Onoff Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 1 minute ago, Triassic said: I’m trying to build my house using the minimum number of tools. I used an old wood saw to cut the pipe and a Stanley knife to chamfer the pipe (hold it at 90 degrees to the pipe and pull the knife towards you). Where's the finesse man? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpmiller Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 I'd think a stanley blade is too thin. The back edge of it, or the back of an old jigsaw/hacksaw blade maybe? You're using it as a scraper after all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell griffiths Posted August 25, 2018 Author Share Posted August 25, 2018 Looking at mine , I think Stanley blades are not needed it doesn’t cut and give off an apple peel type sliver it sort of scrapes it off i think a piece of stainless 2-3 mm thick sticking through the side so the pipe is a tight fit against the cutter i think Stanley blades will be to brittle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell griffiths Posted August 25, 2018 Author Share Posted August 25, 2018 Tbh I think the starrett cutter would be stronger with two blades mounted inside. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 3 minutes ago, Russell griffiths said: Tbh I think the starrett cutter would be stronger with two blades mounted inside. I did wonder about adapting my cavity master... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Coarse sandpaper would work too - could you set coarse sand or glass in resin ..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Russell griffiths said: Looking at mine , I think Stanley blades are not needed it doesn’t cut and give off an apple peel type sliver it sort of scrapes it off i think a piece of stainless 2-3 mm thick sticking through the side so the pipe is a tight fit against the cutter i think Stanley blades will be to brittle Sound! A triangular "wedge" of st/st sheet dropped into a slot hacksawed at an angle in the ply I think. Edited August 25, 2018 by Onoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpd Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 If you can adapt an old file they give a great long lasting edge once sharpened up..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 (edited) Well it works! Piece of random 1.5mm thick st/st sheet cut to a nom. 28x9mm "blade": Corresponding slot cut at an angle in the ply: Blade sticking out, (needed to cut a corresponding slot in the rib of the soil coupler): However... In use, as there's no clearance holes/slots for the swarf this melts / solidifies, then jams the thing up to the point it BENT the blade. I had to knock off this solidified lump: I think too that the non cleared swarf is what scuffs the first few inches of the pipe. Another issue is that when it jammed the nyloc that was a tight fit in the ply (last pic) whizzed around and rounded off the ply where it had been pressed in. Video later, the phones dead Would I use it? Maybe if I had a load to do but for a one off probably the grinder as usual! Another one for the abandoned project pile! Edited August 27, 2018 by Onoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan52 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Could you cut that socket down so that it is only 10-15mm longer than what the blade sticks out. Any swarf will fall out then won't mark the rest of the pipe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 1 minute ago, Declan52 said: Could you cut that socket down so that it is only 10-15mm longer than what the blade sticks out. Any swarf will fall out then won't mark the rest of the pipe. Good shout. The brown soil fitting is I note a bit brittle but then it's been lying outside for a couple of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weebles Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 @Russell griffiths Very neat bit of kit. I am going to need one at some point this year so thought I would take a look for one. I don't think I am in the making one myself camp as we will need to use it alot. What on earth is it called officially? Do you know the ebay store? Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Soil pipe chamfering tool. About £40 upwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell griffiths Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 https://www.drainageshop.co.uk/sundries.html @Weebles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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