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Cutting PVC pipe

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Canuker
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Im not sure if this should go in the ski gabber or non ski gabber seeing as im making a rail for skiing but the question isnt entierly skiing related.

Anyway, i have two 7ft pieces of pvc ( 4" in diameter ) and i need to take about 6" of both because they have cracks running until thos points. My question is, how should i go about cutting the pieces. Id use a hand saw but i have a bad habit of having my cuts start to veer off at an angle ( i cant even cut a damn bagel straight, seriously) and seeing that im going to be wanting to put these pieces flush together (end to end) having anything but a straight cut would ruin things.

I also have a circular saw but using that to cut a round object looks like it may be troublesome.

Any tips, suggestions?

thanks.

Feb 23 2010 5:47PM
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iannelson
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I would use the circular saw, just because it will get you a straighter cut. And if the cut is angled just sand it down with some sandpaper.
Feb 23 2010 5:50PM
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Calb3rt
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a band saw would probably do the job. you might even be able to score it kind of deep with the hand saw and then whack it on the ground...
Feb 23 2010 5:54PM
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norm.storm
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clamp and use circular saw. or take your time with the hand saw.
Feb 23 2010 6:12PM
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DutchhGutss
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Hand saw
Feb 23 2010 6:14PM
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K.C.Deane
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Use a hacksaw. and in order to make a straight cut if that is what you desire take masking tape and wrap the pipe.
Feb 23 2010 6:23PM
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Nick_P
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Use the circular saw, or any other electric saw. Definitely will do the trick
Feb 23 2010 6:43PM
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theblacktaco
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clamp pvc to ur work bench and just circular saw threw the end .. it estrewmly easy just be confident
Feb 23 2010 6:46PM
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brickerenator
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Build a jib cult, methinks.

and there's always google.

Just saying, there is more to the internet than NS

Feb 23 2010 6:56PM
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PeterWojnar
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you could go the super-extreme-gnarly-professional way about it, and use a pipe cutter. The kind that clamps on to the pipe, and you spin it around, tighten, spin, tighten, spin, tighten, etc.

Or you could go ahead and hacksaw.
Feb 23 2010 7:02PM
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Peach.
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Or you could use the worlds largest online skiing resource methinks.

If you wrap masking tape around where you want it to be cut to keep it straight and clamp down the pipe to keep it from wiggling around you should be just fine.
Feb 23 2010 8:32PM
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or you could say dumb things on advice threads..... but i'd use a band saw personally but if you don't have the resources this seems like a viable bit of advice
Feb 23 2010 8:36PM
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