• Duamerthrax@lemmy.world
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    I can’t tell what exactly he used in the circular saw, but if it’s a saw meant for cutting wood, you can only get away with cutting aluminum, not steel or anything else harder then aluminum. That’s fine in this use case though. If you do have a wood cutting saw, you’ll either want a blade for aluminum or a high tooth wood blade.

    If they start using steel for their posts, you’ll want to upgrade to a saw and saw blade meant for steel. They make carbide blades for hard metals.

    https://www.popularmechanics.com/home/tools/g19731042/cordless-metal-cutting-saws/

    “Unlike France, we’re got going to give up our liberties for safety.”

    I hope he’s being ironic with that one. The French are the first willing to burn things to the ground if the government starts encroaching on their rights.

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    11 hours ago

    I had to cut some steel poles off a trampoline frame.

    Mind you, i’m not very strong but I was able to use a hacksaw I bought for like $20. It had grips on both sides.

    I cut off all the poles in about 20 min. Just gotta keep it level. Makes very little noise.

    I wore grip gloves to make it easier.

    I highly recommend hacksaws with grips on both ends as this really helped. I bet someone stronger than me could cut through a pipe in about a min or 2 with one of them.

    Barely making any noise.

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    There are so many issues with this video.

    When using power tools, safety should be your number one concern.

    1. Never use an angle grinder without the blade guard installed. Is it inconvenient at times? Sure. But you know what else is inconvenient? Trying not to bleed to death or being blinded over what should have been a quick and easy job.
    2. Always wear the proper personal protective equipment (PPE). That includes a heavy long sleeve shirt, gloves, safety classes, a dust mask, and a hard hat (especially when cutting poles or other materials that are vertical and have a risk of falling).
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      Also, keep the shoe of the reciprocating saw firmly against the workpiece to start, and throughout the cut.

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      Definitely, if cutting down aluminum posts in public, the most inconspicuous thing is doing it im the daytime, wearing a hard hat, tinted saftey glasses, a high vis vest, saftey gloves etc.

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        If you’re dressing up to take it down, you’re better off with wrenches to take it down properly. Everyone going to know what you’re doing cutting it in half. Make sure to wear electrical insulated gloves(also good for hiding finger prints), cap off the live wires with wire nuts and leave a traffic cone.

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    Isn’t it just as effective to throw mud on the camera? That way if you get caught it’s not really “vandalism” since you’re not really damaging the device. Maybe not a get out of jail free card, but much easier for a lawyer to defend.
    Hypothetically speaking, I would never ever do anything like this myself :)

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    I’ve found when cutting or milling aluminum that the cuts go faster and my blade stays cleaner using a cutting fluid.

    My go-to for field work is Anchorlube. Water based, easy cleanup, and it sticks to vertical surfaces pretty well, but will still flow when needed. All of that balling on the blades goes away of you use a little cutting fluid

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      I will not at all use this to my advantage. I don’t have an enormous amount of time now that all my kids are out of the house.

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    19 hours ago

    someone tell this guy he’s in the 9/11 flock country

    he seems to think he’s not giving up any of his freedoms for security

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    Fun fact: a handful of sparklers get hot enough to melt aluminium pipe.

    Source: once made a smokebomb that way that ended up melting halfway through.