I'm definitely subscribing to your channel right now. Because I love how you didn't edit through the difficult parts and just show the the final results like most plumbers
As a plumber for over 25 years in the field. I love how he shows how difficult it is to wrap a soil cut chain around a pipe . Plumbing ain't hard but it's difficult
You can’t be more right about the Diablo cast iron blade! Thanks to you, you made a couple hour job turn into an hour! Bless you for giving us the knowledge about this blade!!!!
@@larrytheplumber9851 Yeah, but I haven’t had it meet the standards of the Diablo. The Diablo cuts it so fast, it doesn’t dull right down as quick as the Milwaukee, and the price is pretty reasonable for how long they last. I can’t get over them. And that comment was a year ago. I can’t tell you how many cast iron jobs I have done with ease since knowing about the Diablo. Of course, going from the old school chain lock cutters that my dad has from like over 100 years ago that required you to pull up and down over and over again and the wheels would cut the cast iron, (that I refused to use after one time because it was just that laborious, I would rather cut at the cast iron for 20 minutes with those diamond blades) it’s easy lol. Thank god for ingenuity.
You've got to give credit to the generations of plumbers before us who had to lug all that old cast iron around and install it with oakum and molten lead. Plumbing at its finest back then.
First job I was ever sent to was all cast iron many years ago and there have been more since due to some multi story buildings having a return air plenum ceiling and no plastic was allowed at all if it ever caught fire it would send toxic smoke thru the whole building so five six seven floors or more of all cast iron and copper drains and copper water piping when you can solder four inch copper fittings your a plumber and many jobs I was on had the water main of that size several schools with acid waste pipe called fuse seal a shut down in a Raytheon plant where we used bond strand pipe for chilled water lines I definitely had a well rounded career and never was just another PVC plumber they are all over the place lol
I don't know why but I love cast iron replacement video's. Looks like that pipe next to sewer line in basement was drain for washing machine. Thanks Chuck!
This is the best tutorial of how to cut cast iron pipe ever. The power tool is great but expensive, the thick metal blade is more economic option for me. Thank you! I am subscribing your channel.
I appreciate what you taught me in this video about cutting cast iron pipe. I bought a Diamond Grit 8-in Grit-TPI Wood/Metal Cutting Reciprocating Saw Blade. I needed to make three cuts in a 14 ft long section of 100-year-old cast iron pipe. I made the first cut, and when I was close to the bottom it just snapped and broke in two. What I discovered was that by taking a sledgehammer to the pipe after cutting it a few inches deep, the pipe just shattered. Done. Much easier than continuing to cut with the blade.
Hey chuck... best way to ues those snap cutters is to remove from the propress, and once you put the snapcutters where you want it... you can connect the ridgid RP340 propress tool
I’ve never seen that used before to cut cast iron I’m a 21 year old apprentice plumber from Mobile, AL, a year into the trade. I love your channel. Let CB2 and Angelo do more in the videos.
Nice Job Grady...Them boys doing it. Cb2 out there with other leads and Angelo in school right now. Just part time. Appreciate the support. Comments like yours get me stoked for sure.
"F*** this....i'm getting the sledgehammer." I love it. I often think I am the only one that has trouble like this. I really appreciate you showing a real how things get done video.
I was 17 and had just graduated from high-school. Got a summer job as a laborer on a housing project. The plumbers were using ABS for the 1st time. It was 1968. I remember the Beatles coming out with Hey Jude. The only thing good about the good Ole Days was cheap land. Thanks for the instruction. I install septic systems and just ran into an old soil pipe house sewer. Thank God for PVC. But now I have to cut it.
You got this chuck . No problem a little modification to the situation. Look at that you got it brother. Just a change in tools. Works all the time. Now you out 👍
A cutoff wheel on a angle or die grinder works great too. I've done the old school method of hammer and chisel as well...would not recommend it if you have to make multiple cuts because it takes forever. Most of the cast iron jobs I run into have pipe that has been rotted away for years. That pipe, though, looks to have been in great shape! You got real lucky, CB. Plumb gods were looking out for you there.
Chuck you remind me of the dad on “ Christmas Story “ working on the furnace in the basement of his house. He also said a few curse words also !! But he got it done !
We have a small Dewalt chain buster works with 1/2" impact. Works most places. Sometimes brute force is the only answer. That, and talking nice to it. Lol. Way to go Chuck
My helper showed up the other day with that Milwaukee tubing cutter and my initial thought was what a waste of money, then I started using it and my attitude changed quickly! Now I want one for sure!
