How I Cut Saddles In Pipe With a Chop Saw-Descriptive Version 

Been saddling pipe for 20 years, never heard of this. Beautiful work man 👍🏼

55 years old and I learn every day! Thanks for sharing a truly great idea! Knowledge passed on is our legacy as blue collar working Americans! Thank you!

I not only want to express my gratitude for this educational video but, moreover to you and your fellow farmers. You are the backbone of society. 🙏👍💪 Thank you for your hard work.

Excellent: simple, no B.S. or stupid music, much appreciated.

Best video I have seen on a simple way to cut a saddle. Well done.

Your chop saw technique is wonderful . That bevel that is created by the chop saw , as you say gives wonderful extra space for the weld material . Good video .

I'm an 85 yo newby urban minifarmer learning from guys like you every day.

Tradesmen sharing their knowledge never gets old… well done 👏👏👍

I'm always amazed by the ingenuity of farmers. They are some of the brightest people around. Their skills and talent come out of necessity, they need to be mechanics, carpenters, veterinarians, doctors and fabricators. Remember people, without men and women like this young man, we don't eat.

I've been welding pipe for 22 years and have never seen or heard of this, learned something new today, thank you for sharing.

60 years old, getting back into the passion I chased when I was a young man. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and wisdom,priceless. 🇺🇸

This is epic. Ive coped pipe for year and years. I first started coping with a torch, then moved on to using a plasma. Today ive traded those both in for a chop saw. One tip i have if your using seamed pipe is using the factory seam as the straight line for your copes. If using DOM tubing or anything without a seam your way is how i do it too.

The angle iron marking tip is gold as well. Thumbs up on this video

That’s totally the BEST WAY to cope tubing!! Simple clean and quick 😊

This video shows just what RU-vid can excel at. Brilliant idea. Simple execution. Professionally presented with no waffle. Two thumbs up!

I am 76 and always try to learn something new. I am impressed young man in what I learned on this video. And I wish you all the best in your farming endeavor.

I'm 58 yrs old, and this seems like it should be taught in elementary school it's so basic !!! Thanks for sharing 🙏 it... God bless and getter done !!!

Never had a reason to saddle pipe, yet always saw them and wondered how they're done. Rock on country boy !

Much easier and less complicated than other methods I’ve seen posted on RU-vid Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge

Well done. Thanks for sharing. Good to see you judging things “by eye”. As a tradesman fitter I was initially trapped in the idea that we had to use special mathematical methods and measuring equipment to do certain operations. This slowed me down and caused stress. When I eventually realised that my work would mostly be judged by others “by eye”, I began to use my own “by eye” judgement more. I think this helped me work faster and things became more relaxed and enjoyable. Best wishes from New Zealand.

It looks like a clean cut saddle! I wish I had saw this when I started my feedline. I finally ended up using some sleeves from Macksteel that slide over your pipe and make a perfect saddle. They have been great! And they saved me hours of cutting

Omg I was today years old when I discovered this amazing trick.... BRAVO 👏 👏 👏 A+

I use a Diablo blade on my saw. It does a really good job. Thanks for the video. That is a very simple but clever way to do the job. I have a tube notcher but this method is much simpler and easier.

Very slick!...30 plus years under the hood and never seen this method. Thank you for your time and efforts to bring us this video. God bless and be safe.

great ingenuity, Even at age 74 there is always new tricks to learn. We need more people like yourself in this country

What a wicked, simple little tip, great stuff! Can't wait to give this a try. 👍👍👍👍👍👍

Very cleaver idea! In the 70's I worked in a steel fab shop making miles of safety railing in 20' lengths. They had a hand shear to cope the ends that honestly was only a little faster. Thankfully I ha a helper cutting an prepping the pieces while I jigged the sections up and welded them. Brought back good memories!

This is by far the easiest method i have come across. Thanks man . Great job

Great instructional video, thanks for your time and for not dragging this out into a 30 minute video.

Necessity is the mother of invention. I've cut a few saddles myself, but always used a torch. This is far superior and faster. I love watching videos when people like you show easy methods which makes the task completed in a workmanship manner and fast.

That was awesome I done 45’s but that 32/33 is awesome with that weld lip penetration. Thanks for the awesome teachings. Nice spacey set up. Thank you for the all American farming!!!!

I have never saddled pipe before but if I ever need to you just saved me the head scratchn and the cost of an unnecessary tool. awesome trick.

I was watching this video and then my neighbour came and we watched it together. He said that this video changed his life and touched his heart. I then went and rented a projector in a big field and all my villagers watched it and it changed their lives too. We all are so grateful. Thank you for this video!

It looks a bloody good way of doing it to me and I'm definitely impressed with that blade as well

I’ve been making a survey of all the techniques for this and this is the best I have seen. You’re over there working smarter and I’ve been busy working harder! Thanks for tip.

