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4Materials Tools (Cont.) The following tools are recommended to install Gualoy 3000/L piping: —— —1 3/8-inch electric drill or equivalent air-driven motor 1 When using pneumatic tools,the 1' 11/4-inch hole saw for installing saddles 1 air supply must be dry and 1 1 1 4-inch hole saw for installing sump penetration fittings 1 oil-free as moisture or oil on 1 bonding surfaces will interfere 1 1h-inch disc grinder wheel for abrading sump wall at penetration 1 with the adhesive" 1 Heavy-duty heat guns,hot air blowers,heat blankets or Chem Cure a s or J coal-or cold-weather installation. L----------- 5 Field cutting and Cutting tapering primary pipe Use a fine-blade hacksaw,radial cut-off saw or circular saw with abrasive wheel to cut pipe in the field.The cut end must be square to within 3/1s inch(5 mm). Hold pipe securely for all cutting and tapering.When using a pipe vise,always wrap the pipe with a protective material such as a'/a-inch thick rubber pad as shown in Fig.5-1. Take care not to damage or over-deflect the pipe when tightening the vise. i i"-Inch thick protective rubber — Fiberglass pipe pad or equal Fig.5-1.When mounting Qualoy 3000/L t pipe in a vise,use rubber pads or the equivalent to protect the pipe wall from - crushing or abrasion. pipe vise t . Tapering with Ameron Taper Maker Pipe ends may be tapered in 2 through 6-inch sizes using the Ameron Taper Maker. The Taper Maker employs a single carbide blade on a movable head at an angle of 13/3° to the axis of the pipe.After the blade has been adjusted to touch the pipe surface,the end is tapered by rotating the tool clockwise until the proper taper length is obtained. Cutting head adjustment handle Ratchet handle Set screw � Blade retaining screws Blade Collet control knob Fig.5-2.The Ameron Taper Maker is used to prepare pipe ends in 2 through 6-inch diameters. J "�' Codiet Fiberglass pipe J