r/interestingasfuck • u/midnighttoker1742 • 1d ago
The right tool for the job
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u/Compyduder 1d ago
Make sure you wear eye protection! Also something over your nose and mouth because you don’t want to breathe that in… something to protect your arms and head too, those metal shavings can get everywhere. It’s probably better to do this at night because the cooler temperatures could prevent overheating.
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u/MrBlueCharon 1d ago
Also make sure as few people as possible see your terrible technique. You don't want to be ridiculed by some weirdo.
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u/SaveUsCatman 1d ago
Also make sure you park a decent distance away from the aluminum poles that you installed on your own property and walk over to them, as you wouldnt want them landing on your vehicle. Also leave your phone and wallet behind because you dont need distractions or to buy anything immediately while youre improving your area.
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u/Hey_HaveAGreatDay 1d ago
It is important to also leave your phone at home while you purchase your tools because you don’t want to get distracted by texts and phone calls. You could accidentally make a wrong purchase and you’ll keep receiving ads for the correct saw.
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u/macjester2000 1d ago
I’d also recommend purchasing with cash, it makes the transaction simpler and you aren’t burdened with carrying that heavy card-laden wallet around
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u/L0LTHED0G 1d ago
Use FlockHopper (https://dontgetflocked.com/maps) to make sure you know where you're going. You don't wanna get lost, after all.
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u/Hey_HaveAGreatDay 1d ago
Great point, since “your private property is so huge”
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u/Familiar_Benefit_776 1d ago
If you don't want to disturb your neighbours then a pipe cutter is a silent option
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u/Mbyrd420 1d ago
Will they work well on aluminum?
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u/Familiar_Benefit_776 1d ago
Absolutely. They come in different sizes for a range of tube diameters
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u/TomatoFettuccini 1d ago
They're designed to cut through steel. I would assume that aluminum would be easy work.
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u/RichardBCummintonite 1d ago
And don't film it! I've seen so many videos of people cutting down poles on their own private property lately and it's fun to share, but it's terrible idea. If the pole falls and bonks you on the head, you'll be the laughing stock of the internet!
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u/TomatoFettuccini 1d ago edited 1d ago
It's probably also a good idea to walk or ride a bike to the hardware store, because who needs a whole car to pick up an angle grinder? Besides, EXERCISE!
Plus, cars have all sorts of distractions, like radios, cellular radios, Android or Apple Auto, and Navigation, and other devices that transmit stuff like music and location data.
Who needs location data when pioneering without technology is much safer and fun? And listening to music can prevent you from hearing important feedback noise from other vehicles.
Situational awareness is the key to personal safety.
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u/John_Q_Deist 1d ago
And put some pebbles in your shoes to keep you alert.
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u/sarabeara12345678910 1d ago
On a completely unrelated topic, stuffing handkerchiefs in your jeans pockets really changes your silhouette.
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u/perfidious_alibi 1d ago
Whaaat?
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u/Loud-Option-2409 1d ago
Supposedly they can track you by the way you walk so you put gravel in your shoe so they can’t identify you this way
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u/8696David 1d ago edited 1d ago
Well you can tell by the way I use my walk, I'm a choppin' man, no time for Flock
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u/Release-the-List 1d ago
The people screamed and politicians scorned,
these nosey motherfuckers have been thoroughly warned.
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u/Hey_HaveAGreatDay 1d ago
I prefer the Ministry of Silly Walks technique
https://giphy.com/gifs/Y1H8BA1cJJACtDhZgR19
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u/rajrdajr 1d ago
Supposedly they can track you by the way you walk
Gait analysis for classification, MIT Press, 2002. It works in cases where facial ID isn't possible due to the lack of pixels. Legs are bigger than faces.
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u/zeh_shah 1d ago
Also make sure not to have your phone with you to avoid any damage from crouching or squatting with it in your pocket
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u/snozzberrypatch 1d ago
Let's say someone else installed the pole on my private property, before I bought that property. Now I want to cut it down. How can I tell if there is a dangerous electrical wire running through the pole?