Listen up Diablo! You owe this man one hell of a gift package or something for the review of your carbide blade. Send Chuck something good; don't disappoint.
That rigid pipe Buster is the cat's meow. I remember cutting cast iron pipe 30 years ago with a diamond encrusted Sawzall blade for cast iron. My God it took forever. Those old plumbers back in the old days sure had some skill and hard work ahead of them. Having to melt lead into those cast-iron joints. Things are sure a lot easier today. Damn near a monkey could do it. Excellent video. I loved watching that rigid bust that pipe in seconds.
I like Steve Lav but he’s old school all the way. He wouldn’t use a propress much less the press snaps...Probably just the old ratchet snap or a sledge hammer, he loves that grinda.
@@alexveitia6909 first lesson of life, use the tool that will work best in said scenario ;) one tool does not fit all and never will, a pipe with weak sides they just want patched may break many feet if sawed or chain cut, sometimes cut off wheel is the better plan
I'v used the Diablo blade on cast iron before and I was amazed at how fast it cuts through that hard pipe, a regular sawzall blade won't put a dent in cast iron pipe.
Awesome vid... I needed to know if I could cut a 4" cast iron pipe with my saws-all and your Diablo Thick Metal Carbide blade is perfect! THANK YOU for the VID!!!
Great job getting the old cast iron out, if you can get the old clean out plug out you'll really get good look at the pipe and be able to get all the pieces out, good luck Chucky and thanks for the video hope to see the rest later on.
We have all been there Chuck , there are days when you wonder why am I here . 40 years of plumbing and still at it . Try to stay away from the heavy stuff now like your doing .
For tight spots like that I wrap some ol solder in the hoop of that chain then shove that over the closet bend and pull down on the solder other side and voila! Works every time like all the time!!
I use the Steve Lav "Grindah" with a 7 1/4" Admiral metal cutting blade to make the first straight plunge cut and then follow with Heavy Metal Diablo. Don't forget the WD-40 (doubles blade life)!
Can't you remove the snap cutter from the press tool in order to wrap it around the pipe easier, then attach the press tool once it's all set? Seems like that would be a lot easier than wrestling with the heavy tool.
Thanks for uploading. Just thought if I were using that snap tool , maybe you could remove the gun and just maneuver the chain around the pipe then reattach.
I sure know what you mean for me it was jumping off those skids back when I was 19 then 31 years of firefighting I fell through a floor one night and another slid off a 2 and half story roof and ridding a gutter pipe down the last five feet and oh yeah 45 years of plumbing to top it off.. so at 69 theirs not much left that if it not new it's wore out... Ha..
diablo makes great cutting blades. I use them for recip. saws, table saws , etc. They use to go under the name freud (same company). They have always made great blades. But, don't expect much from sandnet sanding discs. In my opinion, they are not worth the much higher price. they might last a little longer , but the edges were getting shredded just as fast as their regular discs when i was sanding a kictchen cabinet project.
I’ve been a plumber 36 years nyc raised, 20 years in the hall. Would never use that, but I will use is inline racket snaps with a knuckle guard, non of that lazy stuff man. Damn this industry has change
that would be a great tool for new "no-hub" cast installation work, plenty of commercial and some residential still requires cast for repairs and fire codes ;)
Not sure if it would help in that situation but next time try taking the head off the press connecting the snap chain and then putting the tool back on. It’s easier because you don’t have to hold the pro press up
Just subscribe to this chanell. I been a plumber for 25+ yrs and allways looking for easyer ways to do things. One thing I have learned thrugh the yrs is no plumber does things the same way. But all get it done. It takes a special breed to be a plumber. I habe seen many plumbers leave the job when I break out the shuvel and Jack hammer LOL. Some think plumbing is just setting a toilet or changing a flapper LOL 😂
That rigid looked pretty nice so much better than snap or even the ratchet. While you were up there trying to get the chain around the stack I thought I was the only one that ran into that stuff. Could you not have prayed it out with hammer and put a wedge or something behind the stack to get it away from the wall a little more it looked like you were close. That when I usually resort to the saws all it just takes to long. I like the idea of the chipping hammer to bust it out I’ve never thought of that. I can’t believe the blade cut they there that fast all I’ve used were Milwaukee bi metal or the abrasive for cast those are a minimum of 5 minutes with a new blade and good leverage.
