If you were Registered and logged in, you could reply and use other advanced thread options
|
Posted by gcotterl on November 6, 2009, 11:04 am
The bottom section of an already-installed tileboard panel has been
torn off and the resulting end is very ragged.
How can I cut the ragged end so it's square and even? (I want to
replace the missing section with a section of new tileboard).
(I don't have any power saws (i.e., circular-saw, jigsaws, etc)
|
|
Posted by Heathcliff on November 6, 2009, 12:12 pm
> The bottom section of an already-installed tileboard panel has been
> torn off and the resulting end is very ragged.
> How can I cut the ragged end so it's square and even? =A0(I want to
> replace the missing section with a section of new tileboard).
> (I don't have any power saws (i.e., circular-saw, jigsaws, etc)
I'm not sure what you mean by "tileboard" but if you mean a cement
board such as Durock or Wonderboard, there is a cheap and effective
hand tool for cutting it. Go to the big box home improvement store to
where they have the cement board, and ask for a carbide scoring tool.
It's basically a bit of carbide with a handle, cost around $10. You
drag it along the board to create a score line. If the board were not
mounted you could score and snap, as you would with drywall using a
utility knife. But since it's already mounted, you can just score
repeatedly until you score all the way through. The tool works well
on plaster walls, too. -- H
|
|
Posted by gcotterl on November 6, 2009, 1:03 pm
The panel is made by Decorative Panels International (DPI)
The label says: 1/8" embossed tileboard
Model #627 - Design: "Toned White". (The face has shiny white
squares; the back is tempered hardboard)
The "application instructions" say the (un-installed) panel can be cut
with a fine-toothed handsaw. But how do I cut the panel that's
already stuck on the wall?
|
|
Posted by jamesgangnc on November 6, 2009, 1:34 pm
> The panel is made by Decorative Panels International (DPI)
> The label says: 1/8" embossed tileboard
> Model #627 - Design: "Toned White". =A0(The face has shiny white
> squares; the back is tempered hardboard)
> The "application instructions" say the (un-installed) panel can be cut
> with a fine-toothed handsaw. =A0But how do I cut the panel that's
> already stuck on the wall?
Use a good straight edge and repeatedly score it with a utility knife.
|
|
Posted by HeyBub on November 6, 2009, 2:41 pm
gcotterl wrote:
> The panel is made by Decorative Panels International (DPI)
> The label says: 1/8" embossed tileboard
> Model #627 - Design: "Toned White". (The face has shiny white
> squares; the back is tempered hardboard)
> The "application instructions" say the (un-installed) panel can be cut
> with a fine-toothed handsaw. But how do I cut the panel that's
> already stuck on the wall?
Another job for the Harbor Freight Multifunction Tool? (or similar)
Be sure you wear saftey glasses and do not operate tool when wet or under
the influence of alcohol (you, not the tool).
|
Page 1 of 2 1 2 > last >>
| Similar Threads | Posted | | Cutting Electrical PVC (WITHOUT CUTTING WIRES) | November 29, 2005, 12:15 am |
| AC Cutting Out | July 11, 2006, 7:07 pm |
| What is Cutting Oil? | November 19, 2007, 1:16 am |
| cutting FRP? | September 2, 2008, 7:24 pm |
| Cutting fiberglass | February 12, 2005, 11:46 am |
| Cutting plastic | July 10, 2005, 9:30 am |
| Cutting Plastic | July 26, 2005, 2:46 pm |
| Cutting Adobes? | June 19, 2005, 4:17 pm |
| Cutting copper | January 23, 2006, 7:22 pm |
| Cutting 1/2" rebar | February 7, 2006, 12:57 pm |
|
|
Yahoo! 
Google 
Windows Live 
del.icio.us 
digg 
Netscape 
XML Sitemap
> torn off and the resulting end is very ragged.
> How can I cut the ragged end so it's square and even? =A0(I want to
> replace the missing section with a section of new tileboard).
> (I don't have any power saws (i.e., circular-saw, jigsaws, etc)