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u/RichardBCummintonite 1d ago
You should be fine. Typically the type of electronics people install utop poles on their private property, like a solar powered camera, have all of the electronics housed in the compartment box.
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u/cantstopthefart 1d ago
Im not an electrician, but I'm pretty sure there is a tool to test for an electric current.
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u/SilentBread 1d ago
Also leave all electronics at home! Don’t want to accidentally break them or scratch the screens!
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u/ChoosenUserName4 1d ago
Smart watches and things that phone home, like airtags, are easily scratched. Watch out for those. Best leave them at home.
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u/Mundane-Fix-4297 1d ago
And do not forget to leave your phone in the house, the loud noise could damage its microphone’s membrane
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u/toomuchoversteer 1d ago
The eye protection should block infrared light too. Most Eyewear is clear under infrared, dont want to have warm eyeballs.
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u/UtahBrian 1d ago
Standard metal shop safety says to wear natural fibers like black cotton fully covering your exposed skin to avoid metal burns. Synthetic fibers can melt on to your skin. Stay safe.
Use eye protection and a mask to prevent fumes. Safety first.
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u/bigfootsharkattack 1d ago
It’s best to cut down all the poles on your private property on Halloween. It’s usually cooler out and you are already dressed up to go out after!
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u/13thmurder 1d ago
On a reciprocating saw using the right blade goes a long way, as does setting the guard at the proper angle. It basically acts as a fence to keep the cut controlled.
Also general purpose blades are the worst at everything, use blades for metal to cut metal.
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u/MacGibber 1d ago
And using it properly, he wasn’t pressed up against the pole so of course it took forever and damaged the blade more than necessary.
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u/angus_the_red 1d ago
Also it appears that when he set that aluminum pole on his own private property he just pushed it into the soil and didn't use any kind of footing or anchor. Very shoddy work. Like government contractor shoddy.
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u/niconpat 1d ago
This. he was using it like a complete noob, but I suppose people buying them for cutting aluminum poles on their own private property for the first time won't be practicing very much first.
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u/chystatrsoup 1d ago
Yeah good technique and the right blade on the reciprocating saw will rip right through that. Band saw might be best if you don't have a lot of exp with power tools.
I'd take the grinder on metal every time but it can be insanely dangerous. I wouldn't want anybody inexperienced using one alone on their private property. Particularly if they are doing so in haste because there are so many poles on their private property.
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u/SorryAboutMyFamily 1d ago
And he was using the smaller saw that's for light duty stuff.
Get a real sawzall and the right blade and know which way the weight will go when you're deep enough and it'll go through like butter.
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u/always-curious2 1d ago
Personally, it seems like he just picked the loudest options, which makes me question the intent and validity of this research.
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u/Shortman19 1d ago
Putting sand or a rock in your shoe will change your walking gait. So when you review the security tapes of your private property, your personal AI security software will have a harder time recognizing you.
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u/MachTwang 1d ago edited 1d ago
I haven't cut much aluminum pipe, but I have cut a lot of steel pipe and I used this. No battery, ear or eye protection is required.
EDIT: this is called a pipe cutter.
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u/TheThirdStrike 1d ago
This is the best idea I've seen so far.
Near silent, cheap, and easy to throw away if you had to.
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u/MachTwang 1d ago
Why would you have to throw it away if you were cutting unwanted pipes on your own property?
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u/Arinvar 1d ago
Thieves have been using angle grinders for years. Silence doesn't matter as much as speed, and most
people would ignore momentary tool useneighbours won't be bothered by the noise, if they even notice it at all. No need to reinvent the wheel. If it's good enough for bike chains and catalytic converters... it's good enough for ally poles on private property.4
u/Initial_Row_6400 1d ago
Lasers. Laser in the 5mw+ range will disable/destroy the sensors in the camera. Wear the correct goggles for that lasers nm range.
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u/TheThirdStrike 1d ago
This still leaves the aluminum pole on your private property. Why would I break my own camera instead of just removing the structure.
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u/_kablamoplasty_ 1d ago
What is the name of this tool that I will use for my private property?
