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Ok...now I'm a believer.....

Mad Dog_2
Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 7,517
My guys:  "I need Diablo blades!!...there the best...blah blah..blah!!"   We'll...I finally tried them...its NOLO CONTENDRE....6 cuts in a 4" XH soil stack in 8 minutes...Unreal.  I don't care what they cost! Mad Dog 
kcoppIntplm.Ironman

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  • ChrisJ
    ChrisJ Member Posts: 16,298
    Mad Dog_2 said:

    My guys:  "I need Diablo blades!!...there the best...blah blah..blah!!"   We'll...I finally tried them...its NOLO CONTENDRE....6 cuts in a 4" XH soil stack in 8 minutes...Unreal.  I don't care what they cost! Mad Dog 


    Told ya so. :D

    Single pipe 392sqft system with an EG-40 rated for 325sqft and it's silent and balanced at all times.

    Mad Dog_2kcoppSolid_Fuel_Man
  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 7,517
    Does anyone know if Krupp (The Kanon Konig), The German Cannon Manufacturer ever made Cast Iron pipe for the USA 🇺🇸 market?  I don't recall ever seeing Krupp pipe.  Mad Dog 🐕 
  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 7,517
    Get in line...alot of guys have. Never doubted they were better...just HOW MUCH MORE BETTERER!!  Mad Dog 🐕 
  • EdTheHeaterMan
    EdTheHeaterMan Member Posts: 9,355
    They are not just "Betterer" Matt. They are the BESTIST!!!

    Edward Young Retired

    After you make that expensive repair and you still have the same problem, What will you check next?

    Mad Dog_2Solid_Fuel_Man
  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 16,442
    Angle grinder with a cutting disk goes through it like butter.
    Mad Dog_2SuperTech
  • HomerJSmith
    HomerJSmith Member Posts: 2,635
    edited October 2023
    On a used poop pipe spraying that all over?
    That's why they invented bath-showers. Don't lick your fingers. I hate soil pipes, every germ in God's green acre lives there.
    Mad Dog_2
  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 7,517
    Grinders are great when you have a little room to work.  You can't always slice through and ya cut windows out.  Most stacks are tucked tight between two King Studs, so Diablo was best thing here.  My lungs also appreciate less Iron Dust!  Mad Dog 🐕 
    mattmia2
  • Pumpguy
    Pumpguy Member Posts: 693
    Oh Yeah! When cutting ferrous metal, carbide tipped blades are your friend!
    Dennis Pataki. Former Service Manager and Heating Pump Product Manager for Nash Engineering Company. Phone: 1-888 853 9963
    Website: www.nashjenningspumps.com

    The first step in solving any problem is TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM.
    Mad Dog_2
  • 347
    347 Member Posts: 143
    Glad you finally listened to me
    Mad Dog_2
  • hot_rod
    hot_rod Member Posts: 23,342
    Remember the Lennox Hackmaster blades? They had the movie guy cut a car in 1/2 in the parking lot at trade shows.

    Cordless tools have also made it easy to cut in tough/ wet environments.

    Get and use a respirator my friend!

    Plenty or weird bacterias and questionables being flushed down toilets these days.
    Ear plugs and safety glasses of course.
    Bob "hot rod" Rohr
    trainer for Caleffi NA
    Living the hydronic dream
    Mad Dog_2Solid_Fuel_Man
  • Lance
    Lance Member Posts: 303
    Remember the cast iron pipe chain cutter. It's a snap to work!
    MikeAmannIntplm.
  • ChrisJ
    ChrisJ Member Posts: 16,298
    Lance said:

    Remember the cast iron pipe chain cutter. It's a snap to work!

    I'd bet @Mad Dog_2 has a chain cutter.
    If anyone does, it's him.

    Single pipe 392sqft system with an EG-40 rated for 325sqft and it's silent and balanced at all times.