I would use that pro press snap cutter to cut a new piece of cast iron on the floor and my cuts would not be straight I think I got to put it on a tripod vise what do you think
Love it cusing like a real plumber. If I cant get the Rachel on it slug hammer on the hub my best friend 😃 dude your so right about those blades cuts like butter
Very nice video, thanks for posting. I bought a house and after trouble shooting the kitchen sink drain not working properly, I discovered that someone (an angry roofer?) had dropped bunches of wood scraps down the vent stack! i managed to skewer several pieces using a method i made by adding a screw to the end of a roof rake pole, but there is lots more that seems wedged in. So i'm considering pullling off the cupboards from the kitchen wall, and cutting some wall out, in order to reach the pipe stack in the wall. I'll have to strap the pipe in place (BUT HOW?) and then cut out a section of the pipe in order to pull out the remaining wood in the stack. Then i could insert a section of PVC with a boot on each end... any tips how i could secure the stack so it doesn't slip out of the roof opening and make more work for me up there?
Don't cut yet. go fishing.I just purchased a grabber from spartan. some in your area may have one. It's a great tool for this such problem. A drain company would be a good place to start.
I must be showing my age but I have a hydraulic rigid soil pipe cutter, that thing's a bear for one man to use. Would have been glad to had it back in 86 when I took my exam because I had to use a hammer and chisel.
Jay Arnold , Hammer &chisel is the way all new apprentices should have to learn to start out so they know how the forerunners of plumbing had to work , maybe then they will appreciate how easy they have it today.👷🏻
Dang I didn't know about this tool. I dont really see much cast iron but when I do its always a pain in the ass to cut. Usually with grinder or sawzall.
Hi Chuck I'd like to make a suggestion, I have not used the Press snap I'll tell you that up front, but next time as opposed to holding the whole tool I think I would take the cutter head off of the gun and get it set up where I wanted and then attach the gun to it, I hate holding a heavy things over my head for a long. Of time.
I need to replace my terracotta p trap in my basement floor drain. It's slowly seeping, causing a sewer gas problem. What is the best tool/blade to use to cut the terracotta clay pipe? Please help. Thanks
I havent taken the plunge for the soil pipe attachment, yet. Im just curious, can you get the chain around the pipe without the press tool on it? Once the chains attached, then lock the tool on...?
Yes, it does. Download the Milwaukee Force Logic Press Tool Compatibility Matrix from Milwaukee and it shows that the RIDGID Press Snap Soil Pipe Cutter #34404 is compatible with the all versions of the M18 press tool. Milwaukee is pretty good about testing and approving the Ridgid jaws...except for the Compact MegaPress, which they still haven't added to the matrix for compatibility with the M12 press tool (but they do work fine).
@@itas0r well, that's surprising, tool makers actually working together with compatible items vs. the old lock in gig! some of use just want tools that work proper when you go to use them and don't want to buy into 3+ different brands.
@@throttlebottle5906 Yes! It's nice to have official confirmation that things are compatible. Ridgid always seems ahead in the press tool innovations, so it's nice to know that you don't miss out on those by going with a Milwaukee press tool (which I also did because of the battery platform, didn't want Ridgid batteries for 1 tool only).
The sawzall is the way to go but you have to admit that when the time comes to cut those cast iron lengths down to cart them away the press snap will come in handy and save you time and sawzall blades my Brother.I can see that press snap coming in very handy when having to break up concrete floors to chang out and repair buried cast iron drain lines,I have a regular soil pipe snap that I've had for many years and I still use it when ever the need arises but that press snap looks useful and looks much lighter than a regular soil pipe snap.I remember back in the days in NYC when I was being taught plumbing,what a beating I took having to break up concrete floors to repair and replace buried drain lines.Working hard like that then having to get up the next day at the crack of dawn just to have to do it all over again,I think I even developed muscles on my head from all of that hard labor.Those were most definitely the days my friends.Having to break up concrete in basements of buildings that had sixty four apartments and more from the back of the basement all the way to the front of the basement,what fun it was,NOT!!!The work had to be done in sections because there was no way that people in all sixty four apartments were going to tolerate being left without the use of their drains for more than several hours at a time.
I'm definitely subscribing to your channel right now. Because I love how you didn't edit through the difficult parts and just show the the final results like most plumbers
Spoken like a seasoned plumber. You got my vote.
