cutting fiber cement siding
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slip knot
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Freud, Diablo blade for fiber cement board. Lasts forever. I cut up a bunch of scraps yesterday for craft projects. cut it like butter.
48Classic
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Freud, Diablo blade for fiber cement board. Lasts forever. I cut up a bunch of scraps yesterday for craft projects. cut it like butter.
++ on the Freud blades, Resided the back side of my house. One blade and no issues.
OldTC
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Have I got a deal for anyone who's putting up a bunch of that siding!!
I put it up on my 30X45 shop,....tried the dusty, (that stuff'll kill you), saw blade and couldn't stand it,....rough cuts and dust everywhere.
I went and bought a DeWalt Cement Siding Shear. It cuts the stuff like butter,...leaves a dang-near factory edge both cross cutting and ripping,....and does it almost as fast as you can push it,....with zero dust.
It's for sale......at a bargain,....I used it for one job, it's like brand new and still in the box. I was gonna put it up on ebay but have been too busy.
http://www.amazon.com/Factory-Reconditioned-Dewalt-D28605R-2-Inch-Variable/dp/B001JTA7TU/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1353899936&sr=8-7&keywords=dewalt+cement+siding+shears.
I put it up on my 30X45 shop,....tried the dusty, (that stuff'll kill you), saw blade and couldn't stand it,....rough cuts and dust everywhere.
I went and bought a DeWalt Cement Siding Shear. It cuts the stuff like butter,...leaves a dang-near factory edge both cross cutting and ripping,....and does it almost as fast as you can push it,....with zero dust.
It's for sale......at a bargain,....I used it for one job, it's like brand new and still in the box. I was gonna put it up on ebay but have been too busy.
http://www.amazon.com/Factory-Reconditioned-Dewalt-D28605R-2-Inch-Variable/dp/B001JTA7TU/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1353899936&sr=8-7&keywords=dewalt+cement+siding+shears.
Spire
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OldTC beat me to it, but I picked up a Makita (JS8000) version of the Dewalt for $35.00 at a garage sale.
Indeed the shears are no dust and cut almost as fast as you can push it through the material.
Indeed the shears are no dust and cut almost as fast as you can push it through the material.
slghmmr88
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Got the same unit and it is without a doubt worth every frickin penny. I have used freud, irwin, and other siding blades and even some carbide rip and combo blades in the past and still use them for cutting the 3/4 inch trim boards and 1/2 hardibacker where the shears won't work. shears are IT.
Another vote for using DeWalt shears . . . once you get experience with a couple cuts, it's like cutting paper!
Bought a used DeWalt off of CL when I was re-sheeting about half of exterior of house and worked great. Virtually no dust and just a little waste from the cut line.
Bought a used DeWalt off of CL when I was re-sheeting about half of exterior of house and worked great. Virtually no dust and just a little waste from the cut line.
camarotoolman
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I wonder if the metal cutting shears" nippers" would work?
Old Moparz
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When I did siding years ago, the guy I worked for had a manual cutter that worked pretty good on asbestos. He was terrible at taking care of tools & never changed blades in anything unless they made smoke or stopped cutting, but this manual cutter kept on cutting nicely. There was a part on the end, or the top, (I forget where exactly) that did inside cuts, too.
I've seen them at tool rental places, maybe you can consider this.....
I've seen them at tool rental places, maybe you can consider this.....
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OldTC
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I don't know who made the hangers I bought on line, I gave them to the hardware store so they'd think about carrying them for everyone else, but they are some of the coolest things I've ever used!
danski0224
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+10 for shears.
The Makita outer shear blades can be reversed, which is a big plus if you have priced out new blades.
Some cuts, you still need a blade. Buy one that is endorsed by Hardie, and spend the extra for the diamond version instead of carbide.
OldTC
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I agree the reverse blades is a brilliant idea,....my Dewalts turn over and then around so you have four cutting areas.
The only place I had to use a blade was for a couple round holes and a duplex outlet.
I used my jump-up-and-down saw for that and burned up a few of those cheap blades.
I learned how to do angle cuts, (like gable ends), by of course cutting from the back side as always and starting the cut at the pointy end, cutting about an inch or so,...then turning the siding around and start from the other end, that kept the pointy end from breaking off at the end of the cut.
The only place I had to use a blade was for a couple round holes and a duplex outlet.
I used my jump-up-and-down saw for that and burned up a few of those cheap blades.
I learned how to do angle cuts, (like gable ends), by of course cutting from the back side as always and starting the cut at the pointy end, cutting about an inch or so,...then turning the siding around and start from the other end, that kept the pointy end from breaking off at the end of the cut.
