Cutting Cement Siding With Saw

When cutting fiber cement siding with circular saw use a blade that has only four or six teeth.

Cutting cement siding with saw.

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. For a slow but virtually dustless way to cut siding use power shears. 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. There are many cost effective circular saw and vacuum options that meet table 1 requirements for cutting fiber cement.

I really like the makita 5057kb 7 1 4 inch circular saw with dust collector. Even if you do invest in higher end tools the total cost per job is low. Bullet tools 220 20 in. General tools instruments gecko gauge fiber cement siding gauges.

You have to make the cuts very slowly. The advantage of using the circular saw is that you can cut more than one board at a time. Another great tool for cutting fiber cement siding is using a circular saw with a good dust collector. These are specialized to reduce the dust caused from cutting these planks.

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. This circular saw was built specifically for cutting fiber cement 5 16 siding. Carbide tipped hole saws are a necessity to cut through the fiber cement without flaking or chipping the edges. Using a cost per square foot metric it s less than a penny per square foot.

Use your eyeware and ear protection. Magnum siding cutter with blade for fiber cement siding.