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Re: Cutting PVC trunking cleanly...



Not so sure it would give too accurate mitres - at least in my hands -
and would need the purchase of an angle grinder too. :-)

But nice suggestion...

Phil

Sent from another bloody fruit-based portable device...

On 12 Dec 2010, at 00:33, Peter + Jane <pandj.munnoch@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Fine cutting disc in an angle grinder is my choice.
> (Unless that gets in the way of a shiny new chop saw!)
> Rgds
> Peter
> At 22:14 11/12/2010, you wrote:
>>
>>
>> Wondering if I can use it as an excuse to get a
>> nice sliding compound mitre saw for myself 'for
>> Xmas' (but I might buy it tomorrow from Screwfix of course...
>>
>> Phil
>>
>> Sent from another bloody fruit-based portable device...
>>
>> On 11 Dec 2010, at 21:11, "Tracey Gardner"
>> <<mailto:tracey.gardner%40talktalk.net>tracey.gardner@xxxxxxx>
wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> A chop saw with a decent high TPI blade would do the trick.
>>> Especially if you cut it with the lid on?
>>>
>>> Tracey
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I need to cleanly cut mitres in some 4" x 2"
rectangular profile trunking
>>>> and was wondering if anyone knows whether it's possible to
use hot wire
>>>> cutters to get a nice clean and square cut
>> or am I stuck with using my old
>>>> 18TPI mitre saw which doesn't do that good a job on the
relatively floppy
>>>> box section of the trunking...
>>>>
>>>> Phil
>>>>
>>>
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