• daannii@lemmy.world
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    4 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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    10 hours ago

    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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      1 hour ago

      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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    11 hours ago

    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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      14 hours ago

      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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    16 hours ago

    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.

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    13 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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    12 hours ago

    I guess the advice to look good while doing it is more of a “do as I say, not as I do” kind of situation with the little half beard.