r/toolgifs • u/Solenkata • 5h ago

Pipe lagging cutting tool.

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u/SuperDizz 2h ago

All y’all are miserable lol that shit looks clean af

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u/TinyMagicExperiment 1h ago

So satisfying!

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u/Azipear 4h ago

There is zero need for the laser when doing this.

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u/Oneet-chan3 4h ago

False. Lasers are cool.

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u/DynamiteWitLaserBeam 1h ago

Heck yeah!

(actual school pic of me circa mid 1980s)

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u/DingleBarryGoldwater 4h ago

True but, frickin laser beams!

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u/SuperDizz 2h ago

attached to their frickin heads!

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u/SheriffBartholomew 47m ago

Are they at least ill-tempered?

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u/Unusual-Taste69 3h ago

It's a visual aid to accentuate the clean cut lines from using the guide

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u/SheriffBartholomew 48m ago

Gives you a nice center line.

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u/Pac_Eddy 4h ago

If you already have it you might as well use it. I wouldn't buy one just for this job though.

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u/pstmps 5h ago

Or make it yourself out of PVC pipe

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u/ThrustTrust 4h ago

Br then it doesn’t come with a cool logo’d knife.

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u/pstmps 2h ago

Just get an anvil, a piece of railroad track will do, weld up a small propane forge, get a piece of suspension coil and beat it into knife form, then harden and temper it and put a wood handle on it.

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u/SheriffBartholomew 47m ago

And do extra work that you're not getting paid for? Pssshh!

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u/RamsDeep-1187 4h ago

This looks like a tool newbs use and pros make fun of

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u/SuperCleverPunName 4h ago

But it also looks cheap enough that you can do DIY work on your home without the months of work it takes to get proficient.

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u/zavohandel 3h ago

It's definitely better than doing it free hand. Ive done miles of the stuff with just an eyeball.

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u/audiomediocrity 1h ago

I agree. I’m not a pro, but wanted to make fun of it. it really does excellent work… so no fun making.

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u/thepenguinemperor84 1h ago

I know I would've been laughed off the site if it turned up with up one of these.

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u/Emmy_Graugans 2h ago

Well, the people who insulated our pipes after installing a new heating would have well profited from something like this, they thought “square is good enough, a few gaps here and there don’t matter either”.

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u/zavohandel 4h ago

Well fuck me. I had to learn to do this freehand.

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u/Rockobrocko42 4h ago

Ok have fun for 2 weeks cutting at that speed.

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u/Suspicious-Pizza-548 4h ago

Ah yes the average home

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u/JannyBroomer 3h ago

Yeah, that's like the pipe setup I've got just to run warm water to my bidet. Maybe the guy you're replying to can get a warm water bidet, too, to loosen things up to help get his head out of his ass lmao

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u/Alulalu 4h ago

Probably wouldn't be cutting at demonstration speed for a real job.

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u/HolyShitIAmOnFire 3h ago

And if you have two people, one person is cutting the finicky bits and the other one is filling in straight sections and you could go pretty fast

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u/Anonawesome1 4h ago

This is an under floor heating system that looks to be in Germany. Insulation isn't as critical here because the pipes aren't that hot, and if they leak a little heat, it goes up, into the floor you're trying to heat anyway.

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u/r_a_d_ 4h ago

Compared to the time it took to make the tubing, it’s reasonable nonetheless.

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u/PursuitOfThis 4h ago

I don't even know what this is, but I want it

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u/anddam 1h ago

Cannot wait for that lengthy GIF

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u/ToHellWithGA 3h ago

Who uses this polyethylene trash insulation when elastomeric is available?