As a plumber for over 25 years in the field. I love how he shows how difficult it is to wrap a soil cut chain around a pipe . Plumbing ain't hard but it's difficult
reggiedenney , This guy was getting the job done "and" had me laughing the entire time. He wasn't trying to be funny, but he was still funny. 😄
You can’t be more right about the Diablo cast iron blade! Thanks to you, you made a couple hour job turn into an hour! Bless you for giving us the knowledge about this blade!!!!
Great to hear!
Milwaukee has one and it's stronger now to
@@larrytheplumber9851 Yeah, but I haven’t had it meet the standards of the Diablo. The Diablo cuts it so fast, it doesn’t dull right down as quick as the Milwaukee, and the price is pretty reasonable for how long they last. I can’t get over them. And that comment was a year ago. I can’t tell you how many cast iron jobs I have done with ease since knowing about the Diablo. Of course, going from the old school chain lock cutters that my dad has from like over 100 years ago that required you to pull up and down over and over again and the wheels would cut the cast iron, (that I refused to use after one time because it was just that laborious, I would rather cut at the cast iron for 20 minutes with those diamond blades) it’s easy lol. Thank god for ingenuity.
You've got to give credit to the generations of plumbers before us who had to lug all that old cast iron around and install it with oakum and molten lead. Plumbing at its finest back then.
men with monster forearms.
The beasts that paved some of the way.... We've definitely been blessed in a big way
First job I was ever sent to was all cast iron many years ago and there have been more since due to some multi story buildings having a return air plenum ceiling and no plastic was allowed at all if it ever caught fire it would send toxic smoke thru the whole building so five six seven floors or more of all cast iron and copper drains and copper water piping when you can solder four inch copper fittings your a plumber and many jobs I was on had the water main of that size several schools with acid waste pipe called fuse seal a shut down in a Raytheon plant where we used bond strand pipe for chilled water lines I definitely had a well rounded career and never was just another PVC plumber they are all over the place lol
I don't know why but I love cast iron replacement video's. Looks like that pipe next to sewer line in basement was drain for washing machine. Thanks Chuck!
Great point! I think so too.
This is the best tutorial of how to cut cast iron pipe ever. The power tool is great but expensive, the thick metal blade is more economic option for me. Thank you! I am subscribing your channel.
Glad it was helpful! Thank you and I got pissed off in vid......lol
I appreciate what you taught me in this video about cutting cast iron pipe. I bought a Diamond Grit 8-in Grit-TPI Wood/Metal Cutting Reciprocating Saw Blade. I needed to make three cuts in a 14 ft long section of 100-year-old cast iron pipe. I made the first cut, and when I was close to the bottom it just snapped and broke in two. What I discovered was that by taking a sledgehammer to the pipe after cutting it a few inches deep, the pipe just shattered. Done. Much easier than continuing to cut with the blade.
One of my more fun videos to watch as i lost my mind....lol
Hey chuck... best way to ues those snap cutters is to remove from the propress, and once you put the snapcutters where you want it... you can connect the ridgid RP340 propress tool
Thanks Cristian....
I was like take the power head off DA lol
I’ve never seen that used before to cut cast iron I’m a 21 year old apprentice plumber from Mobile, AL, a year into the trade. I love your channel. Let CB2 and Angelo do more in the videos.
Nice Job Grady...Them boys doing it. Cb2 out there with other leads and Angelo in school right now. Just part time. Appreciate the support. Comments like yours get me stoked for sure.
"F*** this....i'm getting the sledgehammer." I love it. I often think I am the only one that has trouble like this. I really appreciate you showing a real how things get done video.
I was 17 and had just graduated from high-school. Got a summer job as a laborer on a housing project. The plumbers were using ABS for the 1st time. It was 1968. I remember the Beatles coming out with Hey Jude. The only thing good about the good Ole Days was cheap land. Thanks for the instruction. I install septic systems and just ran into an old soil pipe house sewer. Thank God for PVC. But now I have to cut it.
ABS is good stuff
Love me some Diablo blades! They work great!
double down on some diablo's
$$$$$$
You got this chuck . No problem a little modification to the situation. Look at that you got it brother. Just a change in tools. Works all the time. Now you out 👍
Right on
Youre in great shape dude.
my neck, my back.....lets go.....lol
A cutoff wheel on a angle or die grinder works great too. I've done the old school method of hammer and chisel as well...would not recommend it if you have to make multiple cuts because it takes forever.
