great tool for cutting conduit

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anyone cutting conduit more than every once in a while, should invest in a portable bandsaw with the chopsaw table thing for it. OR in a evolution rage2 chopsaw. Seriously. Every time you use it you will curse yourself for not spending the few hundred bucks years earlier.
 
Fulthrotl said:
this one's news for me. i googled it... the 7 1/4" blade is supposed to be good
for 250 feet of 1/4" mild steel... no sparks, heat, burr, etc.

huh?
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special tungsten carbide tooth blades. The rage2 is a 14" chop saw. Not abraisve, blades got teeth. Think poor mans cold saw. Cuts ferrous and non ferrous metal, aluminum, plastic, etc. Sears has it for $279. Worth every penny.
 
If you cut alot of pipe, a chopsaw with a carbide blade(dry-cut) for steel is a quick way to go, works on plastic too. I have been cutting pipe and strut with the same blade for a year without resharpening) I can't believe no one has mentioned a pipe cutter. Easier than hack saw for ridgid. Works on EMT. All you need is enough space to turn it around the pipe. No extension cord or batteries! I actually saw a plumber cuting plastic with one a couple of days ago. A decent reamer on drill (cordless if you choose) and the job is done. With EMT you can use Klien hand reamer) For larger EMT pipe you can use a simple (machinist-plumbers)hand deburring tool that takes about 3 seconds regarless of diameter.

Everyone is trying to over engineeer the job! Let me know when you design the better mouse trap.
 
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mrdave said:
If you cut alot of pipe, a chopsaw with a carbide blade(dry-cut) for steel is a quick way to go, works on plastic too. I have been cutting pipe and strut with the same blade for a year without resharpening) I can't believe no one has mentioned a pipe cutter. Easier than hack saw for ridgid. Works on EMT. All you need is enough space to turn it around the pipe. No extension cord or batteries! I actually saw a plumber cuting plastic with one a couple of days ago. A decent reamer on drill (cordless if you choose) and the job is done. With EMT you can use Klien hand reamer) For larger EMT pipe you can use a simple (machinist-plumbers)hand deburring tool that takes about 3 seconds regarless of diameter.

Everyone is trying to over engineeer the job! Let me know when you design the better mouse trap.
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the saw I am talking about, is the chop saw you mention. You dont want a carbide tooth blade in a chop saw made for abrasive blade -theyre too fast. Need a saw made for the carbide blade.
 
There was a time when I could cut pipe faster with a hack saw than any cordless sawsall. I do so little pipework now I lost my hack saws.
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Then you weren't doing it right.

3/4" EMT with a sawzall and proper blade = 3 seconds. If you can beat that with a hacksaw you are my hero :smile:
 
Agreed. It's easy to make cuts with my DeW. 36v recip saw. As long as the blade is in good condition, I get few burrs.

I also use the Klein stubby EMT-fitting screwdriver with the built-on 1/2-3/4-1" reamer on it. It's a good hand tool.
 
LarryFine said:
Agreed. It's easy to make cuts with my DeW. 36v recip saw. As long as the blade is in good condition, I get few burrs.

I also use the Klein stubby EMT-fitting screwdriver with the built-on 1/2-3/4-1" reamer on it. It's a good hand tool.
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Ditto. But I use the 24v version. I prefer it because I have the 120VAC adapter to use when I have 'lektrickery.
 
480sparky said:
Ditto. But I use the 24v version. I prefer it because I have the 120VAC adapter to use when I have 'lektrickery.
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That's why the good Lord invented spare batteries, as well as 12v-120v inverters.

I actually have a 24v set, too, and both the 120v power pack and a 12v charger.

The 24v tools are very strong when they're running on the 120v power pack.
 
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