New Member, RaceDeck Floor

[DickC]

Hello. Just joined the forum after deciding to order RaceDeck CircleTrac for my 2 car garage floor.

Watched the video, and installation looks straightforward, but I have never worked with this kind of tile before and would appreciate any tips on the best method (short of the expensive shear device they showed) to cut/trim the end tiles to get a smooth finish. Wondering how hard it will be to cut straight, smooth lines that will match up from one tile to the next.

Looking forward to a better looking garage floor.

Thanks, and Aloha from Hawaii.

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[Armorpoxy]

Many of our clients use a circular saw or table saw to cut our GD Series tiles which are similar to Race Deck. They aren't hard to work with or cut.

 

[CombatNinja]

Table saw. Set the fence and buzz them through. Make sure you have a sharp blade for neatness.

 

[DickC]

Thanks for the quick answers! Good forum!

I'm not so confident in my skill with my circular saw for a smooth finish, but I do have a nice neighbor with a table saw, so I guess I can borrow it since that seems like the best. What kind of blade should I use for these tiles (besides sharp)?

Thanks again for the quick help.

 

[396_425]

Thanks for the quick answers! Good forum!

I'm not so confident in my skill with my circular saw for a smooth finish, but I do have a nice neighbor with a table saw, so I guess I can borrow it since that seems like the best. What kind of blade should I use for these tiles (besides sharp)?

Thanks again for the quick help.

I used the blade that came on my Dewalt table saw and it cut the tiles like butter. It was not a fine tooth blade, which I've seen recommended.

 

[DickC]

Sounds like the tiles will cut easily and blade selection is not very critical.

Thanks!

 

[Al G]

I cut mine with a hand held small circular saw.

 

[Shiftless]

Many people who cut plastic sheets use a fine tooth blade on their table saw or circular saw installing the blade backwards. This trick minimizes chipping which is the big problem cutting brittle plastic.

 

[DickC]

My RaceDecks are supposed to come next week and I ordered a couple of extra tiles for small areas, so I can do a little testing. RaceDeck said use a plywood blade and cut the tiles upside down, but it sounds like almost anything works.

Thanks for the tips.

 

[James-W]

My RaceDecks are supposed to come next week and I ordered a couple of extra tiles for small areas, so I can do a little testing. RaceDeck said use a plywood blade and cut the tiles upside down, but it sounds like almost anything works.

Thanks for the tips.

A plywood blade in a table saw works really well. You don't necessarily need to use a large blade, even if the table saw was made for a larger blade. What I am getting at is, if the table saw normally uses a 10 inch blade, you can buy a smaller plywood blade and use it.

 

[DickC]

....if the table saw normally uses a 10 inch blade, you can buy a smaller plywood blade and use it.

Good tip! I already have a 7 1/4" plywood blade for my SkilSaw, so I could use that with my neighbor's table saw.

Thanks!

 

[matty d]

Anyone tried a jig-saw? I have only a few pieces to cut for my project - have been putting this off for 2 years. In addition to straight cuts, I have to cut out a circle in the tile for a post. Otherwise the tiles look awesome.

 

[dubber]

Super easy to cut with a skill or table saw. Obviously the more teeth on the blade the cleaner the cut will be. However in saying that i just used the standard blade that came with my DeWalt skill saw.