I am so glad I found this video. Save myself from having to use the torch all the time. Thank you sir!

Terrific video and very interesting commentary. I'm a sole proprietor handyman with multiple skills, a college education, and good high school math education. I figure things out myself and this man did a real good job of figuring it out. Nothing replaces basic intelligence, willingness, and effort, but acquiring mathematical knowledge related to the task will always help in new projects.

Great video. I tried it and it works. Way better than the "right way" I was taught. Thanks for the tip.

Thanks for sharing I like watching someone who has better ways of doing jobs ! My dad told me many a yr ago that your never to old to learn ! He was right ! Miss ya dad !

Love my dry cut saw. I've had mine about 15yrs. Thanks for the tip. Like the way it leaves a bevel.

For those wondering where the angle comes from: it's just a number that works well for this diameter and thickness... The angle will be about 25 degrees for this case: 10cm diameter, 3 cm wall thickness It's just a number that works for the dimensions he's using This is a tradeoff between 1/ approximating the outer diameter of the tube, with the inner curve of the cut (which is an ellipse , project in the right plane) 2/ the amount of grinding he's doing at 5:05 3/ the geometry that's he comfortable welding (shape / size of the chamfer) There is no formula for this The only case that fits perfectly with no grinding, is : thickness of the wall = 0, angle = 45 degrees. This is just a mathematical problem equivalent to approximating a circle arc with an ellipse arc of different radii, and center, this is not trivial.

I don't leave a lot of comments, but this was actually a really good video. Great job! Very impressive.

Excellent way to saddle up pipe. I've been working with metal for 55+years , this looks like the best way I've seen. I want to go out to my garage now & fire up the chop saw. I won't though, it's 1:30 AM. Thanks for sharing your knowledge & this video.

hey brother that's an incredible way to do it I'm a pipe fitter and I seen pipefitters struggle with the saddles as long as I've been pipefitting but I never seen it so fast and so easy the way I saw it today I guess I simply want to express my gratitude thanks

Interesting to see that the straight cut conforms perfectly to a curved pipe OD.

Dang feller! That's a pretty slick trick. And the saw is right on time too! I don't have to cope pipe much but this is the only way to do it in my opinion. I have a Makita chop saw that's about 16 years old and about on its last leg. It's been a goodun! Gonna get the saw and the Diablo blade this weekend. Thank you sir for the video.

This method beats all other methods I've used. I will be using this from here on out so naturally I'm glad you made this video.

This is the first time I see someone do it that way. I use that method 40 years ago on st. steel and aluminum pipes. Good work.

Works great ! I am about to start a bunch of fencing and this came at the right time. Thank you for making the video

Good work. I've used this method before and it's a great alternative if you don't have a oxy rig, plasma or tubing notcher (working with DOM tubing etc.). Like you've said, there are other faster methods but not everyone has those options but the job was still done.

What a great idea. I have suffered with accurately coping pipe for years. I don't think I will now! Thanks for sharing.

Honestly I have seen a LOT of guys shoot video and talk A lot but this is to the point , informative and worth while! Well done!

Thanks for sharing this knowledge with us. Great work!

Couple ideas (now that this vid is 8 months old as I'm seeing it) for ya... The channel iron on the pipe is a great idea for sure. Once you make the first cut, use a torpedo level to square up the now cut side to ready the uncut side to be cut. You can also use a speedsquare or combination square to mark the base of the saw in reference to the point you've now made, so when you flip it, you can line up your chalk mark on the bottom with that mark and it'll tell you that you're in the right place. Torp level on the already cut end should also give you reference to the opposite end with the chalk mark up.... Just thinking out loud ... haven't tried it but in my mind that should be a couple quick and easy ways... Nice short vid with a LOT of information ... I'll def have to check out your other vids...

That's awsome! Looks like the best way I've seen so far. Simple fast and clean.

Dammit. Been wasting dozens of hours marking and grinding. And here a chop saw does all the work. Thank you. Ive been in the industry for lots of years and only now learn of this. Granted, i never had a cold saw. No flex in the blade.

What a great way to get this done with simple tools! Great video 💪

nice video, clear and concise, very helpful. Thank you

Thank you for sharing Sir. You just saved me a lot of time. I’m an electrician by trade but have a farm now as well with a couple hundred head of Charlois/Brahman. Only a pipe fence will hold them in. Been using a plasma cutter and doing a horrible job with pipe joints. Your method is so much better. Thanks again for sharing.

frkn genius.. I was a pipe fitter in the 90's and this could have saved a whole lot of time measuring, marking , cutting, beveling

New to your channel and enjoying your videos, got turned on to your videos from Farmer Tyler Ranch and happy he did. Coming from a family of welders, I'm still interested in welding projects even though I sucked at welding and didn't follow in their steps. Love watching you and Tyler fabricate pipe projects, keep up the great work "Red"

Thank you for posting this video! In the future I want to make a handrail for my staircase outback in my backyard. I have been thinking about how I was going to do the vertical support rails - and now I do thanks to you. Keep up the great work!

