Home Page link

chain saw for concrete

Building Construction - Building Construction Industry Discussions. 

Page 1 of 2       1 2 > last >> Bookmark this page:  YahooMyWeb Yahoo!  Google Google  Windows Live Favorites Windows Live  del.icio.us del.icio.us  digg digg  Add to Netscape Netscape
Subject Author Date
chain saw for concrete bmancanfly 02-22-2009
If you were  Registered and logged in, you could reply and use other advanced thread options
Posted by bmancanfly on February 22, 2009, 9:17 pm
Has anyone used a concrete cutting chainsaw? Do they work well? Are they
easy to use? Any tips?
-------------------------------------
##-----------------------------------------------##
Delivered via http://www.thestuccocompany.com/
Building Construction and Maintenance Forum
Web and RSS access to your favorite newsgroup -
alt.building.construction - 15787 messages and counting!
##-----------------------------------------------##
Posted by Doc on February 23, 2009, 8:02 am
brettgiardiello_at_bellsouth_dot_net@foo.com (bmancanfly) wrote in
show/hide quoted text
Yes, cut a door into existing concrete block basement wall. I rented a
14" Imco (? I think?) ...the red ones. It was the greatest single
experience in my life.. almost. It took about an hour to plunge in and
cut a 36" door opening and the mess was almost non-existent. I did put
up sheet plastic to prevent spraying water and swarf around, so it left
about 3 square feet of mop up. The operation of the saw was very similar
to using a chain saw for wood and the feel was very much the same. One
thing that supprised me was how quickly it cut as this was filled block
and was about 8 inches thick.
Absolutely the best for this application. Square corners and easy to
follow the lines. A much better experience than using a cutoff saw and
round blade. Total rental was around $250 which included the wear on the
chain. It was very nice to find a dealer who did not require the
purchase of the chain (around $400) instead they miced the chain prior
to/ and after use and charged a pro-rated wear (around $8.00/ .001 of
diamond wear) Rental was from contractors rental in Camden NJ. (if you
happen to be local) very nice people.
Hope this helps.
Posted by bmancanfly on February 23, 2009, 9:00 am
bmancanfly had written this in response to
http://www.thestuccocompany.com/construction/Re-chain-saw-for-concrete-16597-.htm
-------------------------------------
Doc wrote:
show/hide quoted text
Thanks for the feedback.
I've seen the company's "propaganda" video and it seemed to good to be
true. I don't have that much to cut. I', turning a window into a door,
so maybe cutting four feet on each side of the window. And it's hollow
core concrete block.
##-----------------------------------------------##
Delivered via
http://www.thestuccocompany.com/
Building Construction and Maintenance Forum
Web
and RSS access to your favorite newsgroup -
alt.building.construction - 15796
messages and counting!
##-----------------------------------------------##
Posted by PeterD on February 23, 2009, 3:42 pm
On 23 Feb 2009 14:00:09 GMT,
brettgiardiello_at_bellsouth_dot_net@foo.com (bmancanfly) wrote:
show/hide quoted text
Were this my project, I'd grab a couple of masonary blades at HD for
my Skil saw. Be done in an hour or less. Just don't push the blades
too hard and you'll be OK.
Posted by bmancanfly on February 23, 2009, 6:09 pm
bmancanfly had written this in response to
http://www.thestuccocompany.com/construction/Re-chain-saw-for-concrete-16618-.htm
-------------------------------------
PeterD wrote:
show/hide quoted text
I thought about that too. But the wall is 8 inches thick. The deepest
you can cut will a standard cicular saw is 3 inches or so.
##-----------------------------------------------##
Delivered via
http://www.thestuccocompany.com/
Building Construction and Maintenance Forum
Web
and RSS access to your favorite newsgroup -
alt.building.construction - 15813
messages and counting!
##-----------------------------------------------##
Page 1 of 2       1 2 > last >>
Similar ThreadsPosted
chain link fence question October 17, 2006, 5:46 pm
Concrete driveway issue Any concrete experts? March 15, 2008, 9:48 am
Stamped concrete vs. concrete overlay? December 10, 2006, 11:47 pm
pouring concrete over concrete December 10, 2006, 5:34 pm
r value of concrete October 27, 2006, 7:46 pm
Etched concrete October 18, 2006, 11:49 am
concrete question October 30, 2006, 9:34 am
New concrete floor November 17, 2006, 4:08 pm
help with concrete problem pls November 20, 2006, 2:27 am
concrete cutting January 25, 2007, 7:22 am

Contact Us | Privacy Policy

XML SitemapXML Sitemap