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   Guest_ | Jan 17, 1999 08:36am | #1

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   C.:
   Three options that I can think of:

   Where possible, use your reciprocating saw. This will work in the open areas, but not under toe kicks.

   There is an attachment for your circular saw that allows you to cut flush to walls, its called flushsaw, I've seen it advertised in fhb.

   For the toe kicks unless you can remove the cabinets I think your going to have to buck up and buy a saw made by crain tools (flooring tool manufacturer) that is designed for this purpose. Not surprisingly, its called a toe kick saw, and runs about $250 or so. Several mail order supplier sell them.

   Tom

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   Guest_ | Jan 17, 1999 12:28pm | #2

   *By coincidence I was going to post this tool tip anyway. I just removed a vinyl floor with particle board underlayment to replace it with tile. I thought I would be in for a lot of chisel work but I went after it with my Sawzall. I used a 9" Milwaukee demolition blade, called "The Ax". I was able to cut flush with the toe kick, while maintaining enough bend in the blade to manage the saw. After making a pass of about 3' there was no permanent visible bend left in the blade. I avoided jambing the tip, but this is the first blade I have ever used that would cut with that kind of flex.Why are you removing the subfloor?

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   Guest_ | Jan 19, 1999 07:47am | #4

   *I did the same, though I had the misfortune of jamming the tip, blowing up the "Quick-Loc" blade chuck. Milwaukee replaced it gratis under warranty, but it's definitely something to watch for. Bending the blade works very well.The saw did a great job -- I used it to rough-plane the joists too -- but is 5x slower than the circular saw. And why do the EXPENSIVE blades dull so quickly?

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   C._Calagaz | Jan 19, 1999 07:47am | #3

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   Would like to know of any special tools or techniques to cut a subfloor(3/4 plywood) flush with an existing wall when replacing subfloor. Also the best way to cut under the cabinet toekick space to remove subfloor without removing the cabinets.