Most of the cast iron jobs I run into have pipe that has been rotted away for years. That pipe, though, looks to have been in great shape! You got real lucky, CB. Plumb gods were looking out for you there.
true that. This cast was top notch. Not a weak spot in the line.
Chuck is tooled up for plumbing war - love it 👍
gonna need a bigger truck.
Chuck you remind me of the dad on “ Christmas Story “ working on the furnace in the basement of his house. He also said a few curse words also !! But he got it done !
couple f bombs set the tone for a saturday of fun.
@@ChuckBarron I don't blame you, I would have been cursing as well!
Chuck, I agree with you and the rest of the guys Diablo blades are the best, I have even cut vitrous clay tile pipe in a pinch. Good job Chuck.
Diablo for the win.
Thankyou for the Sawzall blade idea.
Those snap cutters are sweet!
They are! A little tough in tight spots for sure.
We have a small Dewalt chain buster works with 1/2" impact. Works most places. Sometimes brute force is the only answer. That, and talking nice to it. Lol. Way to go Chuck
Great point! be nice to me mr. cast iron....lol
yea,, a lot cheaper than that monster he was using
They would come up with all these new gadgets when I’m about to retire you did sell me on the Milwaukee copper cutter I love it
My helper showed up the other day with that Milwaukee tubing cutter and my initial thought was what a waste of money, then I started using it and my attitude changed quickly! Now I want one for sure!
I know. Its crazy.
They are nice.
Very nice try! I’ve been there done that😊. You really help me with your attempt! Great Job!
No edit to make perfect. I like the honesty, warts and all! LoL
I try! Real deal plumbing.
Listen up Diablo! You owe this man one hell of a gift package or something for the review of your carbide blade. Send Chuck something good; don't disappoint.
Send it. ha.
That rigid pipe Buster is the cat's meow. I remember cutting cast iron pipe 30 years ago with a diamond encrusted Sawzall blade for cast iron. My God it took forever. Those old plumbers back in the old days sure had some skill and hard work ahead of them. Having to melt lead into those cast-iron joints. Things are sure a lot easier today. Damn near a monkey could do it. Excellent video. I loved watching that rigid bust that pipe in seconds.
they dudes the real deal back in the day!!
Great job CB. Ol Steve Lav also uses his “grindah” with a 6 inch cutting wheel.
I like Steve Lav but he’s old school all the way. He wouldn’t use a propress much less the press snaps...Probably just the old ratchet snap or a sledge hammer, he loves that grinda.
@@alexveitia6909 first lesson of life, use the tool that will work best in said scenario ;) one tool does not fit all and never will, a pipe with weak sides they just want patched may break many feet if sawed or chain cut, sometimes cut off wheel is the better plan
Great tip! I forgot the grinder demo.....i love the grinder too.
Grinder works great also but don’t think you could cut the backside with wall being there,
How did you support the stack above the cuts you made
locked in on tee above.
Bro this is awesome I feel your pain in so many ways we do this kind of plumbing in Detroit all the time God bless you
Thanks 👍 plumb on brother.
Love the videos just subscribed! 3rd year apprentice right outside of Philadelphia!
Awesome! Thank you! Hi Neighbor.
that was a very clean cut, go team Barron.
That last cut was for the boys....even the pipe loved it as it stayed in place. WINNER!
Im glad someone noticed because i was like dam....that was cool.
I'v used the Diablo blade on cast iron before and I was amazed at how fast it cuts through that hard pipe, a regular sawzall blade won't put a dent in cast iron pipe.
Awesome vid... I needed to know if I could cut a 4" cast iron pipe with my saws-all and your Diablo Thick Metal Carbide blade is perfect! THANK YOU for the VID!!!
yes indeed. Works good. Scrapped the press cutter. thats best on new no hub pipe.
This is the funniest how to video i have ever seen boy is he pissed for a minute I thought he was gonna throw that tool out the window 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Lost my plumbing mind! lol
I like the Diablo carbide blade on the Sawzall man that’s sweet. Think that’s the best way to go.
When you have the right tools makes the life a lot easier.
Thanks Ratch.
can you hook up the gun after you wrap the cutting chain
You have all the cool toys!
ya we managed to pick up few in last 10 years for sure.
Great job getting the old cast iron out, if you can get the old clean out plug out you'll really get good look at the pipe and be able to get all the pieces out, good luck Chucky and thanks for the video hope to see the rest later on.
