How to cut
4 Cast Iron Drain Pipe
Fastest Way to Cut Cast Iron Pipe
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next what's going on guys kendo here for
vanozza pros and jose I mean you
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process on this channel we do all things
renovation repair in real estate today
I'm going to be showing you the fastest
way to cut through cast iron pipe now if
you're in an area of the country where
there's lots of older homes then
frequently you're gonna run into
situations where the cast iron pipe and
a home or building has failed and when
that happens there's really no other
option other than to cut it out even if
you do a repair often this means that
you're gonna have to cut out sections or
portions of the cast iron drain system
or waste line in order to make the
repair complete so one of the things
that plumbers and handyman alike always
have to fight with it's going to be how
to cut through the cast iron pipe and
the best way to do this is up for debate
there's three typical ways that people
do it one way is using what's known as a
swirl pipe cutter this is an old method
it's a heavy piece of equipment that you
ratchet around the circumference of the
pipe and then you tighten it down and it
essentially it scores and breaks the
cast iron this is a great option if
you're going to be doing a ton of cast
iron cutting and the majority of it
being above-ground this tool probably
isn't going to be as effective for you
if you're having to do a lot of repairs
underneath the concrete or in crawl
spaces and things like that or you
happen to dig underneath the dirt
because you're going to get the chain
mechanism which is a major portion of
the tool you're going to get it all
gummed up with mud and crud and
everything like that
and there's better options out there so
if you're going to be cutting the
thousand-and-one pipes and you're going
to be doing it above-ground essentially
and you don't mind lugging the thing
around
you don't mind spending the money for
tool that does that the prices is up
there so I'll link that tool in the
description it's not something that I'm
going to be showing in today's video the
tools that we're gonna talk about today
are going to be the main ones that are
going to be considered by most
contractors okay
and so the two tools that we're going to
be talking about number one is going to
be the angle grinder with a metal cutoff
blade and the second option is going to
be a reciprocating saw with a metal
blade so these are our two options and
if you watch the beginning of the video
you know that I have a piece of old
authentic cast iron pipe right here on
the scene so I'm going to set this up
and get everything in place and then
we're gonna do some time trials and see
which one of these two options actually
cuts through the cast iron better go
ahead and make your predictions now my
prediction is going to be the
reciprocating saw with the cutoff blade
so I'm gonna set everything up get the
camera
adjusted and then we'll go ahead and
shoot and do some time trials and see
which one of these options actually cuts
faster so stay tuned alright guys let's
go
first trial in three two one start
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there we go those verbs
okay guys let's give this a second try
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let's go three two one
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alright guys that was 25 seconds so it
makes a big difference when you put two
hands on it
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still the same it was 25 35 seconds is
the time to beat with the angle rider
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alright alright alright
here we go guys
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that was like two guys so that's about
the same time that you had got initially
whiskey certificate in football I
protected my technique a little bit so
let's see how much nails and good this
time
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okay guys that's enough with the time
trial but did three trials of the
reciprocating saw with the metal cutting
blade and I did four or five trials with
the angle grinder or with the metal
cutoff blade and you tell me what you
think was the better tool for me it is
the reciprocating saw and specifically I
think it's this type of blade because I
work with a lot of different blades
before and this one seemed to cut
through a lot better
there were some other sticking points
and different sits between cutting
through that cast iron with the
reciprocating saw versus cutting through
with an angle grinder as you can see by
all my PPE and everything like that for
a full head up and review in comparison
between the angle grinder and the
reciprocating saw blades go to the nolza
pros and joes and check out the article
will be in the link in the description
box below along with information on all
of the gear and everything that you see
here in the video including the goggles
the the mask the reciprocating saw the
angle grinder and of course the blades
that's always thanks for watching and
I'll see you guys on the next one
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