Anyone used one of these yet? $199 sounds like a fair price. I use alot of Hardi backer, and cutting it sucks. The Hardi jig saw blades work great, but at about $8 each, it’s tough to swallow. Plus, for straight rip cuts it takes forever. A regular circular saw makes too much dust. And cutting 1/2″ hardi with a knife like they recommend is a joke.
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I finally gave in while looking at a lot of backer board and couldn't take the dust any more.
The saw works pretty well - what attracted me was the lifetime warranty and the fact that I don't have to have a shop vac around with it. There is a little dust, but nothing in comparison to a regular saw.
Since buying it, I've cut a lot of backer and a lot of FC siding - works like a charm.
Greg
Thats good to hear. I don't really mind cutting FC siding with a knife (except the occasional rip cut), but cutting an inch off of a piece of 1/2" hardi board sucks.
I believe JLC did a review.
Yeah, thats where I saw it first. But i take magazine review with a grain of salt. I was hoping for some real experiences.
The person that did the review, tim, is a real life framer!!
Ok,that was one experience. Now Greg has given me two.
If I'm not mistaken, Mike Guertin looked at it recently for FHB and liked it a lot. I can't say I've seen it yet in stores, but there again I don't have a use for it so I haven't really looked either. Seems like a good machine from what I've read about it though.
Seen them at Home Depot in June. Must be around somewhere.The ToolBear
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We use them and they are great. Lightweight, powerful, good blade etc. The vacuum blower is very strong. I must confess to using it without the pickup tube attachment many times. The blower is so strong it will blow the dust a long way away from you if you have to use the saw without the tube hooked up.
Ergonomics are great too. Seems to be very well built.
I would highly recommend buying one.
Fiber Cement Shears. Some models will cut 1/2" hardieboard. Before I got mine, I just used a cheap cordless circular saw. Dusty, but it worked. You can't cut more than two boards at a time, but who cares. There are even cordless models out there with Lithium batteries. It seems like ever since I got mine, and let me friends use it, they call me every time they get a siding job. I still haven't decided whether that is good or bad.