tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11345288.post528028619610681599..comments2024-01-08T01:20:20.736-07:00Comments on Days of Speed and Slowtime Mondays: Go ahead and laugh Home Depot manElaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734583197185810124noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11345288.post-33739227075531030952008-09-05T00:59:00.000-06:002008-09-05T00:59:00.000-06:00Laughed a lot at your post. I've been so there. I...Laughed a lot at your post. I've been so there. I don't have a sawzall but boy I sure stood and admired it when a friend used it to cut through large metal uprights and old rotten 4x4s and other random things that we took out of my back yard a couple of years ago. Destruction at its finest. Much better than sledge hammers.<BR/><BR/>-ellenElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11345288.post-38870386613814824262008-09-03T16:08:00.000-06:002008-09-03T16:08:00.000-06:00In the end I cut the wood with a regular old hand ...In the end I cut the wood with a regular old hand saw we had lying around the garage. The teeth of the circular saw blade were too big for the 1X4 as well and I cut the wood first before attempting the PVC so I didn't know I'd end up buying a smaller toothed blade. I think the smaller toothed blade will work on the wood if I ever come up with another project. I only had to make 4 cuts in the wood so using the hand saw was no big deal. <BR/><BR/>If I had it to do over I'd use 1 1/4" PVC (I think 1 1/2" is overkill) and buy a pair of $15 PVC cutters and forget the saw altogether. I have PVC cutters for up to 1" diameter PVC and didn't realize they made the cheapo ones for 1 1/4". It's over $50 for PVC cutters that do 1 1/2" PVC and you can't get those at the Boulder Home Depot. This is why I usually just buy things already made, projects always end up way more complicated than they look.Elaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02734583197185810124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11345288.post-46786979030678380422008-09-03T14:33:00.000-06:002008-09-03T14:33:00.000-06:00I say "Feh" to the HDG! I've used a chop saw with ...I say "Feh" to the HDG! I've used a chop saw with a standard carbide wood blade and it worked fine on PVC. Besides you needed the circular saw for cutting the wood anyway... But it does throw PVC dust around. I've used a PVC hand saw and it works pretty quickly too, it has more aggressive teeth than a hacksaw blade and it was probably less than ten bucks.<BR/><BR/>I've had the parts to make a new table for three years now... you are inspiring me to go do it.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Glad you still have all your digits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11345288.post-23044058032547420862008-09-03T11:48:00.000-06:002008-09-03T11:48:00.000-06:00I used the hacksaw a little bit to smooth off a re...I used the hacksaw a little bit to smooth off a really bad cut or two but I can't imagine how much longer it would have taken me if I'd used it for all the PVC. We're talking 1 1/2" PVC which is actually 1.90" in diameter.<BR/><BR/>Who needs a Sawzall to make giant holes in walls when you have gigantic hyper dogs? A former coworker was Queen of the Sawzall, she was always putting big holes in her walls. I have no need for destroying walls at the moment but will keep the Sawzall in mind.<BR/><BR/>There were lots of cool looking tools at Home Depot, many many ways for me to lose my fingers.Elaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02734583197185810124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11345288.post-1926740325800051632008-09-03T08:49:00.000-06:002008-09-03T08:49:00.000-06:00There are never too many saws! You can use Sawzall...There are never too many saws! You can use Sawzall to make giant holes in walls!team small doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02980770631350927665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11345288.post-7341618368426085472008-09-02T18:14:00.000-06:002008-09-02T18:14:00.000-06:00Good for you.I asked DIY King here, and he says a ...Good for you.<BR/><BR/>I asked DIY King here, and he says a regular, hand hacksaw (like $7) is much safer and easier to use on PVC ... for future reference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11345288.post-15220293936071484732008-09-02T16:52:00.000-06:002008-09-02T16:52:00.000-06:00I'll get a picture up.For some reason the Home Dep...I'll get a picture up.<BR/><BR/>For some reason the Home Depot guy thought it was hilarious that I was trying to cut PVC pipe with a circular saw. The blade that came with the saw had teeth that were too big for PVC so I had gone into Home Depot to get a blade with smaller/more teeth. I asked the salesman to show me which blades would work in my saw and when he found out it was to cut PVC he laughed at me and said, 'How's that working out for you?' He told me a Sawzall would be better and I took one look at that thing and decided uh no, I do not need that instrument of destruction in my life at this time thank you very much.Elaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02734583197185810124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11345288.post-31833906987731166912008-09-02T15:38:00.000-06:002008-09-02T15:38:00.000-06:00Why would he laugh at you? Sounds like you got it...Why would he laugh at you? Sounds like you got it done nicely in the end, which is all that really matters - great job! I think we need to see a picture though :)Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17228735227119427610noreply@blogger.com