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Posted by wess on July 15, 2009, 6:16 pm
I need to cut a bunch of kraft backed fiberglass insulation to length. My box
cutter is
making a mess of this.
Any tips on how to get a nice clean cut?
Thanks,
Wes
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Posted by George on July 15, 2009, 6:41 pm
wess@*bogus*gtii.com wrote:
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> I need to cut a bunch of kraft backed fiberglass insulation to length. My box
cutter is
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> making a mess of this.
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> Any tips on how to get a nice clean cut?
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> Thanks,
>
> Wes
Sharp blade on utility knife and use a scrap piece of 2x4 to compress
and as a guide.
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Posted by benick on July 17, 2009, 9:56 pm
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> wess@*bogus*gtii.com wrote:
>> I need to cut a bunch of kraft backed fiberglass insulation to length.
>> My box cutter is
>> making a mess of this.
>> Any tips on how to get a nice clean cut?
>> Thanks,
>> Wes
> Sharp blade on utility knife and use a scrap piece of 2x4 to compress and
> as a guide.
That's how I've done it for years...
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Posted by DanG on July 15, 2009, 6:51 pm
You can buy a Ziggy which is a plastic attachment for your gyp
knife that pushes down the insulation so you can get to the paper.
Having tried many things, the very best is a butcher knife. Use a
belt sander to keep a keen edge on the knife. Cuts about the same
on either side of the insulation, but the fuzzy side up works the
best.
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>I need to cut a bunch of kraft backed fiberglass insulation to
>length. My box cutter is
> making a mess of this.
> Any tips on how to get a nice clean cut?
> Thanks,
> Wes
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Posted by wess on July 15, 2009, 6:58 pm
>You can buy a Ziggy which is a plastic attachment for your gyp
>knife that pushes down the insulation so you can get to the paper.
That is a neat looking attachment.
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>Having tried many things, the very best is a butcher knife. Use a
>belt sander to keep a keen edge on the knife. Cuts about the same
>on either side of the insulation, but the fuzzy side up works the
>best.
Now that you mention it, I used a meat cutters knife the last time I did this 25
years
ago.
Thanks,
Wes
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