2024-02-28
high pressure hydraulic hose-how to cut high pressure hydraulic hose
Hydraulic hose is one of the most indestructible components you’ll ever encounter. It must be strong enough to contain high fluid pressures, pressure cycling, repeated bending back and forth, high temperatures, a variety of other detrimental conditions, and remain in service for years. But the same material characteristics that make hydraulic hose stand up to such tough conditions also make them difficult to cut. Therefore, most hose cutoff machines have used an abrasive wheel. The wheel runs at high speed to grind or melt away rubber and other soft materials in the hose and high-strength steel reinforcement wires.If you buy pre-assembled or pre-cut hose assemblies, you’re probably not aware of the dirty job conventional hose cutting can be. It generates smoke and leaves debris inside the hose. This debris usually consists of burnt rubber, metal particles, and even abrasive particles from the cutting wheel. Unless all of this contamination is removed, it will get into a hydraulic system and can clog filters and cause machine malfunctions and component failures.