Got lazy cutting PVC, now do this.

[mr.maroonsalty]

I used my slide saw for virtually anything on the tank: cutting glass, plexi, live rock, the cabinet trim work which includes 12x12 soapstone tiles...everything. its a tool and i a tool user.

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[ericarenee]

noone has mentioned the melting steel wire with toxic fumes.. silent, smooth (mostly) and deadly.

they are only toxic if you inhale .... I have a wire foam Cutter ..

 

[karimwassef]

I like inhaling. I do it often. Every few seconds or so

Foam is one thing, but PVC is much worse imo.

 

[ericarenee]

I never said i cut pvc with the Wire cutter.. I am not even sure it would do it.

i have lots and lots and even more then lots of tools more capable of cutting pvc. I use what ever tool is closest often is fein tool . Grinder or sawzaw

 

[D-Nak]

I use my chop saw all the time, combined with a pass on the inside with my X-Acto knife -- a straight, clean cut every time.

 

[bblumberg]

Starting using my miter saw. Anyone else do this?

Use my miter saw all the time when plumbing tanks. Quick, easy and perfect cuts every time.

 

[Clowning_Around]

I plan on doing some plumbing here in the next few days, I plan on just using the table saw, as I don't own a miter saw...

I'm with you, use what you have! Of course, haven't cut anything yet, so we will see how it turns out for me.

Tablesaw will work, if its short pieces the push guide as opposed to the fence maybe easier for perpendicular cuts with pvc's tendacy to be grabby, that paired with feeding a round face between blade and face easily wanting to twist ever so little / can be hard to keep square - length playing a large part. Try some scraps and be safe friend.

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[Clowning_Around]

I forgot to mention abpve @Rx79394, the same appplies to long unweildy pieces of stock.

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[DasCamel]

Good to know I'm not the only one.

 

[Rx79394]

Tablesaw will work, if its short pieces the push guide as opposed to the fence maybe easier for perpendicular cuts with pvc's tendacy to be grabby, that paired with feeding a round face between blade and face easily wanting to twist ever so little / can be hard to keep square - length playing a large part. Try some scraps and be safe friend.

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Yea, I plan on attaching an 2x4 off of the fence and using that as a stop. Then using the miter sled to push the pipe through. I don't think I will have that long of runs.

That way I can get the right length and then use the sled for the cross cut.

 

[BlueRoofTang]

The saw works, but makes a mess and puts bits of pvc all up into the pipe. By the time you clean the pipe and the mess, the pcv cutters are faster.

 

[der_wille_zur_macht]

The saw works, but makes a mess and puts bits of pvc all up into the pipe. By the time you clean the pipe and the mess, the pcv cutters are faster.

I've found cleaning the inside of the pipe to be easy. Hold it vertically and rap it on a hard surface. The chips all fall out into a neat pile.

 

[sleepydoc]

I have a shop vac hooked up to the dust port of my miter saw. When I'm done cutting (and the blade has stopped,) I turn the piece of pvc and push it up to the dust port and the shop vac sucks everything out - and keeps it off the shop floor!


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[DasCamel]

I've found cleaning the inside of the pipe to be easy. Hold it vertically and rap it on a hard surface. The chips all fall out into a neat pile.

I found a good amount of shavings in the tank, test ran the plumbing with high flow and let the filter sock take care of it.