On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:59:52 GMT, dicko
wrote:

What am I doing wrong?

I'm using a tubing cutter to cut 1/2" EMT. Works great, but leaves a
burr on the inside surface of the conduit. So I bought a Greenlee
deburring tool.

http://www.toolbarn.com/product/greenlee/54696/

But I cant fit it into the conduit to get the burr off! The burr is
of such a size that it narrows down the inner diameter of the conduit
so much that the tool wont fit into the conduit to do its thing.

Is there a different deburring tool to use? Different cutting tool? Is
this just a crappy deburring tool? Is there something wrong with my
cutting technique?

-dickm

What you're doing wrong is using a tubing cutter. Use a hacksaw. EMT
is not that hard to saw thru, at least the smaller sizes. Thats all I
have used all my life. You could probably use an angle grinder too
but that requires clamping the emt in a vice or having a helper hold
it steady. By the time I go thru that whole ordeal a hacksaw cut is
dont. Just hold it over a couple 4x4 blocks, or over the edge of some
steps, and saw saw saw...

Tubing cutters crush the pipe. They're made for SOFT materials like
copper tubing.

BTW: I have always deburred with my side cutters or even plyers.