That's the plan! We doing it.
We have all been there Chuck , there are days when you wonder why am I here . 40 years of plumbing and still at it . Try to stay away from the heavy stuff now like your doing .
so true. ready for some office work now...lol
For tight spots like that I wrap some ol solder in the hoop of that chain then shove that over the closet bend and pull down on the solder other side and voila! Works every time like all the time!!
Thanks Mike.
Great tip!
I think your growling/ grunting sounds were the best tool- plus Learn to use your tools- made me laugh- bravo sir!
You seem like you would be fun to work with. You have all the fun tools as well lol!
lets go. Need a few good men.
I like your podcast Chuck , it's real world stuff .
Crying laughing 🤣 Trying to get that chain around the cast is SO TYPICAL of plumbing work
my shoulders still crying....lol
@@ChuckBarron I feel ya brother
You should wrapped the chain without the press gun, is much easier
All he had to do was pass the chain first then attach the drill I,ve done it a million times
Another award winning soundtrack. I could watch you work for hours dude lol, loved the EFF THIS!! part too
Appreciate that! Show up BLOW UP some times.
I use the Steve Lav "Grindah" with a 7 1/4" Admiral metal cutting blade to make the first straight plunge cut and then follow with Heavy Metal Diablo. Don't forget the WD-40 (doubles blade life)!
Tech tips.....thanks brother.
I love watching someone else doing battle. So when I am in battle I know it's just the way it is.
I cant believe how nice the cut went. Wonder if Milwaukee make a attachment for their tool.
Can't you remove the snap cutter from the press tool in order to wrap it around the pipe easier, then attach the press tool once it's all set? Seems like that would be a lot easier than wrestling with the heavy tool.
Good tip! My shoulders still hurt.
yeah, that was painful to watch him struggle.
I was thinking that myself but I know that when you're getting frustrated in a tight spot it's easier to forget such things.
My exact thoughts.
Lol he must be polish lol
Thanks for uploading. Just thought if I were using that snap tool , maybe you could remove the gun and just maneuver the chain around the pipe then reattach.
Those chain things look lethal!
snap crackle pop
It's a good work 👌
Thanks a lot 😊
Nice job 👍🏽 , I use the Milwaukee super sawzall with the 12.0 amp battery and WOW 😯 what a difference from the regular Milwaukee sawzall
Great point! That joker can cut a car in half.
chuck ur the boss how did u get stuck with demo also u show great patience with that snap cutter i dont know if i could have tried that long
Thanks 👍! it was graduation weekend...the boys were being soft.....lol
In this case, he was the right tool for the job.
Broken back, replacement knee and shoulder , orthopedic issues and osteoporosis I loved being a plumber! Battery tools must be nice! Nice job
oh man...ya im breaking down too..appreciate you stopping by
I sure know what you mean for me it was jumping off those skids back when I was 19 then 31 years of firefighting I fell through a floor one night and another slid off a 2 and half story roof and ridding a gutter pipe down the last five feet and oh yeah 45 years of plumbing to top it off.. so at 69 theirs not much left that if it not new it's wore out... Ha..
1:25 why is there a chrome p trap sticking out of the wall? was it for a sump pump?
Not sure. Purchased this way...gonna get the shots with camera. Its gotta go in my opinion since deck being build out back also.
@@ChuckBarron washing machine
@@scrapmetal100 probably
Chuck, please show the install of the new main...please!!
we doing it frank...keep ya posted.
diablo makes great cutting blades. I use them for recip. saws, table saws , etc. They use to go under the name freud (same company). They have always made great blades. But, don't expect much from sandnet sanding discs. In my opinion, they are not worth the much higher price. they might last a little longer , but the edges were getting shredded just as fast as their regular discs when i was sanding a kictchen cabinet project.
Thanks for the info!
I’ve been a plumber 36 years nyc raised, 20 years in the hall. Would never use that, but I will use is inline racket snaps with a knuckle guard, non of that lazy stuff man. Damn this industry has change
Its not being lazy, it is being smart. Techonolgy advances with time to make things better for the workers.
that would be a great tool for new "no-hub" cast installation work, plenty of commercial and some residential still requires cast for repairs and fire codes ;)
Great point! That is why i bought it...I had a no hub job last year...I do not use it much.
