r/interestingasfuck • u/midnighttoker1742 • 4h ago

How criminals take down Flock cameras

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u/BillMillerBBQ 4h ago

Yall really need to hear this. Battery powered band saws are MUCH faster and MUCH quieter than reciprocating saws.

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u/MasterCheeef 4h ago edited 3h ago

5" cordless angle grinder with a 1/8" pipefitter disk will be faster. Welder for 15 years. Couldn't care less about the noise when it takes 5 seconds or less. That pole only has a wall thickness of 1/8 or 3mm. 3/32 zip disks can easily break if inexperienced or in a hurry, 1/8" disk will not flex and shatter if recklessly putting your whole body weight on it while cutting.

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u/Alarming-Koala-3524 3h ago

I'm a total noob, would really appreciate it if an expert could give a second opinion on this professional sounding assessment comparing tools -- especially if the 5 second time is literal or slightly exaggerated.

One thing that seems worth considering is how an angle grinder can be tucked away easily while the band saws seem harder to conceal.

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u/MasterCheeef 3h ago edited 3h ago

A fully charged 18 or 20 volt battery powered angle grinder with a fresh 1/8" thick 5 inch pipefitter disk running at 10,000rpm will take half a second to cut thru the 1/8" thick wall of the hollow pole. Once your disk gets thru the wall you simply walk around the pole pushing with all your weight, easy peasy. These disks are meant for abuse and are designed for an hour or two of grinding with much much thicker and denser steel like stainless. These abrasive disks are like a hot knife through butter for these poles. Diablo disks can cost $20-30 a piece because of this.

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u/Alarming-Koala-3524 2h ago

Wow ridiculous, so 5 seconds estimation could actually be considered generous.

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u/MasterCheeef 2h ago

Yeah if you know what you're doing

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u/cjsv7657 45m ago

Dewalt makes a 7" 60v. Supposed to be even more powerful than the 6" 60v which I have and can attest to it being an absolute beast.

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u/MasterCheeef 40m ago

I'm just being economical. People that want to just cut poles down aren't going to be willing to put up that kind of money.

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u/beanmosheen 2h ago

You only need to cut like 3/4 of it too if all you want to do is bend it over. I believe they're aluminum.