<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">The plasma cutter also suffers from being too short, but yea the fume thing is a big impediment. The sawzall didn't make much smoke, so I'm not worried, and it turned out to live up to its name. About 5 minutes per post, way easier than I expected, though I ran out of extension cord and need another 50 footer. When I sold my last house in 2020 and swore I'd never own a house again I gave away a large box of really good ones. :-(<div><br></div><div>Addressing another comment - I'm on good terms with my neighbor, another reason I don't want to damage his fence. And he only put up the fence to stop the 2-owners-ago creepy guy from staring at his wife & kids in the pool. </div><div><br></div><div>Using a hoist to pull up the plug of concrete would damage the fence; I'd have needed to dig a trench on the side and slide the whole mess out. </div><div><br></div><div>That chain tailpipe cutter...interesting tool, might have worked. I did think about a soil stack cutter as well. But 1/8" thick pipe might blow out my forearms before I got one done. </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for all the ideas. </div><div><br></div><div>jim<br><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Oct 30, 2026, at 8:53 AM, Mark Meany <mmeany7@gmail.com> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div dir="auto"><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Since this hasn't been mentioned yet, I thought I'd point out the peril in cutting galvanized pipe. I imagine the fumes created by a plasma cutter would be pretty dangerous and wonder whether the dust from a Sawzall might have issues too. It may be that the best option is an engine hoist (2 floor jacks?) connected to a rod sticking out on either side of holes poked into the post. Probably clearing the dirt out from on top of the concrete base would help.</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<br><br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: Steven Trovato <<a href="mailto:strovato@optonline.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">strovato@optonline.net</a>><br>To: Jim Franklin <<a href="mailto:jamesf@groupwbench.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">jamesf@groupwbench.org</a>><br>Cc: Shop-Talk <<a href="mailto:shop-talk@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">shop-talk@autox.team.net</a>><br>Bcc: <br>Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:36:42 -0400<br>Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Cutting a chain link fence post?<br>Well, in that case, the excavator is probably not an option either.<br>
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Subject: [Shop-talk] Cutting a chain link fence post?<br>
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I need to cut down about 20 of these a few inches below grade. The catch is<br>
they are right next to my neighbor's PVC fence, so I can't get to that side.<br>
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I can use my sawzall but I want the cut parallel to the grade which means<br>
getting the entire sawzall below grade and sucking schmutz into the motor.<br>
Do-able and at the top of the list so far. <br>
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I was going to rent an excavator (still might) to also remove the concrete<br>
blob but then I'd need a bunch of fill delivered (none on site but there may<br>
be some when they dig up the driveway to repave it, shelving this idea for a<br>
few weeks), hassle factor exceeds the joy of having an excavator. <br>
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Portable bandsaw seems like a useful lifetime tool, especially if it can be<br>
mounted vertically to use as a regular bandsaw and also mounted in a chop<br>
saw table. Internet isn't forthcoming on the viability of these options. <br>
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Angle grinder won't reach around the back.<br>
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Plasma cutter is contraindicated with neighbor's fence. <br><br>
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