Living in Florida, there's always been lots of PVC pipe to cut to keep irrigation systems going. A hack saw managed the mostly 1/2" and 3/4" stuff. I recently had an attack of Stumpy Nub's "Re-arranger-itis" and revamped my shop. In doing so, I found grandfather's two Disston hand saws that I had packed away years and years ago when I suffered from "young and stupid-itis". In opening it up and researching the D-95 and smaller 240, I discovered the 240 was actually a metal cutting saw.
I had thought all hand saws of this ilk were for wood. No doubt a long time side affect of my "Young and Stupid-itis". Anyway, in re-doing my dust collection and it's 4" pipes, my usual hack saw didn't have the capacity and I tried several of my power tools for cutting it. They were awful. Then it dawned on me that the Disston 240 had a metal cutting profile; and its large blade helped keep the cut straight. All these years, I COULDA BEEN USING IT!
A little paste wax and I'm flying through the 4" pipes.
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I had thought all hand saws of this ilk were for wood. No doubt a long time side affect of my "Young and Stupid-itis". Anyway, in re-doing my dust collection and it's 4" pipes, my usual hack saw didn't have the capacity and I tried several of my power tools for cutting it. They were awful. Then it dawned on me that the Disston 240 had a metal cutting profile; and its large blade helped keep the cut straight. All these years, I COULDA BEEN USING IT!
A little paste wax and I'm flying through the 4" pipes.
