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<blockquote data-quote="SlugSlinger" data-source="post: 3681481" data-attributes="member: 7248"><p>A sawzall and a good bimetal blade can cut the thin exhaust tube in about 3-5 seconds per cut. All they need is clearance for the saw and the blade. </p><p></p><p>I like the idea of the extra exhaust clamps and jb weld in the video posted early, that is a deterrent that would make the thief reconsider due to the extra time it would take to get around taking the clamps off. That being said, Milwaukee makes an 18 volt, 1/2” drive impact that generates 1400 ft lbs of torque. That impact would break the clamp bolts and it wouldn’t matter if the nuts were welded or not. But again, that’s a lot of noise and time that the thief doesn’t want to deal with.</p><p></p><p>Another idea I had is to weld rebar to the area that the thief would need to cut. Rebar is cheap and it wouldn’t take much time to weld a few small pieces to the exhaust. I don’t remember trying to cut rebar with a sawzall, but rebar is some hard material and it would likely dull the saw blade.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SlugSlinger, post: 3681481, member: 7248"] A sawzall and a good bimetal blade can cut the thin exhaust tube in about 3-5 seconds per cut. All they need is clearance for the saw and the blade. I like the idea of the extra exhaust clamps and jb weld in the video posted early, that is a deterrent that would make the thief reconsider due to the extra time it would take to get around taking the clamps off. That being said, Milwaukee makes an 18 volt, 1/2” drive impact that generates 1400 ft lbs of torque. That impact would break the clamp bolts and it wouldn’t matter if the nuts were welded or not. But again, that’s a lot of noise and time that the thief doesn’t want to deal with. Another idea I had is to weld rebar to the area that the thief would need to cut. Rebar is cheap and it wouldn’t take much time to weld a few small pieces to the exhaust. I don’t remember trying to cut rebar with a sawzall, but rebar is some hard material and it would likely dull the saw blade. [/QUOTE]
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