On Thu, 19 Apr 2018 07:52:24 -0700 (PDT), trader_4
wrote:

On Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 10:47:28 AM UTC-4, JBI wrote:
I am a student and need to be able to custom cut a thin piece of PVC
pipe of the kind found in bathroom drains, which is a lot thinner than
sch 40. I am doing this for an art project so I will need to cut
precise holes into it as well as just plain cutting of the ends. Is
there something cheap I can use indoors to do this? So far, I tried a
really large, kitchen knife but it wouldn't begin to cut through the
pipe. I also tried a multi piece Xacto knife set with many different
blades, but broke the first blade trying to get through it. Thanks in
advance for any help.

To cut it, they have a hand held PVC pipe cutter that is essentially a knife
combined with a holder and two grips that you squeeze. That will
give you clean cuts. To make a hole,
I haven't done that, but I would try using a heated pointed object,
eg nail tip, to first make an indentation as a starting point,
then use a hand held drill.

The PVC cutter works fine on that pipe if it is new/sharp. You can do
more detailed work with a burr tip on a dremmel tool.