Cutting PVC Trim

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  • crokett
    The Full Monte
    • Jan 2003
    • 10627
    • Mebane, NC, USA.
    • Ryobi BT3000

    #1

    Cutting PVC Trim

    My wife saw a picture in a magazine where they'd done trim around the side of the tub on the floor. I thought it was a bit unusual but she liked it. She wanted it done in the guest bath so I decided to use PVC trim. Never used it before and it was interesting. The tub is curved so I scribed it then cut it with the jigsaw. The blade got hot enough that it melted the PVV as it went through it then the PVC hardened again and the two pieces wouldn't come apart. Then I discovered I had to put the PVC on a 2x for support because doing the edge treatment it was sagging between the sawhorses.
    David

    The chief cause of failure in this life is giving up what you want most for what you want at the moment.
  • Uncle Cracker
    The Full Monte
    • May 2007
    • 7091
    • Sunshine State
    • BT3000

    #2
    Yup. That plastic stuff isn't structural at all. It's insidious... It won't go where you want it, and it won't stay where you put it.

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    • Kristofor
      Veteran Member
      • Jul 2004
      • 1331
      • Twin Cities, MN
      • Jet JTAS10 Cabinet Saw

      #3
      I was at a county park today where they had used some of the composite deck material for some benches and picnic tables. Most were badly sagging, one table had the bench parts of the table touching the ground in the middle. Sad :S

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      • Tom Slick
        Veteran Member
        • May 2005
        • 2913
        • Paso Robles, Calif, USA.
        • sears BT3 clone

        #4
        what saw blade did you use on the jigsaw? did it have small teeth? plastic likes big teeth.
        Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison

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