6" thin wall PVC pipe

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  • LCHIEN
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    • Dec 2002
    • 21731
    • Katy, TX, USA.
    • BT3000 vintage 1999

    #16
    not yet!!!!

    I know a guy who runs a Horticultural/irrigation service. He installed a 4" french drain for me and some sprinklers last year. I'll ask him first.
    Then try Ace if that doesn't work out.
    Last edited by LCHIEN; 03-27-2013, 11:57 PM.
    Loring in Katy, TX USA
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    • cabinetman
      Gone but not Forgotten RIP
      • Jun 2006
      • 15216
      • So. Florida
      • Delta

      #17
      Just curious...what's the project?

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      • LCHIEN
        Super Moderator
        • Dec 2002
        • 21731
        • Katy, TX, USA.
        • BT3000 vintage 1999

        #18
        Originally posted by cabinetman
        Just curious...what's the project?

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        Rule No. 1

        Never reveal a project until it's done. If you start out to make a dog but it ends up looking like an elephant, you show the pics and tell everyone you set out to make an elephant.
        Loring in Katy, TX USA
        If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
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        • cabinetman
          Gone but not Forgotten RIP
          • Jun 2006
          • 15216
          • So. Florida
          • Delta

          #19
          Originally posted by LCHIEN
          Rule No. 1

          Never reveal a project until it's done. If you start out to make a dog but it ends up looking like an elephant, you show the pics and tell everyone you set out to make an elephant.
          A 6" thin walled dog.

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          • chopnhack
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            • Oct 2006
            • 3779
            • Florida
            • Ryobi BT3100

            #20
            Cman, its obviously an elephant!! The pipe is for the trunk ;p
            I think in straight lines, but dream in curves

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            • cabinetman
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              • Jun 2006
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              • Delta

              #21
              Originally posted by chopnhack
              Cman, its obviously an elephant!! The pipe is for the trunk ;p
              I'm thinking the pipe is for a wiener dog body.

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              • LCHIEN
                Super Moderator
                • Dec 2002
                • 21731
                • Katy, TX, USA.
                • BT3000 vintage 1999

                #22
                I did get some pipe although it schedule 40 but the price was right, my local friendly irrigation man had some lying around.

                ANy suggestions on how to make a smooth, straight and square (cross)cut on a 8-foot long 6.6" dia. piece that probably weighs 30-40 pounds?

                Once I get it down to about a foot long I can put it on the bandsaw with a miter gauge and cut it square and straight. BUt meanwhile I gotta deal with this big sucker.
                Last edited by LCHIEN; 03-30-2013, 12:56 PM.
                Loring in Katy, TX USA
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                • cabinetman
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                  • Jun 2006
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                  • Delta

                  #23
                  Originally posted by LCHIEN

                  ANy suggestions on how to make a smooth, straight and square cut on a 8-foot long 6.6" dia. piece that probably weighs 30-40 pounds?
                  I cut PVC tube, Plexiglas tube, and Sona tube, by setting on the TS with a miter gauge, and raising the blade to clear the wall thickness. Then to just roll the tube against the miter gauge making a complete cut around the circumference.

                  There is a way of using the miter gauge and fence, but I won't recommend the technique as it can be hazardous to those with limited tablesaw experience. For the RAS, using the fence and a stop also works, but not for the inexperienced.

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                  • chopnhack
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                    • Oct 2006
                    • 3779
                    • Florida
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                    #24
                    I cut mine in the field using a strip of paper and a marker with a handsaw. Strip wrapped around pipe, edges to match, run marker around paper edge leaving a faint line on pipe then cut carefully. May or may not be accurate enough for your needs, and with sch. 40 its going to be tiring! Oops!, just reread.... Long wise, perhaps a long sled on either band or tsaw. The ts may fuse the kerf if you are not careful..
                    Last edited by chopnhack; 03-30-2013, 12:32 PM.
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                    • sweensdv
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                      • Dec 2002
                      • 2871
                      • WI
                      • Baileigh TS-1040P-50

                      #25
                      Why do you need to make a smooth, straight and square cut on the long piece of pipe? I'd just use a jigsaw or circular saw and cut a slightly oversized piece off the long piece and then square it up and cut it down to size on the bandsaw like you said.
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                      • LCHIEN
                        Super Moderator
                        • Dec 2002
                        • 21731
                        • Katy, TX, USA.
                        • BT3000 vintage 1999

                        #26
                        Originally posted by sweensdv
                        Why do you need to make a smooth, straight and square cut on the long piece of pipe? I'd just use a jigsaw or circular saw and cut a slightly oversized piece off the long piece and then square it up and cut it down to size on the bandsaw like you said.
                        That's my plan B; probably what I'll do, I was just checking if there's any good ideas for doing it on the big piece.
                        Loring in Katy, TX USA
                        If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
                        BT3 FAQ - https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/di...sked-questions

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                        • LCHIEN
                          Super Moderator
                          • Dec 2002
                          • 21731
                          • Katy, TX, USA.
                          • BT3000 vintage 1999

                          #27
                          Originally posted by chopnhack
                          I cut mine in the field using a strip of paper and a marker with a handsaw. Strip wrapped around pipe, edges to match, run marker around paper edge leaving a faint line on pipe then cut carefully. May or may not be accurate enough for your needs, and with sch. 40 its going to be tiring! Oops!, just reread.... Long wise, perhaps a long sled on either band or tsaw. The ts may fuse the kerf if you are not careful..
                          No you were right the first time - it's a "crosscut" I want to make.
                          I'll probably do something like you recommend, good way to mark it. Maybe cut it with a sawzall type of recip saw.
                          Last edited by LCHIEN; 03-30-2013, 12:58 PM.
                          Loring in Katy, TX USA
                          If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
                          BT3 FAQ - https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/di...sked-questions

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                          • iceman61
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                            • Oct 2007
                            • 699
                            • West TN
                            • Bosch 4100-09

                            #28
                            You could always use a post cutting jig and cut it with a circular saw.
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                            • wardprobst
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                              • Jan 2006
                              • 681
                              • Wichita Falls, TX, USA.
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                              #29
                              I use http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/pag...=1,42884,43836 a Nobex miter box or a cheaper version of it I got at Sears years ago to cut plastic pipe. It seems to work the best for me thought I still have to sand the ends.
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                              • LCHIEN
                                Super Moderator
                                • Dec 2002
                                • 21731
                                • Katy, TX, USA.
                                • BT3000 vintage 1999

                                #30
                                Originally posted by wardprobst
                                I use http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/pag...=1,42884,43836 a Nobex miter box or a cheaper version of it I got at Sears years ago to cut plastic pipe. It seems to work the best for me thought I still have to sand the ends.
                                DP

                                That would be too small as the pipe is 6.6" dia. LV states their jig is for 4-5/16" H by 6" wide max.
                                Loring in Katy, TX USA
                                If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
                                BT3 FAQ - https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/di...sked-questions

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