Cutting Cement Siding With Saw

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Cutting cement siding with saw.

You have to make the cuts very slowly. Using a cost per square foot metric it s less than a penny per square foot. Item 13737 model sa903. This circular saw was built specifically for cutting fiber cement 5 16 siding.

The advantage of using the circular saw is that you can cut more than one board at a time. Magnum siding cutter with blade for fiber cement siding. When cutting fiber cement siding with circular saw use a blade that has only four or six teeth. These are specialized to reduce the dust caused from cutting these planks.

Use your eyeware and ear protection. Carbide tipped hole saws are a necessity to cut through the fiber cement without flaking or chipping the edges. Even if you do invest in higher end tools the total cost per job is low. To keep dust to a minimum use a circular saw that s equipped with either a dust collection bag or electric fan that blows dust into a bucket.

Ez shear siding cutter with blade for hardie plank vinyl siding fiber cement siding and trim 3 9 out of 5 stars 31 449 72 449. Use a specialized blade used with the saw such as mikita hardiblade or dewalts filber cement blade. There are a number of sizes needed to help navigate the material around the exterior of the house to create openings for plumbing electrical vents etc. Another great tool for cutting fiber cement siding is using a circular saw with a good dust collector.

I really like the makita 5057kb 7 1 4 inch circular saw with dust collector. Ivy classic 36482 7 1 4 6 tooth fiber cement cutting carbide circular saw blade with 5 8 diamond knockout arbor 1 card 3 3 out of 5 stars 75 12 42 12.