Cutting Stair Siding With A Circular Saw

It was a perfect substitute and gave me precise cuts.

Cutting stair siding with a circular saw.

You ll need a fine tooth plywood saw blade to do this correctly. Using a cost per square foot metric it s less than a penny per square foot. Step 1 mark the stone. There are many cost effective circular saw and vacuum options that meet table 1 requirements for cutting fiber cement.

Place the hardie board on a stable surface such as saw horses or a workbench. Recently i needed to rip a few deck boards to fit against the house. This method is best for cutting a lot of short or long vertical cuts since the circular saw will create clean incisions relatively quickly. Even if you do invest in higher end tools the total cost per job is low.

You need to prepare the stone before cutting. It dawned on me that a stair gauge could lock onto the saw s shoe and act as a rip guide. I do have a metal circular saw and blade but i have always heard that the paint on siding is easily damaged by the heat of cutting. Using a circular saw.

08 08 2012 05 37 pm 7. I m using irwin to. This is a trick on how to cut vinyl siding the quickest and easiest way without breaking or chipping it. If you want to cut stone for a wall or prepare it for dressing you may be considering using a circular saw.

Not just any circular saw blade will do. Using the diamond blade on the saw will allow you to get a precise cut without distressing the stone too much.