Hatfield
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I'm not sure how to bold or paste someone's comment yet. In response to the scoring on the outside surface of pipe, could that possibly be a cut all the way through from the inside and not necessarily a score on exterior?
I don't know much about cutting steel pipe so I'm just curious. Also, does anyone know what the diameter of the pipe is in relation to the size of the cut out. I don't recall seeing any dimensions given but if there were, I apologize!
I don't believe a hacksaw could have done that cut anyway. I first saw it and thought torch. I work in the plastic fabrication industry and when the guys cut through hdpe plate, it isn't tends to veer one way or the other, straight is very difficult even with plastic (1" thk).
I'm also curious - Hatfield, wouldn't using a hacksaw on metal be pretty loud sawing? And what about blades...how many blades would one go through to do something like that?
Re BBM
There was previous articles that said the cells were always noisy because of loud music playing by inmates or loud singing and yelling all the time so noise they may have been able to cover but.....
Yea on the hacksaw blades. Everyone is correct that they do get dull pretty quick and especially going through that kind of tough pipe. It would have taken many blades to make any kind of good progress on the hole.
Im thinking more and more it was some kind of Acetelyn Torch cutting tool or some other kind of major electric cutting tool. I bet the workers on the prison had generators they would have close by for power. Unless there is electric sockets close by.