What’s the best way to cut thick metal pipe, say 2-3", without getting into anything too exotic like acetylene torches. I tried a Sawzall with a metal blade, and it worked, but it wore out the blade with one pass and blades aren’t cheap. I was thinking an angle grinder? How nice of one would I need for this task?
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What’s the best way to cut thick metal pipe, say 2-3", without getting into anything too exotic like acetylene torches. I tried a Sawzall with a metal blade, and it worked, but it wore out the blade with one pass and blades aren’t cheap. I was thinking an angle grinder? How nice of one would I need for this task?
It really depends on the conditions, how much pipe you have to cut, how quickly you have to do it, etc…, but I would probably use the Sawzall.
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I’ve worked in the pipe industry for 30 years now, and the most common commercially utilized solution is an abrasive saw (“chop saw”), but these create a lot of dirt, noise, heat, sparks, and stink. If your sawzall will do the job, it’s great. Get the right blade, use oil on it to help keep it cool, and don’t try to go too fast. If I didn’t have a sawzall available, I’d probably use an abrasive saw. But, unless I had a lot of cutting to do to justify setting up a decent station for an abrasive saw, and the sawzall was right there, I’d use it.
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