<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:monospace">There are gizmos for cutting a pipe from the inside. Most are probably for softer pipe.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:monospace"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:monospace">If it was me, I would probably cut them at grade with the sawzall and then reach in with a cutting disc on a dremel to shorten them. It takes a lot of time.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:monospace"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:monospace">I don't know if there are saw disks you can put into a half-inch drill motor.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Oct 29, 2026 at 12:32 PM Jim Franklin <<a href="mailto:jamesf@groupwbench.org" target="_blank">jamesf@groupwbench.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">I need to cut down about 20 of these a few inches below grade. The catch is 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 getting the entire sawzall below grade and sucking schmutz into the motor. 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 blob but then I'd need a bunch of fill delivered (none on site but there may be some when they dig up the driveway to repave it, shelving this idea for a 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 mounted vertically to use as a regular bandsaw and also mounted in a chop 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>
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Any other ideas? <br>
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thanks,<br>
jim<br>
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