Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 11:14 am
cool i didnt realise that you could use stringfrankrede wrote:Cotton string works great for cutting pvc, unless the piece is too thin or it will break, and it makes perfect cuts that are straight.
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Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:27 pm
Hi,
I use a miter-box saw (an all metal thing running on guide rods, not a wooden box thing), but if I had a pipe cutter, sure I would use it. Or anything else that makes a nice rectangular cut.
Regards
Soren
I use a miter-box saw (an all metal thing running on guide rods, not a wooden box thing), but if I had a pipe cutter, sure I would use it. Or anything else that makes a nice rectangular cut.
Regards
Soren
Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 4:13 pm
The problem with those is that they leave a sort of tapered edge on the end of PVC , which you must file or shave, or get off somehow, which is much more trouble than its worth.They do work well on copper though...Pete Zaria wrote:These are around $10-12 at the local hardware store (for one that cuts 2.5" pipe and smaller, the bigger one [which cuts upto 4"] is around $25):
You put the pipe in the jaws, clamp down the blade until it just makes contact with the pvc, rotate the pvc in the jaws a few times, crank down the blade a little bit tighter, repeat (the cut gets deeper each time), 10 passes or so produces a perfectly clean cut. They also cut soft copper just fine, but eventually you need to replace the blade (about $2...).
Am I the only one that has one of these? :-p
Peace,
Pete Zaria.
Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:53 am
Edited by jrrdw for kicking up old topic with no new relevant information!
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 4:19 pm
You could probably use an old Brake cable off a bicicyle.
I also have a wire saw which is just as effective as a hacksaw but a lot cheaper
I also have a wire saw which is just as effective as a hacksaw but a lot cheaper
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 9:28 pm
@metalmeltr
See what happens when you kick up old topics with nothing new. You get your post edited in a embarrassing way. This is the second time you've been told. What does it take? Everybody pointing their finger at you in public.
See what happens when you kick up old topics with nothing new. You get your post edited in a embarrassing way. This is the second time you've been told. What does it take? Everybody pointing their finger at you in public.