Best way to trim tailpipe?

I would like to trim the last 6 inches off the end of my tailpipe.

I tried to use a not very new hacksaw blade it barely made a scratch.

Should I just get a new blade, or is this the perfect excuse to buy some sort of new power tool?

Would a reciprocating saw be the best choice? Or is there something better.

Thanks.

 

If it is good enough for cat adoption it is good enough for tail pipe trimming.

 

a portable bandsaw will make the cleanest cut but a recipe saw with a good blade will also work.

 

Are you cutting and putting on an exhaust tip? How nice of a cut do you need? Your local auto part store should have a chain style exhaust tip cutter - it's a little tedious but easier than a hack saw. I vote - get yourself a nice reciprocating saw, better yet do you have a line of cordless tools already? Now is the time to get the reciprocating saw add on!

 

Cordless grinder Then you can clean it up. Lol

 

If you have porta band or a sawzall, sweet. A new hack saw blade costs a couple bucks and will go through exhaust pipe in minutes.

 

Delicately. You don’t want an unkempt tailpipe, but you don’t want to mangle it either.

 

I used cut off blade on my angle grinder. Quick

 

I second the angle grinder. That a Diamond blade would go right through it. Don’t know how perfect you want it to be but can clean it up after.

 

I would put a hose clamp on it then use a recepricating saw of hacksaw to cut it using the hose clamp as a guide.