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Siding is Cemplank Beaded Select Smooth – 8-1/4″
I’m using the small Makita with a Dewalt diamond blade to cut my siding now but tried the PC shears. With the saw attached to my vacuum, dust is almost zilch and this blade appears to be “better” than the cement blade that came with the saw. Anybody have good results cutting through the bead with shears? If so could you pass on technique?
Much Thanks
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Did you have trouble with the shears? I don't really have any "technique" that I'm aware of, just don't try to hold the shears back, as in be aggressive when cutting. I do know that when they get dull they really don't work well. Maybe you borrowed someone else's shears and they were dull?
*Eric,I use my 12 year old Makita slide chop box to cut 1-5 planks at a time. Cut and then walk away to breath. Rip with circle saw....special cuts with handheld electric shears.near the stream,aj
*aj & Mark - thanks for response.I'm using new PC shears and cutting with good side of plank down. Bought these shears because the Makita blade was wearing out ripping the 7/8" Cemplank corner boards I'm using to replace/duplicate rotted wood corners. I will try varying my "agressiveness" as suggested on some wasted plank pieces. It's the bead portion of the planks that is giving me the fits - the shears didn't cut the bead clean. Shears would have been "perfect" for beadless boards (which is what I started with) but my significant other thought the bead added class to the house.
*Maybe you should make her cut a couple of them, let her know what all that "class" has put you through... ( I'm just kidding ) It shouldn't matter, but I've always cut the stuff good side up.
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Siding is Cemplank Beaded Select Smooth - 8-1/4"
I'm using the small Makita with a Dewalt diamond blade to cut my siding now but tried the PC shears. With the saw attached to my vacuum, dust is almost zilch and this blade appears to be "better" than the cement blade that came with the saw. Anybody have good results cutting through the bead with shears? If so could you pass on technique?
Much Thanks