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I wanted to pay it forward by sharing a couple tricks I came up with that were inspired by this forum. Before I discovered this forum, I thought I was a genius for having "invented" the idea of using an electric drill attached to a drain cable to clear my main drain, then come to find you folks have been doing it for many years!
I had a ball of fine roots with about 75% blockage in my 4" PVC line and I used a Ridgid sectional cable with 3" shark tooth attachment to clear it. I was able to drill a hole in the mass but thats about it. I guess I should have purchased the 4" size cutter or a spiral saw instead. Well before going shopping again, I decided to try using the base of the cutter I had and modifying it with larger blades. I used a couple old hacksaw blades, grinding them down a little in the centers so they would fit around the bolt and then bending them to be snug against 4" pipe.
Honestly, I didn't think the thing would make it through the first elbow, but it went in even easier than the sharktooth and was able to grind away the majority of the root ball. I might change the blades out to new coarser ones to see if I can grind away the rest.
The other trick I have is how to attach sectional cable to a drill without cutting it or buying an adapter (which I tried but was told that they no longer carry them by the only company I could find that sold them online). I took a bolt and simply ground down the head for a snug fit on the female end and then used a nut to jam it tight. I doubt it will handle very heavy torque but it worked flawlessly on my 5/8 cable for my need.
Thanks!
I wanted to pay it forward by sharing a couple tricks I came up with that were inspired by this forum. Before I discovered this forum, I thought I was a genius for having "invented" the idea of using an electric drill attached to a drain cable to clear my main drain, then come to find you folks have been doing it for many years!
I had a ball of fine roots with about 75% blockage in my 4" PVC line and I used a Ridgid sectional cable with 3" shark tooth attachment to clear it. I was able to drill a hole in the mass but thats about it. I guess I should have purchased the 4" size cutter or a spiral saw instead. Well before going shopping again, I decided to try using the base of the cutter I had and modifying it with larger blades. I used a couple old hacksaw blades, grinding them down a little in the centers so they would fit around the bolt and then bending them to be snug against 4" pipe.
Honestly, I didn't think the thing would make it through the first elbow, but it went in even easier than the sharktooth and was able to grind away the majority of the root ball. I might change the blades out to new coarser ones to see if I can grind away the rest.
The other trick I have is how to attach sectional cable to a drill without cutting it or buying an adapter (which I tried but was told that they no longer carry them by the only company I could find that sold them online). I took a bolt and simply ground down the head for a snug fit on the female end and then used a nut to jam it tight. I doubt it will handle very heavy torque but it worked flawlessly on my 5/8 cable for my need.
Thanks!
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