Not sure if it would help in that situation but next time try taking the head off the press connecting the snap chain and then putting the tool back on. It’s easier because you don’t have to hold the pro press up
for sure gonna try that.
Haha, yes we were all shouting that at the screen from our arm chairs 😆
The Boy's Missing All the Fun, Good Work By CB 1
No doubt....
Chuck Barron , The boys, never around when you need them.👷🏻
6:18 - CHOICE words here , 🤣 when this stuff starts giving u attitude!!
Just subscribe to this chanell. I been a plumber for 25+ yrs and allways looking for easyer ways to do things. One thing I have learned thrugh the yrs is no plumber does things the same way. But all get it done. It takes a special breed to be a plumber. I habe seen many plumbers leave the job when I break out the shuvel and Jack hammer LOL. Some think plumbing is just setting a toilet or changing a flapper LOL 😂
lost my mind at hammer time.....lol
That rigid looked pretty nice so much better than snap or even the ratchet. While you were up there trying to get the chain around the stack I thought I was the only one that ran into that stuff. Could you not have prayed it out with hammer and put a wedge or something behind the stack to get it away from the wall a little more it looked like you were close. That when I usually resort to the saws all it just takes to long. I like the idea of the chipping hammer to bust it out I’ve never thought of that. I can’t believe the blade cut they there that fast all I’ve used were Milwaukee bi metal or the abrasive for cast those are a minimum of 5 minutes with a new blade and good leverage.
it was solid. would not move. Yes the blades of today are killer.
Jeeze, you make those sawzall cuts like butter!
That last cut was a nice one. I’m still trying to get my apprentice to make a straight cut on solid cast.
that cut was text book..Im gonna send it to diablo for sure via insta
I would use that pro press snap cutter to cut a new piece of cast iron on the floor and my cuts would not be straight I think I got to put it on a tripod vise what do you think
nice
I love the Diablo blades.
me too brother
where did you get the snap jaws for the press tool? i lookd on ebay and didnt see any,,,they look bad ass
ridgid .com
8:57 Now he's my type of plumber going Ol School on cast iron!!
that made me laugh...thanks...lol
How long did you have that soil pipe cutter for the ridgid press tool?
a year or so.
Always great work
Those pro press guns get heavy when working over your head.sometimes if have one I will use a one arm bandit chain cutter
sawzall for sure.
Tie a string to the end of the chain to fish around then pull chain
nice tip..thanks
Is it possible drop the power tool and only work with cutter chain assy. Once in place reconnect power tool?
Love it cusing like a real plumber. If I cant get the Rachel on it slug hammer on the hub my best friend 😃 dude your so right about those blades cuts like butter
Right on! Drop an fbomb and grab me the diablo for sure.
Thats when u know he knows what he's doing 😀keep up the great video love seeing job site and compare them to mine 🧑🔧🤦🤘
Very nice video, thanks for posting. I bought a house and after trouble shooting the kitchen sink drain not working properly, I discovered that someone (an angry roofer?) had dropped bunches of wood scraps down the vent stack! i managed to skewer several pieces using a method i made by adding a screw to the end of a roof rake pole, but there is lots more that seems wedged in. So i'm considering pullling off the cupboards from the kitchen wall, and cutting some wall out, in order to reach the pipe stack in the wall. I'll have to strap the pipe in place (BUT HOW?) and then cut out a section of the pipe in order to pull out the remaining wood in the stack. Then i could insert a section of PVC with a boot on each end... any tips how i could secure the stack so it doesn't slip out of the roof opening and make more work for me up there?
Don't cut yet. go fishing.I just purchased a grabber from spartan. some in your area may have one. It's a great tool for this such problem. A drain company would be a good place to start.
I love my rigid pipe cutter it’s a snap every time
You have more patience than i. Sledgehammer would have been my tool for 90% of the that demo
yeppers
I must be showing my age but I have a hydraulic rigid soil pipe cutter, that thing's a bear for one man to use. Would have been glad to had it back in 86 when I took my exam because I had to use a hammer and chisel.
Jay Arnold , Hammer &chisel is the way all new apprentices should have to learn to start out so they know how the forerunners of plumbing had to work , maybe then they will appreciate how easy they have it today.👷🏻
Great point! Back in 84 i was a young lad....lol
So true John.
Chuck Barron , 84 hell I can't even remember back that far.👷🏻
Dang I didn't know about this tool. I dont really see much cast iron but when I do its always a pain in the ass to cut. Usually with grinder or sawzall.
for sure. It cost 450 i think. Its nice to cut new pipe but that job here was a total wrestling match. Diablo Won!!
