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I need to cut a piece of 2" diameter PVC pipe in half lengthwise for a boat project. Is there an easy way to do this on my BT3100? It can have a couple of holes in it, so thought of screwing to a 2x4 to stabilize against the fence. Any other tips for a safe cut? Thanks!
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If you leave your rivin knife in place the pipe should not rotate and create half a corkscrew. Build you a guide and clamp in on and go to ripping. -
have you considered a bandsaw? If you have one.
Some of the same problems but things won't happen quite as fast...
I cut a 4" PVC pipe on the bandsaw because it wouldn't fit the Table saw cut depth.
if its just 2" in diameter you can use 2 small clamps to attach it to a guide board that will keep it from rolling, don't have to use screws. Still should use a rip fence to keep it straight.
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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I have done this. Ripping is easy, cutting a piece out of it is hard.
Crank the blade all the way up. I'm assuming you still have the splitter in place. use the fence and go slow. You want to cut the pipe and not melt it. You have to have a helper to pull it out of the saw. No need to clamp it to anything.
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I've done it by blue-taping the pvc pipe to a piece of wood the same length and running the wood against the fence. A piece of tape all the way around every foot, or less is how I did it. Comes out straight. Also used the same method to cut a strip out of the pipe to leave a "C" shape that I needed to snap over another pipe to seal the end of a vacuum bag. Just be sure that the first cut is the outside one so that the second cut is in supported material. Add tape if it isn't stable enough.Comment
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Thanks to all- some great ideas. No band saw, but riving knife is on, so that will help. Will use a guide board of some sort.Comment
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