These days I usually cut PVC and A B S with my power miter saw. It is drain pipe though so not under any pressure and the accuracy of the cut is not critical. If you can cut reasonably square then a hacksaw works very well with or without a guide.
You get probably twenty seconds or so of open time on the solvent which is usually plenty. I try to assemble as much of the fitting as i can on the bench just for convenience and you should dry fit it all and rub each end with a little sand paper, 80 grit or higher just a little to make sure it is clean and wipe it before applying the solvent. Dry fitting will assure it all fits before you stick it together. Once you apply the solvent you should twist the fitting a couple of times if you can back and forth just to help insure full coverage of the solvent. You will soon feel it begin to tighten up, when it does leave it in the correct alignment. There are recommended set-up times, I have long since forgotten how long but I leave it at least 20 minutes before allowing water, longer if it is a pressure fitting like water lines. Someone said to use a table saw and that too works fine. The best advantage to a table or power miter saw is the ease of making an absolutely square cut. I have never needed to mark the fittings for alignment but the suggestions of marking with masking tape or a scratch could well be helpful, so far I just have never had the need. Remember, when cutting to allow for the insert at each end. It wants about three quarters of an inch into each fitting. You will need three feet and an inch and a half to span a three foot gap between fittings to allow for that insertion. Hope this helps. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Przybylek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "BlindHandyManList" <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 1:59 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] PVC Plumbing > Hi all, > > I've got to do some plumbing using 2-inch and 3-inch PVC pipe. This > is a first time for me. Does anyone have some suggestions of good > techniques for cutting the stuff to get a nice, perpendicular > cut? Does anyone have any tips for using the PVC glue? My > understanding is that the glue sets in a very short amount of time > thus leaving little time to adjust and position the pieces. Thanks > for any advice. > > Take care, > Ed Przybylek > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > > Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > Various List Members At The Following Address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.9/458 - Release Date: 27/09/2006 > > To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
