… pvc piping? I’m making a rack for my kayak and His canoe out of 40mm pvc piping, and have a choice of saws, somebody must have a recommendation? The choices are handsaw, junior hacksaw, B&D scorpion saw (which has a wide blade), reciprocating saw with a narrow blade, or my electric slide compound mitre saw.
I’m thinking a wide blade will give a squarer cut? And the powered mitre saw may just be overkill?

Whatever saw you use, make sure it has a fine toothed blade.

A good fine toothed wood saw is all you need and far easier to get a straight cut with than a hacksaw .

Seasaw?

http://www.screwfix.com/p/rothenberger-plastic-pipe-cutter-20mm/45785?kpid=45785&cm_mmc=Google-_-Product%20Listing%20Ads-_-Sales%20Tracking-_-sales%20tracking%20url&cm_mmc=Google-_-Shopping%20-%20Tools-_-Shopping%20-%20Tools-_-all%5Ctools%5Cother_24acf9d7-337e-4e8c-9510-be4e3def5e9e&gclid=CM68puXv1s0CFUqeGwodXXkHPw

I use one of these. Wouldn’t to dream of using a saw again.

Yeah them pipe cutters are great, otherwise a large hacksaw, not a junior, cuts plastic very well.

Hacksaw and file back the cut edge.

Likely to shatter on the chop saw or with the reciprocating saw.

Or the pipe cutting tool…

The pipe cutting tool looks good, but as my hands are a bit old and hurty and don’t grip awfully well, will I find it too hard to get a good grip on it? Does it need squeezing hard?

No…. Just wear some rubber gloves.

Tenon saw ftw

For hands that are a bit old and arty you might be better off with something more plier like;
http://www.screwfix.com/p/rothenberger-rocut-38-direct-cut-pipe-shears-0-38mm/48561?kpid=48561&cm_mmc=Google-_-Product%20Listing%20Ads-_-Sales%20Tracking-_-sales%20tracking%20url&cm_mmc=Google-_-Shopping%20-%20Tools-_-Shopping%20-%20Tools-_-all%5Ctools%5Cother_1ebca464-44b4-bb69-3ba3-00007ccbf7c3&gclid=CJCEgLX-1s0CFY8y0wod4rkMxA#product_additional_details_container

There are some other options down the page. NB – I have not used any of them so can’t make a specific recommendation

Unless I’m missing something I don’t think that 20mm cutter ^ will be much use on 40mm pipe, you’ll be needing this one

If it was me I’d use a fine-toothed wood saw I already owned rather than spend £21 for a one-off job, it’ll be reet. I’m cheap though.

Yeah sorry that wasn’t the right size.
An other option is a pvc saw, but the cutter is so quick and clean, you pop it over the pipe and turn in the direction of the arrow and it done.

I find it too hard to get a good grip on it? Does it need squeezing hard?

*sniggers*

If you use a saw, you can tidy the frayed edge of the cut using the tip of a Stanley knife – hold the knife still and turn the pipe.

But I wouldn’t be using plastic pipe to make a canoe and kayak rack, I think it’s too flexible (and as you know if you recognised my user name, we have a lot of canoes and kayaks!)

if you recognised my user name

Indeed I do know who you are.
I’ve been looking on t’interweb and seen a few made of pvc piping, it would only need to be long enough for the crosspieces to support just in front and behind the cockpit of my kayak, with it upside down, and the canoe below on more cross supports. Going to check out the pipe tomorrow and see what we think of it’s rigidity. I thought it’d be simpler than making a wooden rack for them.

it would only need to be long enough for the crosspieces

Probably OK then, if the crosspieces are supported on something stiffer. The pipe will probably bow over time (curved to the shape of the boats!) so best if you can fix the ends to take tension rather then just slotting them in.