Damn power snapper tool is great with good access but useless in a tight spot. I'd have been cursing up a storm and bleedin.....LOL
Same.....no blood this time....lol
Diablo. Yes. Also with circular saws. They ARE your friend.
So nice...
Wow that that blase went right threw that cast. Did you speed it up?
may of used some HS speed editing.
Hi Chuck I'd like to make a suggestion, I have not used the Press snap I'll tell you that up front, but next time as opposed to holding the whole tool I think I would take the cutter head off of the gun and get it set up where I wanted and then attach the gun to it, I hate holding a heavy things over my head for a long. Of time.
good tip....my thought was F*** this. My shoulders need to be saved for my surf career...break out the diablo's
or take a few floor boards out just above the cut area.
I need to replace my terracotta p trap in my basement floor drain. It's slowly seeping, causing a sewer gas problem. What is the best tool/blade to use to cut the terracotta clay pipe? Please help. Thanks
diamond blade on 4" angle grinder,,ima masterplumber for 50yrs
Can it be disconnected from drill,set cuter in place,put back on drill?
I havent taken the plunge for the soil pipe attachment, yet. Im just curious, can you get the chain around the pipe without the press tool on it? Once the chains attached, then lock the tool on...?
Does that rigid adapter cutter work with the Milwaukee m18 press tool ??
very doubt-full ;)
Yes, it does. Download the Milwaukee Force Logic Press Tool Compatibility Matrix from Milwaukee and it shows that the RIDGID Press Snap Soil Pipe Cutter #34404 is compatible with the all versions of the M18 press tool. Milwaukee is pretty good about testing and approving the Ridgid jaws...except for the Compact MegaPress, which they still haven't added to the matrix for compatibility with the M12 press tool (but they do work fine).
@@itas0r well, that's surprising, tool makers actually working together with compatible items vs. the old lock in gig!
some of use just want tools that work proper when you go to use them and don't want to buy into 3+ different brands.
@@throttlebottle5906 Yes! It's nice to have official confirmation that things are compatible. Ridgid always seems ahead in the press tool innovations, so it's nice to know that you don't miss out on those by going with a Milwaukee press tool (which I also did because of the battery platform, didn't want Ridgid batteries for 1 tool only).
for rigid by ridgid.
have you ever tried those diamond grit diablo blades? i wonder how they work compared to the heavy metal
The heavy metal blades are Carbide Tipped and cut metal versus the diamond grit "sanding" metal.
I never routed for a power tool more than this rigid. It certainly kicked his ass. Cuss cuss cuss.
took a few beatings. Love it.
Didn’t have Diablo blade on site No son for Gopher so I cut a v with my grinder then use Bi Metal blade to finish the cut..
got er done!
Sawzall by far best demolition tool. But I cut my cast iron with an angle grinder.
Ya this was a test of new tool thats really not for old cast. Its for no hub.
Sledgehammer time... Fuck this! Epic lol
Great videos Chuck
lost my mind
Will that snap attachment fit a Milwaukee?
not sure.
The sawzall is the way to go but you have to admit that when the time comes to cut those cast iron lengths down to cart them away the press snap will come in handy and save you time and sawzall blades my Brother.I can see that press snap coming in very handy when having to break up concrete floors to chang out and repair buried cast iron drain lines,I have a regular soil pipe snap that I've had for many years and I still use it when ever the need arises but that press snap looks useful and looks much lighter than a regular soil pipe snap.I remember back in the days in NYC when I was being taught plumbing,what a beating I took having to break up concrete floors to repair and replace buried drain lines.Working hard like that then having to get up the next day at the crack of dawn just to have to do it all over again,I think I even developed muscles on my head from all of that hard labor.Those were most definitely the days my friends.Having to break up concrete in basements of buildings that had sixty four apartments and more from the back of the basement all the way to the front of the basement,what fun it was,NOT!!!The work had to be done in sections because there was no way that people in all sixty four apartments were going to tolerate being left without the use of their drains for more than several hours at a time.
I agree. getting in done NYC
How heavy are those cast iron pipes- say for a 1 meter (3 ft) length?
10-15 lbs i think
@@ChuckBarron Thanks, so that's about 4-7 kilos. Nor too heavy then, I should be able to move it by myself...