On Thursday, May 24, 2018 at 5:37:59 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Thu, 24 May 2018 13:27:21 -0700 (PDT), trader_4
wrote:

On Thursday, May 24, 2018 at 3:28:51 PM UTC-4, wrote:
I was an electrician 20 years ago. We used to cut into PVC with a
string but it was done when the pipe was empty.

My nephew is now working with PVC for fiber. He said that they cut
into a pipe they thought was empty and it turned out it contained a
fiber optics cable.

I was just wondering if you could wrap a string around a PVC pipe and
keep tension on the spool and drive the cutting with an electric drill
pulling the string?

I wonder how much success you could have in scoring around the pipe
enough to break it in case it is not empty.

Seems if you were cutting PVC with a string as an electrician, you'd
know the answer to that.

The only time I fool with that cable saw is if I am cutting big pipe
in tight quarters.

I would agree. But the poster said he used a string, then something about
a spool with a drill.