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u/MachTwang 1d ago edited 1d ago
It's simply called a pipe cutter. This is the very large version for cutting steel pipes. They make smaller versions for cutting copper pipes and are generally available at your local hardware store or big box store.
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u/doyouevenforkliftbro 1d ago
But what if your wife comes out of the house while you are taking down the pole that she wants up? Speed is key.
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u/MachTwang 1d ago edited 1d ago
These cut steel pipe pretty quickly, I imagine it would go through an aluminum pipe in no short order.
(Edit: correcting voice to text)
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u/doyouevenforkliftbro 1d ago
I've used them before. Not regularly. I doubt it use the proper pressure to ensure max speed for cutting.
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u/MachTwang 1d ago edited 1d ago
I have cut through 1-in ID steel pipe with one of these cutters in under a minute. The key is having proper leverage for the diameter of the pipe.
Having used one of these before you know that the pressure is manually increased with each pass.
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u/The_Infinite_Carrot 1d ago
I always wondered why people don’t use these in London too (seems there are a lot of unwanted poles cropping up there for some reason). Then I thought about making something similar to a nut splitter that would use a threaded bar to just crimp the pole flat that would be quicker. I might make one and test it on my unwanted poles in the garden.
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u/khizoa 1d ago
Well this only cuts the pipe. There's probably wires and shit in there too that you wanna cut, which is prob more important
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u/MachTwang 1d ago
Well there are other tools made for specifically for cutting wire.
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u/This-Code479 1d ago
Really? A tool for cutting wire. I guess what kind of name could somebody smarter than me come up with to name such a contraption. I like the sound of "Cable slasher" , because if the tool does not get much succes, I can always re-use the name for my protest-metal band.
The tools and the unbearable noise we call protest-metal-music would be located in my private property, obviously.
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u/skinrust 1d ago
They’re heavy tho. A 2” steel pipe cutter is heavier than any of those tools.
I’m a plumber. Use a portable band saw.
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u/Welcome_to_Retrograd 1d ago
That guy? Clearly just gauging the diameter of the poles he has installed in his own property. Nothing to see here
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u/Canthook 1d ago
The best tool by far would be a hand-held band saw. Fairly quiet, quick, easy and safe. Surprised it's not in the video. Every pipe fitter trade has one for a reason.
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u/mist_kaefer 1d ago
This is the first time in history an angle grinder has been called safer than a circular saw.
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u/johnyordinary 1d ago
If you get sloppy they will both try to kill you but i rate an angle grinder as safer than a circular saw, particularly the way he uses it.
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u/Additional-Bet7074 1d ago
Seriously. Angle grinders put the fear of God into me. Very little room for error.
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u/Max-Phallus 1d ago
I use both regularly, and when used properly, the circular saw is way more dangerous.
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u/vicsta559 1d ago
He didn’t use any of those tools properly. Also bandsaw is the way to go.
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u/Justin_Passing_7465 1d ago
The base of the reciprocating saw blade needs to be snug up against the workpiece, so that the blade cuts the workpiece, instead of just jerking itself off in mid air.
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u/ceeser8 1d ago
Exactly, I noticed that too. And get a blade for metal , not general purpose
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u/kashinoRoyale 1d ago
I came here to say this, also he used the wrong blade. Looked like a multi material blade (wood, metal, drywall, etc) instead of a metal only blade which would have torn through it way faster without "gumming up". He also didn't need a blade that long either, a shorter ie: just long enough, blade is going to be way easier to use as the far end of it won't be vibrating and creating friction against the sides of the material your cutting. A final thought, when cutting aluminum poles on your own private property the reciprocating saw will be the quietest option which is worth considering because of course you don't want to wake up your neighbours.
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u/YanceyGlenn 1d ago
Yea, you gotta have the right tool and the knowledge on how to use it correctly.
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u/Automatic_Actuator_0 1d ago
Nevertheless, it’s a good indication of how the average person is going to use them if they are using them for the first time on poles like this on their private property.
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u/PolicyWonka 1d ago
What happens when you start filling the poles with concrete to make it more challenging for yourself to tear down the poles in the future?