Good job brother. 33 years welding and you taught me a good technique

That's a great way to do it, I went straight out to the workshop and gave it a shot, worked out well first time, thanks for sharing mate, good stuff👍

That’s beautiful. I can’t believe how that blade cuts. I wonder how long it stays sharp. Great video

Slick !! does pipe diameter effect the angle,how do you find it if it changes,

Excellent infomation! Am 70 and still. Learning!

Thank you for sharing this process of a saddle cut. Looking forward to more

ANYONE JUST LEARNING TO DO THIS: ITS OK TO USE YOUR SCREW UPS JUST FILL IT WITH WELD!!

Thank you for sharing this great tip and product information.

old time welder here.. most excellent done with torch for years.

Thanks for showing it was very well done, I've been a fitter for almost 5o year and have never seen any faster or better.

RU-vid can be awesome when it comes to learning some worthwhile things. Thanks from Vancouver Island Bro.

Excellent commentary, it's nice to hear precise direction in an easily understood and friendly tone of voice. And the joint looks perfect. Nice job all around!

Best quick cope job I've seen. Thank you.

That's a slick technique. Now I can stop breaking hole saws. Thanks for the video 👍

Well I’m 58 and learn everyday also and have used the chop saw method before numerous times but never quite got it right but now with the 32-33 degree angle I think I will get it right. Thank you.

Brilliant bro....I have done miles of high fence and hundreds of gates. My Makita and a 7in Hercules cut off blade from Harbor Freight worked like a charm in the field.

Great video. I've been doing this for years, as I don't do it often enough to justify a tubing notcher. It works great, and is actually faster than a hole saw tubing notcher.

This is by far the simplest when I've seen online and just in time for a tube structure on building for a catamaran boat thanks brother I'm going to do this this way

Thank you for show me the best and cheapest way to saddle pipe ! After watching you only thing i did different was to use a trisquare on the saw table and a magnetic level on the other end of the pipe to help make my cuts square worked great . I didnt have to mark my pipe that away but your saw has to be level . Thanks for the video

One word for you Bud - AMAZING!!!!!!! I have a job that this video has made light work of. Thank you.

Academt award for great video. Love that you are not a city dude. Awesome cuts and skill. Thank you for posting links.

Thank you brother. This was a perfect demo. I have a Dewalt chop saw and have set up a bench to cut posts. This is so easy thanks to you....!!!!!!!!

Gday from Australia! This is a very handy tip that I will use. The angle iron tip also to transfer marks to either end. I really appreciate you taking the time and the effort put in to make and post this. I owe you a beer, Cheers, Nigel 👍👍🍻

I've never seen this before. Very nice looking fit. Thank you for sharing. John

I’m having to make a bunch of corner and h braces using 2 3/8 pipe for my property , I had seen your video last year and remembered it so I looked and looked for it till I found it again! Thanks again for the pro tip ! I’ll be using. I’m going to use my Chalk line to mark my pipe instead of the angle iron

His eyechrometer is on point! Bravo sir

Very slick! And that's a badass metal saw blabe! It cuts through that pipe like butter!

Great job nice even cuts. Glad I found this because I am going to use try this technique for 4-6 inch round peeled logs for light structures or log fencing or cribbing . It would work well with roundwood and even some plastics for the vertical post then saddle the horizontal plus it will look nicer . Thanks for tip .

First video I have seen by you....man, you made that easy. Love it, thank you.

Thank you, sir. I've never done any kind of big welding, I purchased a two acre lot, and I'm installing a pipe fence all around. This is going to help big time.

Thanks for the tips. I try to learn something new ever day as well. Never knew how to cut a saddle looks easy using your method. Going to try this on smaller pieces of round pipe for a flag mount on my motorcycle rack.

Love this, clever chap. Like the bevel for the weld to pool nicely.

Great way to cut the pipe joint. Easy and simple, thanks for sharing your tip.

Great video. This is simple enough for any DIY'er to understand and be able to do. I will certainly be using this method. Thanks for a great video...

Thank you brother I'll be doing it that way on the next one. I was making it complicated for sure. Appreciate you

I've tried many time's never had much luck,32°~33° was all I was missing , big pill to swallow ,bein a 55 year old boilermaker, hats off to you .best time saver I've ever seen!☝🏻👌👌

You thought me something that is going to help me alot.I've been doing it the hard way for a long time.Thank you very much.Great video.

Good grief, I've watched other videos that give what seems like complicated ways of making saddles on pipe. Your way is understandable, fast and that bevel for the weld is already there. Great job on the video. I'm going to look into that saw.