Re: Cutting PVC trunking cleanly...

[Peter + Jane <pandj.munnoch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have a high end German sliding mitre saw and am
near the end of a complicated self build. I have
used the saw endlessly for plastic soil pipe and
waste pipe. The trouble with trunking is it is a
bit thin and flappy. You would need a very fine
blade and would need to cut very slowly to avoid
snatching, chipping or splintering. Hence my
preference to mark with a pencil, cut with an
angle grinder and then finesse back to the line.
Simples!
But each to their own!
With a lot to do, an abrasive disc in a chop saw might be ideal.
Rgds
Peter
At 08:57 12/12/2010, you wrote:
>
>
>PVC trunking ..... tricksy stuff....
>
>I think something like this
><http://www.screwfix.com/prods/33776/Power-Tools/Compound-Mitre-Saws/Erbauer-ERB238MSW-254mm-Sliding-Mitre-Saw-230V>http://www.screwfix.com/prods/33776/Power-Tools/Compound-Mitre-Saws/Erbauer-ERB238MSW-254mm-Sliding-Mitre-Saw-230V
>
>I have an Erbauer, cant recommend it enough. Given that trunking is
tricksy,
>you might need something to trim the bits off
>with so what about a Dremel 8000
>as well.... just in case. :-) :-) :-)
>
>robin
>
>On 11/12/10 22:14, Phil Harris 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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