How to cut large PVC pipe square
Large PVC pipe here means anything over an inch. This is a two-person operation. One handles the saw, one turns the pipe. You can use any fine-toothed saw for this--a Japanese backsaw works well. You will need some sort of a jig. I use the backrest on my radial-arm saw, but you can just nail a 2x4 to your workbench, the floor or whatever. The sawer holds the handle in one hand, the blade in the other and just pulls the saw back and forth. The pipe-turner turns the pipe. If your saw cuts on the forward stroke, turn the pipe toward the sawer. If it cuts on the backstroke, turn the pipe away from the sawer. You just saw and turn until you're all the way through. It's quick and efficient and gives you a nice square end. -- --jmowreader