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   Ken_D | Jun 06, 2000 02:47am | #7

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   We have a Crain toe-kick saw. It has a fixed cutting depth of 3/4" so if your flooring layers are thicker you'll have to do one cut, strip the layer and do another cut. Still much easier than a Sawzall or chisel.The saw costs about $300. The flush cutting attachements for the sidewinders won't work because they are 71/4" blades, great for cutting out bottom plates in rough door openings, but won't fit in a toespace.

   been there

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   Guest_ | Jun 06, 2000 02:53am | #8

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   I have a friend who is removing the floor, underlayment and plywood sub-floor to expose his original sub-floor (diagonal boards).
   The previous owners installed the kitchen cabinets on top of all of that.
   He wants to remove the flooring right up to the cabinets UNDER the toe kick, other than trying to cut away at it with a sawzall on a angle, what could he do?
   I suggested a RotoZip with a wood blade????
   Any one ever came across this animal?

   Thanks
   cc

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   Guest_ | Jun 04, 2000 09:13pm | #1

   *I wonder if you might be able to use an air powered die grinder that uses small diameter abraisive discs. I thought I once saw a little saw blade and arbor that would fit one of those little grinders, but can't remember where. Just a thought.

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   Guest_ | Jun 04, 2000 09:13pm | #2

   *Crain makes a toe kick saw for this purpose, tool crib of the north has it in there catalog. You may try local rental stores or large floor covering distrubitors for a rental hope this helpsDavid

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   Guest_ | Jun 05, 2000 02:04am | #3

   *cc,I've seen the rotozip on late night infomercials. It's too tall to get under the toe kick.Like David says......The toe kick saw is the way to go. That's what it's made for. You can adjust the depth of cut (so as not to cut the sub-floor). With a sawzall, it's a crap shoot if your just cutting the finish floor and not the sub floor. If the cabinets were made in the shop and then installed, you might be able to un-screw them from the wall, remove the floor, and re-install them. If they are built-ins, forget that. And you'll have to remove the counter tops. Might not be such a good idea if you are planing to use the existing counter tops.Good luck,Ed. Williams

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   Guest_ | Jun 05, 2000 10:50pm | #4

   *Check with a Flooring Contractor. I rented a saw, which was essentially a low profile skillsaw type saw with a cutoff shoe, which fitted flush to the casing.

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   Mark_M | Jun 06, 2000 01:39am | #5

   *I rented a toe-kick saw for a day, for less than twenty bucks. Trying to do the job any other way seems like way too much hassle.

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   Guest_ | Jun 06, 2000 02:06am | #6

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