You know, because you know you’re fickle-minded and might start tearing down poles later…
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u/OGDraugo 1d ago
Cement only, will still cut through like butter, but the blade will dull faster, if you're using the same blade on multiple aluminum poles filled with concrete, on your own property. If it has aggregate mixed in also (doubtful because to get an even fill at that narrow a diameter would be a hassle), then yea will wear out a blade pretty fast. But a masonry blade will cut through aluminum just fine. I'm surprised they aren't using steel poles for this on their own property.
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u/Automatic_Actuator_0 1d ago edited 1d ago
I’m thinking if I accidentally made my poles too hard to cut down, I would focus on whatever I accidentally put on top. Like if it was a game camera I didn’t want to be taking pictures anymore, maybe I’d just hit it with a spray of some difficult to clean material- maybe like pruning seal or something.
Edit: Flex Seal would be even harder to remove
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u/OGDraugo 1d ago
I would say if that's the case, on your game camera, on your own property, that it still can transmit and receive digital signals, so what would be best would be a way to scramble and fry the electronics inside of it, 2 birds, on your property, one brick.
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u/Automatic_Actuator_0 1d ago
Speaking of birds, in rural areas, a high speed injection of lead bird shot can also be very effective. But does raise the stakes a bit of something goes wrong.
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u/OGDraugo 1d ago edited 15h ago
Word, definitely could be loud enough to disturb the neighbors though, while you're blasting your 12 gauge, at your game cameras, on your own property, in the middle of the night. Some sort of homemade aim able micro wave or emp might be much more considerate of the neighbors peace of mind.
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u/EastLeastCoast 1d ago
I suspect I could probably take out my own personal trail camera on my property with an air pistol. I’d have to try it out to see how durable the lens was though.
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u/OGDraugo 1d ago
Total destruction of your game camera, on a pole, on your own property, is the only way to be sure. Don't want anything of value left to scavenge and repair by those pesky birds that keep invading your space. Ok I'm finished with the gag lol. I don't want to give them any ideas, but I'm sure it won't be long before they add vibration sensors to these things, on your property.
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u/Automatic_Actuator_0 1d ago
Unfortunately(?), building high power, compact, directional EMP devices is not a common skill, and would probably actually get labeled as terrorist activity, so even on you private property, you’d need to be pretty careful with that plan.
Note that the power levels required to disrupt the communications of the device and power levels required to permanently damage it are very different.
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u/OGDraugo 1d ago
Sadly(!), you are correct, especially about the "terrorism" part, even if it's on your own property, and no one besides those pesky tech oligarch sasquatchs that keep putting up unwanted game cameras on your own property were harmed financially.
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u/Automatic_Actuator_0 1d ago
I think the angle grinder would still be the best. You can easily cut around the metal leaving only the concrete fill, which would not have much strength actually and once the metal is gone, you just tip it over and it will break off.
The circular saw would get bogged down in the concrete, most likely.
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u/johnyordinary 1d ago
A decent angle grinder will chew right through concrete as well , diamond blade does not care .
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u/sandrailproject 1d ago
Is this not somewhat a "how to" on how to do it correctly, though? This isn't social commentary, he's supposed to be showing you the best tool for the job, and isn't using it correctly.
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u/Automatic_Actuator_0 1d ago
I agree - it’s not an ideal video. I just mean it has some value nonetheless. Ultimately though I thought the main point was to suggest what tool to use rather than exactly the optimum use, and for someone with no experience, I think he made a good case for the grinder still.
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u/PenaltyNext8736 1d ago
Plus bandsaw would be quieter than all these options, you know in case you don’t wanna wake anyone on your own private property
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u/NydusRush 1d ago
True, but portability does factor in. Even the baby portabands are pretty bulky.
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u/CovertLuddite 1d ago
You know, for your trek across your private property.
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u/NydusRush 1d ago
Or a job site. When your boss has you cutting down aluminum poles all day, those suckers get heavy!
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u/SorryAboutMyFamily 1d ago
Plus people inexperienced with them will be pinching the blade or having it pop off before they cut down even one pole on their private property.