  • STEVEusaPA
    STEVEusaPA Member Posts: 6,505
    Mad Dog_2 said:

    My guys:  "I need Diablo blades!!...there the best...blah blah..blah!!"   We'll...I finally tried them...its NOLO CONTENDRE....6 cuts in a 4" XH soil stack in 8 minutes...Unreal.  I don't care what they cost! Mad Dog 

    You just learned this? First time I tried it about 6 years ago, it made me mad how easy it cuts...lol

    There was an error rendering this rich post.

    Alan (California Radiant) ForbesMad Dog_2Intplm.
  • ChrisJ
    ChrisJ Member Posts: 16,298
    Carbide is a bit scary how hard it is.

    I've taken things made out of hardened steel that someone couldn't drill through at all and milled through it like plastic with a carbide endmill.

    Single pipe 392sqft system with an EG-40 rated for 325sqft and it's silent and balanced at all times.

    Mad Dog_2Solid_Fuel_Man
  • ChrisJ said:

    Lance said:

    Remember the cast iron pipe chain cutter. It's a snap to work!

    I'd bet @Mad Dog_2 has a chain cutter.
    If anyone does, it's him.

    First had a Ridgid, then a Reed, then a chop saw with an abrasive blade. Finally graduated to a steel cutting blade on the chop saw. That was the fastest. We used it on aluminum staple-up plates as well.

    Choose the wrong link on a Ridgid and they would bind; took awhile to get it operable again. The stone age (in my life) of plumbing.
    8.33 lbs./gal. x 60 min./hr. x 20°ΔT = 10,000 BTU's/hour

    Two btu per sq ft for degree difference for a slab
  • mattmia2
    mattmia2 Member Posts: 10,879
    Doesn't Milwaukee have some carbide tipped blades now too? How do those compare? Diablo always seemed to be marketed as the cheaper home center alternative but I have had decent luck with their circular saw blades.

    I have a collection of cobalt steel bits for drilling stainless.
  • hot_rod
    hot_rod Member Posts: 23,342
    I saw a demo of theses blades at the last AHR show. They outperformed the other "big name" blades.
    At least in the booth :)
    Bob "hot rod" Rohr
    trainer for Caleffi NA
    Living the hydronic dream
    mattmia2Intplm.
  • gerry gill
    gerry gill Member Posts: 3,078
    They are the best hands down
    gwgillplumbingandheating.com
    Serving Cleveland's eastern suburbs from Cleveland Heights down to Cuyahoga Falls.

    Mad Dog_2
  • Danny Scully
    Danny Scully Member Posts: 1,437
    We have multiple chain snappers @ChrisJ 🤣
    ChrisJ
  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 7,517
    Ratchet cutters, Rex  scissor snap cutters up to 12" I have, but in very tight quarters you're not getting the chain around.  There's always the chance you're gonna crush the C.I. if it's shot.  I prefer a surgical cut.  For Cast Iron in a trench with room, I'm using a Giant Right Angle Grinder we call The Widow Maker.  It takes a 14" Chop saw blade...no safety Guard.  You have to hold tight with two hands and a Kung-Fu Grip or it will hurt you badly.  It slices through C.I. like soft  Irish Butter ☘.  For larger sewers a Gas Partner Saw is fast and clean  and dangerous too!  Mad Dog 🐕 
    ChrisJ
  • Gordo
    Gordo Member Posts: 857
    So Mad Dog has officially joined the Diablo Cult.
    Welcome, Brother!
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    "Reducing our country's energy consumption, one system at a time"
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
    Oil & Gas Burner Service
    Baltimore, MD (USA) and consulting anywhere.
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    Mad Dog_2
  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 7,517
    Pass the Kool-Aid please..Goofy Grape 🍇 🤪 🤣 Mad Dog 🐕 
  • realliveplumber
    realliveplumber Member Posts: 354
    We just picked up a Ridgid 238P. Havent used it yet, but it sure is compact.
    Mad Dog_2
  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 7,517
    I used one of those a few times, but never owned one.  Mad Dog 🐕 
    realliveplumber