I always hated having to use my circ saw for Hardi-plank cutting, but that 7-1/4″ diamond blade was a lot cheaper than a 12″ one.
Today, I recalled that the chop saw had a bushing on the arbor to bring it to 1″ diameter. Checked, and just slid that bushing off and bolted on my old 7-1/4″ Hardi blade to the shaft itself – blade washers worked and everything.
All I needed to do was space up the cut piece with a 2x.
Much nicer on repeated angle cuts; can even cut 5 pieces at once!
Forrest
Edited 4/23/2008 9:15 pm ET by McDesign
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A tru stroke of genius!
I gotta remember that.
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Word to the wise.... I haven't done but a couple ranch houses with Hardi products, but have a few buds that have. They have all said that the dust from said siding is murder on electric tools, ( brushes, etc.) I guess the abrasive quality of the dust messes with bearings, according to them. I wouldn't mind cooking a relatively cheap Makita 5007n, but I wouldn't risk making a mess of a good quality saw like that. Probly not a problem if once in a while, but I'd be pretty anal about blowing it out real well with the .....ya know, ....the blower thingy.
Bing
Oh yeah, and what you DON'T want to do is get it full of cement dust and then get it wet. I did that with a worm drive saw. It's now my parts saw.
That saw won't die! I put a masonry blade in it, and cut old bricks. Put a metal abrasive blade in it, and cut square tubing for the car. Plus it works for carpentry.
Forrest
Looks like a lowrider. Put some purple neon under that saw.
<Looks like a lowrider. >
LOL! I had the same thought.
Forrest
Are you making shingles?
Recall you asked about that article in JLC, looked like a career opportunity cutting them before you ever got to the actual install.
Wayyyyyyyyyyy too much time & labor I thought/
Joe H
Not sure if I'll do shingles here. Thinking lately more like a "fan" of clapboards on the gable ends.
Forrest