On May 22, 7:30 pm, Jim Willemin <jim***willemin@hot***mail.com>
wrote:
> Chris Wilson <[email protected]> wrote innews:[email protected]:
>
> > I have a need to cut from one to three inches off 4 inch machined
> > round softwood fence posts that are already in the ground. There are
> > over 200 of the things...I want the ends factory cut square and neat,
> > any ideas on the easiest way to do this? Hand sawing them will be very
> > time consuming, but I have power available that can reach all of them
> > (petrol generator). I was thinking of a big circular saw? Depth of cut
> > is the issue with those however. Thanks for any replies
>
> I have no idea if this would work, but: maybe make a cutting jig using
> something like 4inch PVC pipe to form a shoulder against which the edge of
> your circular saw footplate would ride, then cut by dancing around the
> pole. Or get one of those PVC flanges for 4 inch pipe, for a wider
> shoulder (better stability). You could use a couple of clamps to hold the
> jig in place. Even better, see if there are fixtures to put a flange in
> the middle of a section of pipe (a disk with a tube through it), then on
> the first cut the pipe will be cut so all you need to do is put the end of
> the pipe on your cutting mark, clamp it, and just go zoop zoop.
Maybe instead of a circular saw, you could make a jig as mentioned
above, but use a hand held portable band saw. As long as your jig has
enough surface area to slide the saw along, you should be able to get
a straight cut.
Chuck