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Notching cast iron 4" drain pipe....
I've got the "hub" part of a cast iron drain pipe accessible in a floor drain, and need to notch the lip, for the outlet of one of those li'l-giant-type centrifugal pumps that I want to drop in. The side outlet of the pump sticks out past the diameter of the pump, ergo the need for a notch, since it's a tight cylindrical fit. The notch needs to be about 1-2" long, mebbe 3/4" wide. Best way to cut? Regular metal cutting (sawzall), I think, are almost out of the question, as I've tried this on other CI drain pipe -- pert near impossible, without one of those coke-bottle cutting grit blades, which I didn't have.. I had to rent one of those "splitters", and even that was difficult. Would an abrasive sawzall blade do the job efficiently? Are there diff. types of sawzall abrasive blades? Woud I be better off grinding it out, with a 4.5" grinder, I spose. O/A seems to be a poor method, according to http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb...t-iron-195329/ The reason being left-over graphite? Somewhere in he http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxy-fue...ng_and_cutting Plasma, air-arc seem to be OK, but, no gots. Idears? -- EA |
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