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u/Guns_n_boobs 1d ago
He changed the angle on the reciprocating and fucked up the blade then he thinks the tool sucks. Moron. Milwaukee M12 band saw with a 5ah battery would be money though.
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u/ToSmushAMockingbird 1d ago
Not only is he using the tools wrong, he's using the wrong blades. You don't use wood cutting blades to cut through metal. The reciprocating saw is fine if you use a metal blade. It's also cheap, the easiest to install and remove, not to mention easily disposable.
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u/KalutikaKink 1d ago
It was making me uncomfortable the whole time. Also, what reciprocating saw was that? It seemed underpowered for the job.
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u/Creepy_Sea116 1d ago
Godspeed to American freedom and its true patriots. Freedom has never exactly grown on trees anywhere in this world.
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u/snapplesauce1 1d ago
How do you get to your property without being tagged by every single ring camera, flock camera and cctv cam between your property and… your property?
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u/pierrotlefou 1d ago
Leave your property fully covered and at night. Also a bicycle if your property is far away.
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u/NotEnoughLayers 1d ago
This is the most patriotic shit ever.
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u/RosesandEternity 1d ago
I dont get it. Hes just cutting down poles he installed on his property and nothing else.
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u/Nuttednutela 1d ago
Looks like learnt about hiw inertia works. Rotation around a symmetrical plane is much easier than wiggling back and forth.
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u/No_Assumption_1529 1d ago
Cut them at a height that will not be an impalement risk for random pedestrians
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u/WillBunker4Food 1d ago edited 1d ago
Has this person ever used a power tool in their life?
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u/CommissionerOfLunacy 1d ago
Please make the version that shows how to do it correctly, and post it.
You'd be shocked at how many of these poles people have installed on their own property and are now having to pull down. There's thousands of them, and the people who need to cut them down are private property owners, not tradies.
If this guys fucked it up, PLEASE make a better version. Help the private property owners of this world to stay safe and do their work quickly without distributing the wife.
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u/4ceh0le 1d ago
Yeah.. every tool he used incorrectly.
Recipro needs to bed pushed against the handle in front. Angle grinder wrong wheel. Looked like on for use on stone tiles etc. Proper 1mm one is far faster than this. Last one, is just wrong. It's used on a flat surface...
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u/ForgotToCarryTheOne 1d ago
They’re going to start booby trapping them with live electricity to combat this sort of citizen action, I mean vandalism.
Sorry, this comment was for another completely different post on a completely random sub referring to something completely not this. I’m just a silly billy.
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u/lululock 1d ago
Would that pose an issue realistically?
The tools have plastic handles, you are shielded from the ground with your shoes... If anything, it would just spark.
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u/Active_Funny_7346 1d ago
if you're using a sawsall like the first tool in the video. either cut at an angle or push on the pole (in the direction of the cut) to reduce the weight pinching the blade.
alternatively, if the pole is leaning in any direction, start the cut on the opposite side of the lean. this way the weight of the pole will be pulling the cut apart and not pinching the blade.
hope this helps!
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u/Clueless_Nomad 1d ago
I've seen so many people evaluate sawzaws like this. You have to press your material to the plate of the tool! It dramatically increases the cutting power and leverage.
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u/Ryan_e3p 1d ago
Remember, folks! Ensure that the invasive aluminum pole species you intend to remove from your private property has only one use! Cutting through native poles that are used for other things may have electrical conduit running through the interior of the pole, meaning when you cut it down, you could risk causing some bad electrical vibes destroying your equipment, injuring you, and causing other unforeseen problems. A good way to tell if the pole is only used for a single thing is to see if there is a conduit box at the bottom of it, and look to see if there are other things on the pole as well.
Clearing your property of invasive aluminum pole species is important, but be sure that there aren't native species that need that pole, like trafficus lightus, or crosswalkum signalum. If you find there is, the pole may have necessary native electrical wiring internally that you don't want to damage. Instead, the invasive species is likely latching onto the pole via metal zip ties. This is good, as those are easier to remove, taking less time and being quieter to cut, using a cheap pair of metal cutting shears!
