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I have cut copper pipe with a pipe cutter before with good results but im having a hard time finding a pipe cutter for 2" pipe that doesnt cost an arm and a leg. I know you can cut with a hack saw but im worried my cuts wont be very square. Is there a saw blade for a chop saw that would but copper pipe well?
Also for my condenser jacket, I plan on running a piece of 1" all the way through some 2" to 1" reducers. Problem is, there is a stop inside the reducer that is gonna prevent the 1" from going all the way through. Is my best bet gonna be grinding that off with a dremal tool? Any other ideas are welcome.
Just a fine tooth blade will cut copper and aluminum ware safety glasses
and gloves ( just use cheep plywood blade) and yes file-grind out stops and some can just be forced threw
If you are using fittings over your 2" pipe ends, then it won't really matter if your hacksaw cuts aren't perfectly square. As for the reducers, I would (have) just use a round file to get rid of the stop, it takes a little longer , but those fittings ain't cheap.
You could also use a slide coupler. Lowes decription: Coupler Without Stop.
Slide it on the pipe to your cut line, tape the other end to the pipe. This will give you a good straight edge for the cuts. Could come in handy somewhere else in the build as well.
I use a round single cut bastard file to remove the stops in the copper tees. Takes about 2 minutes of filing. Recently I tried a dremel to do the same thing (just bought a dremel so I wanted to play). Took forever and still didn't get the job done. I ended up using the file for 30 seconds to finish the job right.
I started out with nothing, and I still have most of it left.
