• SirSamuel@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    And slower. Great for plumbing, not so much a 3" aluminum post with 1/4" walls

    But hey, I might be wrong. 30yrs in the trades, but I’ve never tried cutting down an aluminum post with a pipe cutter

    Also if the method varies from person to person, or one person uses a unique method, it’s easier to get multiple vandalism charges to stick

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      Hey, totally unrelated, but how does one cut copper pipes mounted close to the wall?

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        21 hours ago

        Oh, I should clarify, “the trades” isn’t exclusively plumbing. I can sweat pipes and lay out a house but I’m no expert

        That being said I always used a little stubby cutter for pipes close to walls

        There’s other designs, including ratcheting ones that look so much easier than what I used

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          Cool. I saw those at the store when buying drill bits. Didn’t know what they were. Thanks.

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        There’s a tool that attaches to your drill or impact driver. Kinda expensive, but when you NEED it, it’s worth every penny.

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            Its a big part of why plumbers cost money. Like the auto shop guys, a lot of money gets spent on tools that get used maybe once or twice a year, sometimes less. But you must own them to do the work.

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      It’s only aluminium, you could probably chew through it if you wanted

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        wet the post with gallium and put a piece of duct tape over it, i’ll fall over in an hour. no tools

        • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.pub
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          24 hours ago

          Where would get Gallium? I saw a youtubr video of some dude (mark something, I think) and he did this to aluminium cans. Always wanted to try that.

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            12 hours ago

            Ahh, that’s not the hard part; the hard part is how to get gallium without being noticed.