I will try to remove it with a vice tomorrow. If not, then it's
consigned to the scrap heap

I've seen people use pipe cutters many times, but be careful. Filing
it doesn't necessarily correct the defect.

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Old September 26th 08, 01:59 PM posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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After a particularly cheesy batch of saw blades I invested in one of
these:


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http://www.germes-online.com/direct/...e_Grinder.jpg]

Quicker, easier, straighter, louder, more fun...

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Old September 26th 08, 02:14 PM posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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...but it's really easy to cut a seatpost with a hacksaw... takes about
a minute, or possibly two if you include the filing time, and hanging
the saw up afterwards. What's the problem?

Anyway, I hope you manage to get it out OK Ken. You must be able to
extract it with a vice without damaging the frame even if you have to
sacrifice the seatpost. If you give up and decide to scrap the frame,
send it to me

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Old September 26th 08, 02:16 PM posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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I've also had a (aluminum) seat post get stuck after cutting. It took
two people tugging at it to get it loose.

If you use a pipe cutter, make sure that any flaring is totally filed
down. I did not have this problem with cutting a steel seatpost with a
pipecutter, most likely because steel is less prone to flaring.

Angle grinders are relatively inexpensive and should leave a cleaner
(no flare) cut. Be sure to wear safety glasses.....tom


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Old September 26th 08, 02:18 PM posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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phil;1103230 wrote:
After a particularly cheesy batch of saw blades I invested in one of
these:


[image:
http://www.germes-online.com/direct/...e_Grinder.jpg]

Quicker, easier, straighter, louder, more fun...

Phil




Fine for steel or cromo posts but grinders dont work so well on non
feris metals. The disks kind of clog and dont cut as well.

Buy some decent blades and do it by hand, you can get it straighter cut
with a hack saw than a grinder aswell.


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Old September 26th 08, 02:20 PM posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Don't give up yet. If you are getting discouraged, take it toa bike
shop, they deal with these problems every day.

If you are really wanting to give it a go, consider the different
properties of the metal. An aluminum tube will expand with heat faster
than a steel tube, so start by heating the seat post tube with a hair
dryer or a heat gun (be careful). See if you can get some antisieze
lubricant down the tube, even a little will help, so drip it on, then
start wiggling.


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Old September 26th 08, 02:45 PM posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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I use a pipe cutter for my seat posts now. It does cause a little bit
at the end flare out, but i spend about 5 minutes using a file to get
rid of that little lip and then I grease it up and see how it goes in
the frame, if it is too hard to get in then I file it some more. I have
had no issues.

Hopefully you can get it out without damaging your KH 36


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Old September 26th 08, 02:49 PM posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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sp4rky-m4rky;1103242 wrote:
Fine for steel or cromo posts but grinders dont work so well on non
feris metals. The disks kind of clog and dont cut as well.




It's worked perfectly well on steel and aluminium posts; it goes
through the latter like butter. The only type left is carbon, and I'm
(a) not likely to ever have one or (b) want to cut it with a normal
hacksaw either!


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Old September 26th 08, 03:02 PM posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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I have found this a good way to remove stuck seatposts

1) attach seat to post
2) attach wheel (+cranks+pedals) to frame
3) Stand on pedals (leaning against a wall)
4) pull up and twist seat.

The only seatpost I've ever stuck though is on my old pashley, and that
hadn't been cut at all.

My seatposts are all pipe cutter cut, except for the latest one, a
nimbus super-thick aluminium one, which was so thick I had to hacksaw it
- was a complete nightmare to cut, took me about 10 minutes.

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Old September 26th 08, 05:10 PM posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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I always use a pipe cutter...

That must be why my current post is so hard to put in and pull out of
my frame (the new kh post/frame)...

I'll have to give filing a go. I remember last time I took the seat out
it took like 20 minutes hopping sif and pulling up on the seat, wiggling
it back and forth.


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