Can vinyl soffit be cut on a chopsaw? I have been told to use a fine tooth blade backwards. Is this recomended ? What is the proper blade to use if there is one?
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Cazillion toothed plywood blade in backwards...
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Yes, like you were told, steel tooth plwood blade in backwards. Backwards keeps the vinyl from lifting, the reverse teeth push the vinyl down. I use a small handheld circular saw with a plywood blade in backwards. My mitersaws won,t cut the width needed.
mike
i used to cut the entire stack of soffit material right in the box. I'd shake it all down to one end and then lay out the lines on the cardboard. I'd then cut through with my power saw on both sides of the box. Because the stuff was packed in the cartons snug, I had very little damaged cuts. The little cardboard wrap was very handy for keeping the pieces together. They also stack nice and don't blow away. Any extra pieces stored nicely on a shelf...because I'd whack the entire load into 16" pieces if I over ordered.
I think I used to put my blade on backwards.
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I cut vinyl soffit ( 8" probead by Alcoa) all the time on my SCMS. I have a 60 tooth carbide blade mounted on this saw and I don't bother to switch the blade in backwards...I just pull the saw back toward me like a radial arm saw. It always cuts fine.
If you were going to use a regular miter saw or a circular saw, mounting the blade in backwards is the best way to go. A plywood blade works real well, but a fine tooth carbide blade ( if you already have one of these) will work just as good.
Davo