They also make 4 way cutters so you don't have to go all the way around the pipe. With 4 cutting wheels you only need to turn one way and then back about 90 or so degrees
Al -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Lenny McHugh Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 10:49 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Plumbing rough in There is a tube cutter for very close working. I have one that is probably less than two inches long before tightened down. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee A. Stone" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 10:41 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Plumbing rough in how would one of those tube cutters work if you have a pipe right close to a wall or to a sub flooring? Lee On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 10:14:01AM -0400, Scott Howell wrote: > Yes, that is what I used and I do not recommend sawing them off. Sorry > I should have mentioned how I did it. I find a tube cutter to be much > easier to work with in tight spaces where many of these valves were > for me. > On Oct 13, 2009, at 8:01 AM, Alan & Terrie Robbins wrote: > > > Dan, > > > > Not sure how Scott did it, but I used a tubing cutter. I find they > > give a > > nice smooth even cut especially when installing the compression > > fitting. > > > > Al > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Dan Rossi > > Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 9:41 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Plumbing rough in > > > > Scott, > > > > You said that you ran around your house replacing all the shut-offs > > with > > the ball valves. How did you remove the old valves? Did you heat them > > and pull them apart? Or did you cut them off and hope for enough > > slack? > > Or, were the old one's compression fittings also and you were able > > to pry > > them apart? > > > > Just curious. > > > > -- > > Blue skies. > > Dan Rossi > > Carnegie Mellon University. > > E-Mail: [email protected] > > Tel: (412) 268-9081 > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > -- Quark! Quark! Beware the quantum duck! . ------------------------------------ Send any questions regarding list management to: [email protected] To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view _page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 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 Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [email protected]! Groups Links __________ NOD32 4503 (20091013) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
