Replaced an bathroom floor recently…but didn’t want to remove the cabinet. To achieve a clean cut under the toekick I roughed it with the sawzall and finished it with an offset handsaw…tight spot…3 1/2. Better ideas out there??? Thanks
rustbucket
Replaced an bathroom floor recently…but didn’t want to remove the cabinet. To achieve a clean cut under the toekick I roughed it with the sawzall and finished it with an offset handsaw…tight spot…3 1/2. Better ideas out there??? Thanks
rustbucket
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I asked the same question here once and was told about a special saw for toe kicks--like a circular saw, with smaller blade which extends outward from a shaft away from the motor. I never did use one--was told to be very careful because the blade being away from the body of the saw can let it get away from you. You may be able to do a search and find the discussion. I ended up using a sawsall and chisel.
Edited 9/28/2005 9:07 pm ET by Danno
$250 at amazon.com
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wow!!! a real toekick saw...just finished googleling...250...maybe my ex will rent my arizona beach house : ) Thanks again Dustin.
rustbucket
Oh so thats what I need!
LOL--- I did a 4 bathroom tile job where all of them had 1/4 inch (warped) ply powernailed to the concrete underneath the bottomplate of the walls.......
Couldn't get the skillsaw in there close enough.....but they were small bathrooms so I just used and old chisel, and about 20minutes of sweat.
Course that saw might not have worked, cause I'd have probably ruined the blade on the concrete.
When in doubt, get a bigger hammer!
Edited 9/28/2005 10:39 pm ET by custombuilt
That is a neat looking gizmo. Thanks for adding to my want list, dang it!! <g>
Dinosaur
A day may come when the courage of men fails,when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship...
But it is not this day.
Well maybe I shouldn't say this cause safety wasn't my concern at the time. I had an old biscuit joiner it was an add on attachment for an angle grinder. I took the guard off & it worked great as a toe kick saw.
OK let me add the blade housing was still in tact so it wasn't completly unsafe.
Edited 9/28/2005 9:35 pm ET by plumbbill
pop the vanity or rough cut it and skin on new toe kick and shoe?
Jeff
Buck Construction
Artistry In Carpentry
Pittsburgh Pa
Jamb saw.
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Had the same issue at one time. I went and got a flush-cut saw by bosch. Great, as the blade fits under a standard cabinet toe-kick. Also great for undercutting jambs for flooring, and lots of other uses. Not too expensive. I think it was about 80.00 without the "miter box" you can get with it. I use that puppy lots! Beck
Re-Home Solutions Inc.