chain saw for concrete

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?
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Posted by Doc on February 23, 2009, 8:02 am

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> Has anyone used a concrete cutting chainsaw? Do they work well? Are
> they easy to use? Any tips?
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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

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Doc wrote:

> brettgiardiello_at_bellsouth_dot_net@foo.com (bmancanfly) wrote in

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>> Has anyone used a concrete cutting chainsaw? Do they work well?
>> Are
>> they easy to use? Any tips?
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> 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.

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.

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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:

>bmancanfly had written this in response to
> :
>-------------------------------------
>Doc wrote:

>> brettgiardiello_at_bellsouth_dot_net@foo.com (bmancanfly) wrote in

>>>
>>> Has anyone used a concrete cutting chainsaw? Do they work well?
>>> Are
>>> they easy to use? Any tips?
>>> -------------------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>

>> 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.

>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.

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
:

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PeterD wrote:

> On 23 Feb 2009 14:00:09 GMT,
> brettgiardiello_at_bellsouth_dot_net@foo.com (bmancanfly) wrote:

>>bmancanfly had written this in response to
>> :
>>-------------------------------------
>>Doc wrote:

>>> brettgiardiello_at_bellsouth_dot_net@foo.com (bmancanfly)
>>> wrote in
>>>>
>>>> Has anyone used a concrete cutting chainsaw? Do they work
>>>> well?
>>>> Are
>>>> they easy to use? Any tips?
>>>> -------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> 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.

>>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.

> 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.

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.

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