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Dean Hoffman[_12_]

On 5/24/18 3:33 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 24 May 2018 15:28:30 -0400, lid 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.

I have cut a lot of PVC with wire in it. The trick is to use a regular
PVC cutter or even a copper pipe cutter. Score it all the way around
until it is almost cut through and then bend the pipe. It will snap
right off.

I use one of these tail pipe cutters the few times I need to cut
filled conduit.
https://www.amazon.com/Universal-Exhaust-Cutter-Cutting-Chain/dp/B06XG2K74G?SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag =duckduckgo-osx-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creative ASIN=B06XG2K74G
The wheels aren't quite big enough but it cuts most of the way.