What is your tool and method when cutting a concrete-filled Lally column?
When did John Lally of Waltham, MA, invent these?
What is your tool and method when cutting a concrete-filled Lally column?
When did John Lally of Waltham, MA, invent these?
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I measure and use a piece of masking tape to mark my line around the column. Then I cut through the metal with an abrasive blade in a circular saw, then snap the core with a hammer blow.
Used to have a nice big old pipe cutter when all I did was framing. That was the bomb. Fast, accurate, and clean. Traded it to my boss as part of a big swap when I left my last boss and decided to go it alone. It's on the list of tools I'll be buying again and wish I never got rid of.
Excavator w/ thumb?
Det cord?
I don't do it very often, so I have no special tools. I use a piece of paper wrapped around the column to mark the circumference, then I cut through the steel with an abrasive carbide blade in my Sawzall and snap it with a hammer blow.
Al Mollitor, Sharon MA
Measure what you need then go cut them at the lumberyard. My yard will cut them to order and deliver but no one there can read a tape measure.
Great idea! Thanks.
I use a deep cut Milwaukee Portable Band Saw. Recently shortened some in a basement we were finishing. Supported beams, took out columns, cut base plate off at weld, cut 3"' from bottom of column, and welded the plate back on. Worked like a charm, although it's easier to cut the pipe itself than it is the welds.
ColeCole Dean
Dean Contracting
I just saw a new laser saw by Craftsman..looks good for this job..just aim the laser from the 10" saw and zip, it's cut.
Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
Repairs, Remodeling, Restorations.
I'd be careful with the accuracy of those Craftsman lasers. I've heard you can't cut a straight line with one of their new laser levels to save your life.Kevin Halliburton And with that, the great emporer Oz gently floated away on a curtain of hot air, laughing at the unfortunate ignorance of little people beneath him. But under his breath he cursed that stupid little dog...
what do you expect for 99.99?
"do not look at the laser with remaining eye"
I'd love to see somebody try the saw on a lally, it'd be so good of an ad. for Sears. LOL
Maybe Vila would try?
Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
Repairs, Remodeling, Restorations.
He's your hero isn't he???
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming
WOW!!! What a Ride!
you are confused.
Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
Repairs, Remodeling, Restorations.
Not a chance...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming
WOW!!! What a Ride!
alzhiemers then, or a recent head injury.
Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
Repairs, Remodeling, Restorations.
Neither of them... Nor CRS....
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming
WOW!!! What a Ride!
I think the recollection of IMERC's recent memory jog will be pretty shocking to you when it hits you. It was one of those stunts right up there with trying home based vision correction with a Craftsman laser. <G>Kevin Halliburton And with that, the great emporer Oz gently floated away on a curtain of hot air, laughing at the unfortunate ignorance of little people beneath him. But under his breath he cursed that stupid little dog...
yeah, that's what happened to him. I knew it was somethin, but couldn't nail it. Why he would think I am a student of Bob is way beyond me..lol
Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
Repairs, Remodeling, Restorations.
Reminds me of a PBS special they did on recreating archtitectural antiquities like the pyramids , obelisk and stuff.This one they were in peru and trying to cut rocks like the superscribed ones of the incas.This peruvian did one in a few hours with a simple rock just peckin n peckin away.Some professor said he thought they were cut by a light beam with a highly polished gold medallion shaped like a fresnel lens.So he made something like that and had a guy hold a popsicle stick up about 30' away...20min. later the guy holding the stick was like...err err.? hmm not even warm yet! The other archelogists just walked away laffing.
I use an angle grinder with a cutting wheel.
It was invented in the 1890s.
we use the same 4" pipe cutter we've had for 30 years...like slicing butter
Mike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore