Coincidentally, ran into a YouTube short testing how to cut down steel poles quickly yesterday, with battery powered tools.

Sawzall, 1m 15s, circular saw 1m, circular saw like 20s.

https://youtube.com/shorts/aAc3Kq0bFPs

Yet to see anyone describe what to do once they are down. They for sure have all manners of wicked battery backed up trackers etc, I'm sure.

(This would be highly illegal to do and you should not do it, even to evil surveillance cameras that hoover up our lives to terrifying central databases, even if these are ragingly unpopular.)

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patrickmay 17 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Flock cameras are typically mounted on aluminum alloy poles. Easier to cut than steel.

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reaperducer 16 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

an into a YouTube short testing how to cut down steel poles quickly yesterday, with battery powered tools. Sawzall, 1m 15s, circular saw 1m, circular saw like 20s.

Manual pole cutters have existed for at least 100 years. No batteries. Almost zero noise.

You put one on the pole, walk around the pole once, and it's cut. They were used a lot in the 1970's when people were rebelling against parking meters.

I believe it's part of the opening scene of the film Cool Hand Luke.

	▲	burnt-resistor 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		CHL was cutting very thick steel pipe with a pipe cutter with a handle. Pipe cutters for aluminum pipe are discreet and pocket-sized. An efficient, conspicuous alternative would be a handheld bandsaw which is faster than a sawzall.

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Ancalagon 17 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

rocks and rivers my friend :)

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convolvatron 17 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

not exactly right. the first is an abrasive disc. that's the right guy for steel, but doesn't work great in aluminum because its very sticky and melty. the third is a metal skill saw blade. I really wouldn't use this with steel at all, but you definitely want to cut aluminum and not grind it. the tool I would normally use for this is a portable bandsaw, with speed control that you would set high for Al and low for steel, probably pretty close to the skill saw.