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Related: About this forumSaw through trumps Impenetrable Wall for just $33 bucks on Amazon
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/smugglers-are-sawing-through-new-sections-of-trumps-border-wall/2019/11/01/25bf8ce0-fa72-11e9-ac8c-8eced29ca6ef_story.htmlSAN DIEGO Smuggling gangs in Mexico have repeatedly sawed through new sections of President Trumps border wall in recent months by using commercially available power tools, opening gaps large enough for people and drug loads to pass through, according to U.S. agents and officials with knowledge of the damage. The breaches have been made using a popular cordless household tool known as a reciprocating saw that retails at hardware stores for as little as $100. When fitted with specialized blades, the saws can slice through one of the barriers steel-and-concrete bollards in a matter of minutes, according to the agents, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the barrier-defeating techniques. After cutting through the base of a single bollard, smugglers can push the steel out of the way, allowing an adult to fit through the gap. Because the bollards are so tall and are attached only to a panel at the very top their length makes them easier to push aside once they have been cut and are left dangling, according to engineers consulted by The Washington Post
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Saw through trumps Impenetrable Wall for just $33 bucks on Amazon (Original Post)
tomhagen
Nov 2019
OP
The idiot wall fails miserably at doing literally anything. What an irresponsible waste of money...
SWBTATTReg
Nov 2019
#2
NoMoreRepugs
(9,417 posts)1. Alligator and snake filled moats coming soon?
SWBTATTReg
(22,114 posts)2. The idiot wall fails miserably at doing literally anything. What an irresponsible waste of money...
Congress needs to seize that money back by cutting the WH and Executive branch budgets.
dameatball
(7,397 posts)3. I still have one that I used to cut rebar. As long as you have fresh blades the saw works well.
Very effective and completely portable.
MineralMan
(146,288 posts)4. To cut the steel and concrete, you need a specialty blade
with carbide teeth. They cost about $30 and will handle almost any metal and the concrete's not a big problem, either. You'll want to bring a spare, in case you break one. Here's a good one:
https://www.amazon.com/Freud-DS0908CF-Carbide-tipped-Reciprocating-Blades/dp/B00NOBAX6S/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=steel+and+concrete+reciprocating+saw+blade&qid=1572893053&s=hi&sr=1-3