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Decumbent
Cincinnati, OH
Zone 6b
July 10, 2007
9:09 PM | My father-in-law wants to use my tablesaw to "rip" a piece of PVC in half. Will this mess up the blade? I can use either my plywood blade or a more aggressive blade, if that makes a difference.
thanks,
Scott |
texasmasterplum
San Antonio, TX
July 11, 2007
8:08 PM | I've been told never to cut pvc with a wood blade, but why not buy a cheap cut off wheel so if you ruin it, it won't matter. |
balvenie
Marysville, WA
Zone 7a
July 11, 2007
8:11 PM | I've cut PVC pipe many times on my table saw with no problem. |
texasmasterplum
San Antonio, TX
July 19, 2007
8:51 PM | Well, there you have it. |
balvenie
Marysville, WA
Zone 7a
July 19, 2007
9:27 PM | I must mention though, that my plastic cuts have been crosscuts and not ripping a long piece. I suppose if the pipe is fed through the blade too fast there could be a heat buildup which could lead to some of the plastic melting and gumming up the blade. Slow and easy should be no problem. |
Decumbent
Cincinnati, OH
Zone 6b
July 22, 2007
8:30 AM | I went ahead and made the cut. It went very slowly because of the plywood blade. I should have changed out to a coarser tooth. But it went okay and the blade seems okay.
Scott |
fredin
December 4, 2007
8:44 AM | Why should not cut it with wood blade. |
Moricky
Ballwin, MO
February 5, 2008
6:45 PM | I cut PVC with wood blades quite a lot. There is some wear/ damage to the blade so I use an older blade but the PVC stuck to the sides is not enough to really be trouble. If the blade has took large a set of teeth there is some chance of it grabbing the PVC so it should be fed slowly until you get a feel for how it is going to act. Different pipe size acts a bit different but all seems to work for me. |