Learn to notch tubing quickly using a template and a grinder. This video shows how to create templates for quick notching and how to notch tubing if you don't have access to a tube notcher.

Tube notchers are most valuable in production work where many of the same notch are needed. In this video we discuss why an expensive tube notcher may not be worth the expense for small shops and how you can save time by just notching by hand.

0:00 Intro
1:26 Tube Notching Using a Template
5:10 Creating a Notching Template
7:03 Notching a Tube at 90 Degrees Without a Notcher
9:00 Why Tube Notchers Don't Save Much Time
13:08 Notching a Tube at 45 Degrees Without a Notcher

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