Cutting Concrete Floor With Circular Saw
If you re not cutting a straight line use a jigsaw with a carbide grit or a metal cutting blade installed.
Cutting concrete floor with circular saw. So if possible cut the. Only buy the wet cutting blades if you have a specific concrete saw or a circular saw with special parts to add water stream to the cut during the process. However whereas the base plate of a standard circular saw prevents workers from cutting flush against a wall the masonry wall saw s base is designed to allow builders to create cuts at the intersection of walls and floors. Contrary to the dry blades wet blades always must have water added to it during the cutting process.
Select the right blade. Wet concrete is very difficult to cut and fully cured concrete can fracture as it s being cut. If you are a contractor and doing many concrete cutting jobs aim for the diamond blades. If your cut doesn t need to be exact use a cold chisel and hand sledge to cut the concrete.
Deal appropriately with the dust. Set the blade to the required cutting depth. Orange chalk works well as. I just needed to get a cut in to break it off thick concrete a skil saw won t.
A wet saw will reduce the. Maybe you ll also have to use a jackhammer or a sledgehammer if your circular saw doesn t cut through the entire thickness of the sidewalk. You just need a diamond blade for your saw. Your best option is to use a large circular saw that sports a diamond blade you can simply rent one.
I d like to cut 4 inches thick concrete. With that being said cutting circles by hand can be tough especially when precision is required. Forget about circular saws concrete blades and jackhammers. Place the saw onto the surface of the concrete with.
Score the length of the cut three or four times with the chisel. Cutting curves is much easier with a jigsaw and the preferred option in this case to a circular saw. Like other heavy duty concrete cutting tools concrete wall saws typically circulate water across the blade and cutting surface to encourage smooth cuts and prolong the blade s life. Don t force a blade into a cut.
Mark your cutting line onto the concrete using a 2 by 4 as a straightedge to guide the chalk. A circular saw with a masonry blade can also be used to either score or completely cut through the block. Using a skil saw to cut concrete. Will i have to cut the whole 4 inches of it.
Attach a diamond blade to your circular saw for use on the concrete surface.