Need to solve PVC cutting problem

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Tekkie®
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Saw to cut it. Only problem is, I need to find a way to hold it down so it stays stationary. Does anyone have any ideas with this? Thanks in advanced.

ne tooth back saw and a miter box from Home Depot then? What I am afraid of from using this, is the fact it could fall in at a angle while cutting and it won't cut precisely or it'll create a uneven surface( from personal exp erience). I am assuming the fine tooth back saw and miter box will prevent this?

Let's recap: You suggested making a 3 sided jig or using a power miter saw or manual miter saw.

The OP responded: "So, buy a fine tooth back saw and a miter box from Home Depot then? What I am afraid of from using this, is the fact it could fall in at a angle while cutting and it won't cut precisely or it'll create a uneven surface( from personal experience)."

Translation: He doesn't have what you suggested "on hand". In addition, he is questioning his own ability to use the tools suggested.

If he going to buy something, why not buy an inexpensive model of a tool designed to give him neat, square cuts? The tools that I suggested are cheaper than the other suggested tools, none of which he appears to have "on hand".

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DerbyDad03

So, let's recap accurately:

@ 1450 PDT. OP responded to me indicating he only needed to make one cut.

@ 1518 PDT, I replied to OP acknowledging his minimal needs and suggesting that he use a handsaw or hacksaw (basically whatever he has on hand) to make the cut. Discouraging him from buying tools to accomplish the task.

@ 1555 PDT, you enter the conversation (after the OP has already clarified his need to make a single cut) and you suggest he basically make a career out of constructing one of two ridiculous jigs.

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@ 1604 PDT, you post another suggestion that the OP spend $19 - $31 for a tool to make a single cut. This post is 74 minutes after the single cut need has been established and 46 minutes after the zero cost solution was proposed, suggesting the OP can easily accomplish what he needs with what he has on hand.

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@ 1625 PDT, I tease you for your reply and ask why you didn't recommend the OP acquire a CO2 laser to make a single cut in a 2" PVC pipe.

@ 1336 PDT (the next day), approximately 21 hours later, you respond with a rather silly attempt to re-write the thread.

End of factual recap.

Reply to
Stormin' Norman

Manual tools are slow, inaccurate, and outdated.

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James Wilkinson Sword

Why are you incapable of replying at the correct end?

Reply to
James Wilkinson Sword

Your foot. Or somebody else's hands.

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James Wilkinson Sword

Using a power tool means you can use your hands to hold the workpiece/tool perfectly straight, while the motor does the cutting.

Reply to
James Wilkinson Sword

Yes.

And using a power tool on a round slippery pipe sometimes results in the pipe shooting across the room and out through a window. If you're lucky and it doesn't come back at you. No chance of this with a hacksaw.

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TimR

How on earth can something you're holding onto shoot across the room?

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James Wilkinson Sword

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Ed

He wasn't holding it.

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James Wilkinson Sword

If you have a firm hold of the workpiece, it won't fly away. I always hold it firmly. If I can't, I stand the opposite side to the direction of machine rotation. It's common sense.

And I have no guard on my bench saw, it gets in the way of larger workpieces, an prevents me getting a good view of where I'm cutting.

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James Wilkinson Sword

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