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Will take forever and also the blades are bastard hard to saw a straight line with. I know, bad workman etc.

Seconded. Is awkward if you're cutting long lengths to raise the other end to the right level but nice clean cuts that take seconds.

How thick is the metal? Would a good pipe cutter get through it?

This solves that....

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Evolution-Mitre-Saw-Stand-Extensions/dp/B005XJ8XQG/ref=sr_1_17?s=diy&rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1475751280&sr=1-17&keywords=mitre+saw

@Tenderloin I did exactly this and used a hacksaw - not junior - get a mansize/adult/senior jobby. Just clamp the tubing down securely.

Good to know, I have one of those, so will tackle it this weekend.

this is what I was thinking - if I've done the maths right then it's around 4.5mm thick wall, which doesn't seem like too much?

You could use a head tube cutting guide to keep the cut straight? I have a pro tools one that you clamp in a vice, clamp the tube in the guide, apply hacksaw

I've got a work bench and push clamps + quick clamps. And the pole is only 1200mm so not huge

Reckon it might be at the limit, a cheap one probably won't do it, but a decent one might...

Another question...

Our back garden has fencing on either side and brick wall at the end (side of another house) - could I use something like this to attach to the fence to make it look nicer? http://www.silvatimber.co.uk/fencing/western-red-cedar-premium-slatted-screen-boards-19x38mm.html

And also use in conjunction with concrete planters/bamboo to create some screens towards the end of the garden to hide shed?

That's the price per metre for 2"x1" planed cedar. Why not buy it already made into panels?

Oh right yes, that's what I meant to link to!

Not sure that has enough extension to balance 6m pipes!

Buy two :)

Appreciated. Thank you. Hopefully I'm not still here by the time it happens again.

Whilst we're close to the subject - I want to get a decent mitre saw at some point. I'd love to start buying Festools, but I'm just not sure I can justify spending quite that much. What comes close to Festool-levels of performance without the huuuge prices?

A while ago someone linked to a website that had various video instruction guides for industrial furniture making. Someone has asked me to make some for him and I want to show them. Anyone remember what it was? Not sure if here or Own Your Own Home thread. Have utfs.

Could be opendesk.cc?

Slowly trying to become more professional. It'd be used frequently.

I put my tv on the wall last Saturday. Bought some mecano from B&Q and voila

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I will be chasing the wall and hiding the cables in some piping then plastering over it.

They are kind of on their own. You can get a decent mitre saw that actually cuts dead straight (most of the cheap ones have so much blade movement that the ends of the cut are curved) from Bosch or Makita, the Festool offers a bit more but it's the law of diminishing returns. I can understand why diyers get hooked up on Festool but the only reason I have them is professional use. You can do a good job with a simple mitre block and decent saw if you take your time.

Just saw your reply about professional use. Maybe try and pick one up second hand, they are reliable and you won't loose much money if you need to sell it. Search Festool Nuts for the nuts and bolts website, they do some good deals on new Festool. The biggest downside with the mitre saw is weight and size, it's a bitch to move about especially stairs if it's in the wheelie frame.

I use a mitre block, or for quicker jobs with sub-20mm timber, use my Bosch circular set to tilt.

If you are in or near London, get down to Kempton Park racecourse this weekend for the D&M Toolshow. I don't even bother checking the Festool prices,
but all the other power tool manufacturers you can think of are offering show discounts,
so maybe Festool are as well.

http://www.dm-tools.co.uk/kempton.php

My last visit to that show cost me £1.5k