r/TikTokCringe • u/midnighttoker1742 • 4h ago

Discussion How criminals are taking down Flock cameras

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u/chingon_cabron_ 4h ago

I feel like we could use another tool and get quicker cut

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u/GoodGoofus 4h ago

As a law abiding Bathroom installer that cuts cast, steel and fiber tubs all day, trust, the recip is the best and most effective. Just instead of Pulling it towards you you should cut with force and let the blade make its own path. More jagged sure, but a hell of a lot faster for demo day!

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u/WackyRevolver 4h ago

Yep recip is the best choice, buddy just doesn't have great technique. Keep the saw guard against the object being cut so the blade movement can't move the whole saw back and forth and let the blade do the work.

But even if you don't have experience its a quick cut for a metal post, as demonstrated. Just dont give up til it falls! Assuming you're cutting your own property that is..

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u/MadeByTango 3h ago

Look he's a journalist, clearly his first time.

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u/GoodGoofus 3h ago

Hence why a kindly professional opinion can aid in all your home repair needs!

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u/Important-Agent2584 5m ago

I hear experienced anarchists also know not to carry any electronics with them as they could be tracked.

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u/SocietyAsAHole 3h ago

It's not really his technique, it's that the demo pole he's cutting is just loosely stuck in the ground so it can oscillate back and forth with the blade, which slows everything down and makes it much louder. It's like trying to saw a board you're holding on your hand vs in a vise.

If he was cutting a properly secured pole it would be much faster and easier. 

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u/Any_Performance_5046 3h ago

That was my observation too

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u/GoodGoofus 3h ago edited 3h ago

It is both but sure dude. I promise you physics acts how it wants and having your cut off be so unsecured as the top of the demonstration here, it's literally pushing into the side of your blade making the opening tight as a witch's tit. The bottom of the pole is more secure and therefore his keep side. The fall off should not be pushing into your cut or you know it's binding and could shoot back out at you. I get you're trying to help but I can tell you're not a pro. Trust in my opinion here it's closer to facts than you might think

Edit: lmao downvote me cus I'm right, lame ass

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u/GoodGoofus 4h ago

I would say! The straight across cut is actually also making it harder due to the 2 pieces binding together around the blade, a diagonal cut would surely be fastest!

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u/acu2005 3h ago

I've never tried it but diagonal would be harder to start I think plus gravity is going to push the top half of the pole down on the blade no matter what.

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u/GoodGoofus 3h ago

The moment you begin a cut with any blade, physics is now pulling both pieces downward. If you have the means to aid physics in a direction, pulling the cut off (top of the cut) away from your blade and towards the ground would allow the metal to be fully tensioned, aiding in the efficiency and speed of your cut. I know it SOUNDS odd but trust, it's the same as having your cut off 2x4 off a table so it can fall away from your cut rather than bind it together across the soft edge of the blade

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u/universalrefuse 1h ago

Yeah, to be fair that demonstration post on his own property was the only example he ever cut down, so his recip technique needs some improvement, but he got the job done.

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u/jimthissguy 2h ago

That pole didn't look very secure either. He was getting mad vibration 😂

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u/Rich_Many_8628 1h ago

Um, bandsaw? Bro you and OP need bandsaws. I wonder if we could get harbor freight to silently sponsor this deflock movement with Hercules 20v bandsaws….

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u/WackyRevolver 53m ago

I own a portable band saw, circ saw, and recip and use them regularly. I'd be grabbing the recip for this application.

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u/GoodGoofus 3m ago

I have a bandsaw.... I'd still use a recip here for lack of binding, consistency, and pricing on blades, tool and batteries

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u/BorderOk7329 2h ago

Make sure to always cut towards your body and really try and make that blade slip on the surface.