The blade jams when the mat ends kind of fall in or out along the cut but with the plywood holding the mat stiff he said it was actually easy.
Cutting stall mats with circular saw.
I would never try with a circular saw and using a box cutter on more than the tiniest cut sounds like hell.
We have a lame horse that s been assigned to a stay in a stable until it heals.
I have about 40 horse stall mats that i need to cut to fit into an area that includes posts etc the rubber mats are 4 x6 by 1 2 and according to the specs they are made of a reinforced rubber compound.
The circular saw kept binding seizing.
We easily cut mats in a fraction of the time it would take to use box cutters.
I gifted him a package when the build was complete.
Whoever build our barn put nice slick concrete floors in it which means we.
My barn builder was in awe with how well they worked.
If you need to work around support posts or perform other cutouts then you will still likely need to use a manual cutting method to finish the job.
So hubby used clamps to attached the mat to scrap plywood and cut with the circular saw.
I occasionally spray the blade with wd40 as a lubricant.
The disadvantage of using a circular saw for cutting a horse stall mat is that it is difficult to create an accurate cut for stalls that are not exactly straight.
We are using some old stall mats to make mud flaps for big rig trailers did you know a circular saw will do a decent job of cutting stall mats.
He said it went through like butter.
The hard part is supporting the mat high enough to provide room for the blade to work.
But what really is the best method to cut stall mats.
Just go slow and have a shop vac to suck up the rubber bits.
These blades literally cut the mat like butter compared to all other options.
The trick is to have someone slightly pull the mat away from the saw as its cutting to help prevent the saw blade from getting stuck.
Reading forums people recommend everything from a skill saw to a electric meat cutting knife.
We have used the circular saw as well and it works great with nice clean edge and cuts in no time.
The jigsaw edges are slightly rougher than the factory edge but since stall mats are sintered ground rubber anyway you almost can t tell.
He had been cutting mats the hard way for 30 years.
I m really hoping for a better answer.
I could make any cut i needed.
The time consuming part was.
