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Fiberglass ladder to cut up

pburressiii

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What do you think the best tool to do this with, I was thinking a saw zall or a grider but am afraid the grinder would clog up. Thoughts?


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southalabama

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I'd go with sawzall.

At an airshow I talked to some USAF para rescue guys and looked at their gear. All of it looked special made except one piece - a Dewalt 18v sawzall. They had spray painted it camo.
 

G_P

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Sawzall.

A friend did cut up a fiberglass boat with a chainsaw though. It went through the hull like a hot knife through butter.
 
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thebeekeeper1

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I cut up a fiberglass truck topper with a Sawzall and it was a vibrating PITA. Bleh!

One would make short work of a ladder though.
 

decableguy2000

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Sawsall works well. I have cut up dozens with one. WEAR a mask and coveralls. it will get every where. I think I used dewalt demo blades.

Jeremy
 

MonoxieChild

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Sawzall. Have a shortened fiberglass ladder in my garage right now i did that way. It got ran over, and i figured it would make a really nice small 4 foot ladder for my garage. It even cut it extremely clean, almost to a finished look even. And i just used a plumbers universal blade as i was working for a plumbing shop at the time and it was handy.
 

A_Pmech

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Pneumatic circular saws are used in composites manufacturing. A cheap circular saw and carbide tipped blade work fine on fiberglass composites.
 

jjjrmx5

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It's a two beer job using a saw-zall and a proper blade. Max.

Helped cut up a salvage title Porsche 944 Turbo using a Milwakee and Dewalt unit and it took half an afternoon. Milwaukee "life/safety" blades cut like buttah. Cutting thru the lammy windshield was fun. :)

Set the pieces to the curb for the local scrapper we know. Voila' No more Porsche.

Sadly , it was not the first Porsche I have been a party to this way. :(

All the parts pulled did find good homes. Trust me.

Pics below 'cause it did happen. LOLOLOLZZZZ.
 

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