Cut Dust Adhering To Cement Siding
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Cut dust adhering to cement siding. I really like the makita 5057kb 7 1 4 inch circular saw with dust collector. When cutting fiber cement siding with circular saw use a blade that has only four or six teeth. 511 82 kb our company has been using fiber cement siding for more than 10 years. Use your eyeware and ear protection.
Circular saw with dust collector. This circular saw was built specifically for cutting fiber cement 5 16 siding. For a slow but virtually dustless way to cut siding use power shears. You have to make the cuts very slowly.
Use a specialized blade used with the saw such as mikita hardiblade or dewalts filber cement blade. These are specialized to reduce the dust caused from cutting these planks. While we like its durability we don t like breathing the dust generated by cutting it. The dust from fiber cement siding can cause serious health problems if you re not careful.
Install hardie board fiber cement siding by yourself gecko gauge clamps one man how to cut concrete duration. Another great tool for cutting fiber cement siding is using a circular saw with a good dust collector.