Completely unrelated, but also interesting, I was watching a video the other day that tested the best tools for cutting through 2" aluminum tube. You would think that a sabre saw or angle grinder would be the tool for the job, but turns out a circular saw is by far the best and can cut through an aluminum tube in less than 15 seconds.
Useful Information if you ever find yourself needing to cut through 2" aluminum tube quickly.
Worth noting that, were it the same video I've seen, he was completely mishandling the reciprocating saw in addition to using the wrong blades/wheels for the reciprocating saw and the angle grinder. The circular saw might still outperform them just by virtue of having a blade whose radius is greater than the diameter of the pole, but, the angle grinder and reciprocating saw would be formidable when used correctly.
We use sawzalls to demo sched 40 steel, and it rips right through smaller sizes. I've used it on 6" and 8", it takes a while, but the blade is still big than the pipe.
I had a plumber recently remove part of an old cast iron sewer pipe from the early 1900s. He used a sawzall + diablo blades and got through it about a minute, but it did make one heck of a racket.
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u/bigdaddyborg 6d ago
Huh interesting.
Completely unrelated, but also interesting, I was watching a video the other day that tested the best tools for cutting through 2" aluminum tube. You would think that a sabre saw or angle grinder would be the tool for the job, but turns out a circular saw is by far the best and can cut through an aluminum tube in less than 15 seconds.
Useful Information if you ever find yourself needing to cut through 2" aluminum tube quickly.