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Default How do you cut aluminum downspout?

On Mon, 30 May 2016 21:30:40 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 30 May 2016 14:33:28 -0500, "Dean Hoffman"
wrote:


A couple of my co workers just use the an oxygen-acetylene torch
to cut aluminum pipe to install flow meters. I don't think they hit
the O2 but don't know for sure. They say it's better than a sawzall.
It's usually 8' pipe with about a 4" diameter hole.

A rotary lawnmower works pretty good on the extension to lead the
water away from the foundation if you hide it in the grass - - - - -
Not a particularly smooth or clean cut, but - -


It's efficient doing two jobs at once like that. I screwed up on the
typing.
8' aluminum pipe should've read 8" aluminum pipe. Length varies, or
course,
but is usually under 30 feet. The work is for these:
http://preview.alturl.com/9onhs
One has to cut a big enough hole to get the propeller into the
pipe.


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