Re: Cutting PVC trunking cleanly...

[Phil Harris <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I decided to take a shot at it today with my existing manual mitre saw
and I have to say it looks a bloody mess. :-)

Obviously my old mitre saw has enough slop in it to completely arse up even
a basic 45 degree join so I may have to redo it (I have enough trunking
left I think)...

Phil

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

On 12 Dec 2010, at 17:33, Stephen McGarry <stephen@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> A thought is to make a piece of wood to fit inside the trunking and
support the sides while its being sawn with a mitre
> saw. The Evolution saws have a fine blade which cuts less harshly than
standard saws (and they cut nearly everything).
>
> HTH
> Stephen
>
> On 12/12/10 09:13, Peter + Jane wrote:
>> 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
<mailto:tracey.gardner%40talktalk.net>>
>>> 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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