Cut 12" dia. Metal Culvert pipe ?

G McCall · 07-24-2008, 01:00 PM

How do you cut a 12" metal culvert pipe ?

I need shorter lengths of metal culvert pipe than I can buy.

cityfarma · 07-24-2008, 01:12 PM

Handheld angle grinder?

Cityfarma

RonMar · 07-24-2008, 01:22 PM

What is it made out of? If it is corrigated sheet steel or aluminum, I would reccomend a sawsall and a metal blade. You can drill a couple holes in a row with a drill and connect those together with a chisel to make a slot to insert the sawsall blade initially. You can also start out the slot with a angle grinder or a die grinder with a cutoff wheel to get the slot to insert the sawsall blade...

schmism · 07-24-2008, 03:01 PM

easy and quickest will be a skill saw with a metal blade.

use a belt as a straight edge to draw a "square" line around it with a sharpy, and go.

Soundguy · 07-24-2008, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by G McCall

How do you cut a 12" metal culvert pipe ?

I need shorter lengths of metal culvert pipe than I can buy.

At the GC i work for we cut these all day.. either O/A torch.. or a sawsall with a metal cutting blade.

Either cuts like butter..

soundguy

Lasgambler · 07-24-2008, 05:27 PM

All good sugestions above.

Sounds Crazy, When I was building a 2 story metal building for barracks in Saudi Arabia I cut 20 window openings with a wood blade turned around backwards in a skill saw. Its not to hard to cut pipe culvert.

If it is Galvinized and you use a O/A "SMOKE WRENCH" Don't breathe the fumes.

Wear a face shield and hearing protection and Go For IT.

Mike120 · 07-24-2008, 07:00 PM

Go with the Sawzall and the metal blade. I've tried using backward plywood blades and metal blades in a skill saw and picked up more shrapnel than I did in Viet Nam.

Soundguy · 07-25-2008, 02:00 AM

Yep.. and you can change blades faster than going and getting more o/a when your bottles run dry.. ( cheaper per cut too! )

soundguy

bones1 · 08-03-2008, 11:41 AM

What about using a plasma cutter?.

RonMar · 08-03-2008, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bones1

What about using a plasma cutter?.

Well if you happen to have a plasma cutter, by all means use it(same safety precautions apply for galve pipe), but since the question was asked in the first place, I am guessing the OP dosn't have one available

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RonMar Veteran Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Port Angeles WA Posts: 1,888	Re: Cut 12" dia. Metal Culvert pipe ? What is it made out of? If it is corrigated sheet steel or aluminum, I would reccomend a sawsall and a metal blade. You can drill a couple holes in a row with a drill and connect those together with a chisel to make a slot to insert the sawsall blade initially. You can also start out the slot with a angle grinder or a die grinder with a cutoff wheel to get the slot to insert the sawsall blade... __________________ Ron

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schmism Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: 62014 IL (outside STL MO) Posts: 2,557	Re: Cut 12" dia. Metal Culvert pipe ? easy and quickest will be a skill saw with a metal blade. use a belt as a straight edge to draw a "square" line around it with a sharpy, and go. __________________ Steve - TC33D 4x4 FEL, dual rear remotes with toys

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Lasgambler Silver Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: West Coast of Arizona Posts: 180	Re: Cut 12" dia. Metal Culvert pipe ? All good sugestions above. Sounds Crazy, When I was building a 2 story metal building for barracks in Saudi Arabia I cut 20 window openings with a wood blade turned around backwards in a skill saw. Its not to hard to cut pipe culvert. If it is Galvinized and you use a O/A "SMOKE WRENCH" Don't breathe the fumes. Wear a face shield and hearing protection and Go For IT. __________________ YANMAR FX42d, Koyker 155 FEL, ROPS w/Canapy, Top & Tilt Gearmore BS w/ Hydraulic Scarfiers. Loaded R4 Industrial Tires, Princess Auto BH w/ Subframe. Boom pole. Pallet Forks.

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Mike120 Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hockley, TX Posts: 288	Re: Cut 12" dia. Metal Culvert pipe ? Go with the Sawzall and the metal blade. I've tried using backward plywood blades and metal blades in a skill saw and picked up more shrapnel than I did in Viet Nam.

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Soundguy Super Star Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Central florida Posts: 19,259	Re: Cut 12" dia. Metal Culvert pipe ? Yep.. and you can change blades faster than going and getting more o/a when your bottles run dry.. ( cheaper per cut too! ) soundguy

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