Saw Blade For Cutting Hardie Board Siding

The super hard pcd teeth on this circular saw blade let you make over 60x the number of cuts as a standard blade.

Saw blade for cutting hardie board siding.

Hardie board is a type of siding constructed of cement fibers by james hardie building products inc. Freud d1208dh diablo 12 inch by 8 tooth polycrystalline diamond tipped tcg hardie fiber cement saw blade multi 4 7 out of 5 stars 172 74 85 74. When cutting fiber cement siding with circular saw use a blade that has only four or six teeth. Just sharing some of the different methods i ve used for cutting hardieboard siding.

For tasks performed outdoors only. For a slow but virtually dustless way to cut siding use power shears. Mark where you d like to cut the board. To cut this type of.

To keep dust to a minimum use a circular saw that s equipped with either a dust collection bag or electric fan that blows dust into a bucket. Acquire the diablo 7 1 4 in. Diablo s premium hardieblade 12 in. Use saw equipped with commercially available dust collection system.

To be safe you should take the saw that does not have many teeth. This is a small secret of experienced workers. X 8 tooth pcd fiber cement saw blade is the only saw blade recommended by james hardie. It is very durable and can withstand extreme weather conditions and insects.

This pcd fiber cement circular saw blade has extremely hard long wearing pcd tips to make fast clean cuts in cement board backer board and green board. Unlike score and snap you ll need to use a surface. Ground hand tensioned expansion slots allow cooler running with less binding. Under 29 cfr 1926 1153 c iii osha provides a specific safe harbor practice for cutting for cutting fiber cement boards using a handheld power saw with blade diameter of 8 inches or less 1.

Lay your cement board out on a work table or between two saw horses. To cut the straight line you could use a circular saw with the wood cutting blade and get the saw on the board slowly. Wait for the saw blade to warm up and come to full rpm before. However you might want to take more teeth in the blade to cut the wood material as it is cleaner.