chain saw for concrete

Posted by RicodJour on February 24, 2009, 12:26 pm

On Feb 23, 6:09=A0pm, brettgiardiello_at_bellsouth_dot_...@foo.com
(bmancanfly) wrote:

> PeterD wrote:

> > 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.

You should try the cheapo diamond saw blades for circular saws you
find on eBay. They work very well and last much longer than the
carborundum blades. Safer too, as they don't break into pieces at
inopportune times.

> I thought about that too. =A0But the wall is 8 inches thick. =A0The deepe=

> you can cut will a standard cicular saw is 3 inches or so.

You can cut from both sides, break out the faces and then clean up the
rest with a brick hammer.

R

Posted by Rudy on February 24, 2009, 7:17 pm

> 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.

CMU's might be 8" thick but the sides you'd be cutting thru are only about
1.25" thick, unless they filled the cells with concrete

Posted by PeterD on February 25, 2009, 8:52 am

wrote:

>> 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.

>CMU's might be 8" thick but the sides you'd be cutting thru are only about
>1.25" thick, unless they filled the cells with concrete

IIRC he said they were not filled, which is why I recommended the
circular saw method.

Posted by ransley on February 23, 2009, 8:04 am

On Feb 22, 8:17=A0pm, brettgiardiello_at_bellsouth_dot_...@foo.com
(bmancanfly) wrote:

> Has anyone used a concrete cutting chainsaw? =A0Do they work well? =A0Are=

they

> easy to use? =A0Any tips?
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Chainsaws are for wood

Posted by cavedweller on February 23, 2009, 8:23 am

> On Feb 22, 8:17=A0pm, brettgiardiello_at_bellsouth_dot_...@foo.com
> (bmancanfly) wrote:

> > Has anyone used a concrete cutting chainsaw? =A0Do they work well? =A0A=

re they

> > easy to use? =A0Any tips?
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> Chainsaws are for wood

Typical

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