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  • xci_ed6

    Oct. 30, 2009 1:25 p.m. xci_ed6 Reader

    NYG95GA wrote:

    Cordless sawzall with a good blade; likely the most awesome tool of destruction ever made!

    No no, 14" abrasive miter saw, with the base removed. Think 14" abrasive circular saw. I cut an eagle talon into 4 pieces in an hour.

    The fire & rescue sawzall blades are cool too. You can cut through a windshield with them! Glass is very hard on the saw though.

  • Woody

    Oct. 30, 2009 1:37 p.m. Woody SuperDork

    The fire & rescue sawzall blades are cool too. You can cut through a windshield with them! Glass is very hard on the saw though.

  • Giant Purple Snorklewacker

    Oct. 30, 2009 1:40 p.m. Giant Purple Snorklewacker Dork

    NYG95GA wrote:

    Luke wrote:

    Informative canoe is beginning to overstay his welcome .

    Maybe it's just some of that dry British humour.

    I think a wiki has become sentient.

  • xci_ed6

    Oct. 30, 2009 7:25 p.m. xci_ed6 Reader

    Woody wrote:

    The fire & rescue sawzall blades are cool too. You can cut through a windshield with them! Glass is very hard on the saw though.

    I don't think I would ever try that, I've cut out windshields before, and it is not very easy. In a rescue situation berkeley the sawzall, any other time head to H-F and buy the glass removal kit. I was a volunteer firefighter for 5 years, if your cutting out a windshield to extricate someone, you're usually in a hurry.

  • CLynn85

    Oct. 31, 2009 8:00 p.m. CLynn85 New Reader

    Wish I had pictures of the last P71 we disassembled, Sawzall + tree + tractor

  • mad_machine

    Oct. 31, 2009 9:32 p.m. mad_machine SuperDork

    the talk of using a sawzall and hitting plumbing reminded me.

    I was working with my uncle doing some work to a rental house in Reading Pa. Old row home, plaster on brick, probably 75 years old.

    Come in, the ceiling is discoloured and forming stalagtites from the leaking plumbing. My uncle gets up on a ladder with the sawzall and begins to carefully cut away the plaster and lathe.

    Out of nowhere, several gallons of sewerage come pouring out of the ceiling and all over my uncle (who also cut his hand in the process). Seems the sewer lines in the house were LEAD and he did not even feel the saw cutting through them.

  • Twin_Cam

    Nov. 1, 2009 8:45 a.m. Twin_Cam Dork

    Ohhhhhh my god. That's disgusting.

    We use Sawzalls at work to cut apart junk pallets, so they take up less room in the dumpster. It's way fun.

    That said, putting a twin-cam mill into an SC1 is the biggest performance upgrade you can do, other than sticking a turbo onto it. Instant 24 horsepower and some torques and 1000 more revs.

  • Woody

    Nov. 1, 2009 2:37 p.m. Woody SuperDork

    xci_ed6 wrote:

    Woody wrote:

    The fire & rescue sawzall blades are cool too. You can cut through a windshield with them! Glass is very hard on the saw though.

    I don't think I would ever try that, I've cut out windshields before, and it is not very easy. In a rescue situation berkeley the sawzall, any other time head to H-F and buy the glass removal kit. I was a volunteer firefighter for 5 years, if your cutting out a windshield to extricate someone, you're usually in a hurry.

    The Sawzall is definitely faster and easier, but the GlasMaster is remarkably quick for a hand tool.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQQaA35w-zk

    ...and this morning I checked the blades on the DeWalt in the firetruck and they are normal (cheaper) non-rescue blades. The actual rescue blades are about twice as thick and much, much more durable.

  • Trans_Maro

    Nov. 1, 2009 3:29 p.m. Trans_Maro HalfDork

    NYG95GA wrote:

    Cordless sawzall with a good blade; likely the most awesome tool of destruction ever made!

    Sorry, I ran a tool rental shop...

    I'll see your sawzall and raise you the concrete cutting chainsaw: http://www.icsbestway.com/en/products/index.htm

    Shawn

  • xci_ed6

    Nov. 1, 2009 4:03 p.m. xci_ed6 Reader

    I forgot I had uploaded this.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxkyBpFKNDU

  • mad_machine

    Nov. 1, 2009 4:04 p.m. mad_machine SuperDork

    funny, I have cut apart a number of cars over the years.. the one that gave me the most amount of trouble? A rotted out Fiat x 1/9

  • Spinout007

    Nov. 1, 2009 4:40 p.m. Spinout007 Reader

    A little creative editing

    NYG95GA wrote:

    Actually he used several, and had an assistant standing by, so when his tool became too hot to hold, he would hand it off for a fresh one.

    " his tool rocks!! heh heh heh" Sorry couldn't resist

    ===Runs and hides----

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