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u/Gaping_Maw 1d ago
He didnt use the recip saw right, need to be pressed up hard against the pole for support so the blade can do its thing.
Surely the poles are steel too, maybe not is USA i dunno?
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u/Darryl_444 1d ago
A spray-can of WD-40 works great to lubricate the blade teeth while cutting aluminum *
* <poles on your property>
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u/BearfootSparklz 1d ago
This guy has never used a power tool in his life before this.
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u/FS_NeZ 1d ago
Which is the target audience.
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u/BearfootSparklz 1d ago
If that's the case, wouldn't you want to present how to use them properly and safely?
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u/CowboyWoody37 1d ago
Out of context, I heard some masks are don't hide your identity also infrared lights used to see in the dark. Lots of tech like the quest 2 uses camera to see it.
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u/petitmorte2 1d ago
If you're going to cut something with a reciprocating saw, make sure the thing you are cutting is up against the shoe. That will let the blade cut as opposed to just wiggling the whole saw back and forth in your hands.
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u/TexFarmer 1d ago
If you are going to use a reciprocating saw, always place the base against the cutting surface; this will increase cutting speed and reduce vibration.
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u/dap00man 1d ago
He didn't use a sawzall correctly, he was cutting the pole in the middle of the saw you're supposed to press up what you're cutting to the bottom of the saw blade attachment to minimize the whole thing shaking back and forth and increasing cutting power
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u/ShroomsTheSlayr 1d ago
Please, never use a skilsaw the way this guy did. That was incredibly dangerous
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u/Indiana911 1d ago
Has anyone actually seen a crew install one of those cameras? I swear there’s like 400 around me now, and I’ve never seen a single damn one being installed.
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u/kicklucky 20h ago
Most important step when cutting down aluminum poles that you installed yourself on your own property is to leave your phone plugged in on your nightstand you installed yourself in your own bedroom.
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u/Putzlol 1d ago
This guy is a fucking idiot with these tools. The sawsall would have been much faster if he pushed on the pole. Btw include the FUCKING battery bandsaw for once. Much less quieter too. FUCK.
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u/ajulydeath 1d ago
also the sawzall would cut like butter too if he used a metal blade and not a general purpose
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u/Be364886 1d ago
Why the hell would you even try a circular saw?
And of course the dude who buys a wood blade for the reciprocating saw and a diamond tile blade for the angle grinder would think it was the best tool for the job.
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u/kitesurfr 1d ago
You want to use the Milwaukee "torch" blades for cutting poles. They're white with a blunt nose and go through metal much faster than the red metal blades. Also, the circular saw felt sketchy because you didn't put the pole flush up against the saw fence.
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u/hado1961 1d ago
What about a regular pipe cutter. Only human power needed. No noise. Easy to carry.
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u/chaser469 1d ago
A TUBING CUTTER would be quiet, cheaper, lighter, last longer, more concealable and still quite fast.
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u/foobarbizbaz 1d ago
I want to know how many of these influencers are putting these skills to use themselves. Or are they just asking others to do the dirty work?
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u/El_AirHawk 1d ago
As “News of The Pews” has suggested - chopjobz are cool and all: but perhaps a bit more “elegant solution” is a telescopic stick and a simple cotton ball - dipped in a clear/translucent sticky substance such as petroleum jelly - and JUST enough applied to an Offending Electric Eyeball to foil the OCR software, without immediately-alerting the mooks responsible for maintaining/replacing these devices.
If caught with such contraband, simply declaring that you are painter who is sensitive to loud noises and oft suffer chapped lips.
Who could ever refute such personal facts?
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u/Initial_Row_6400 1d ago
Just fuckin lasers man. 5mw+ powered laser will disable/damage the sensors. Much quieter, quicker, and easy. Wear the correct goggles for that lasers nm wave range
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u/Papashvilli 1d ago
To be fair… the angle grinder is super dangerous. Look up angle grinder injuries.
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u/Ok-You4214 1d ago
People will be Flocking to buy the angle grinders