They are ergonomically designed because fiber cement is best cut from behind and thus the contractor can follow a line on the front.
Cement board siding cutting tools.
Just sharing some of the different methods i ve used for cutting hardieboard siding.
Malco s unique tsf2 turboshear attaches to your existing cordless or a c drill to go where the work is.
Pactool ss724 snapper shear pro fiber cement cutting shear works with any 18 volt cordless drill cuts and hardiebacker with minimal dust makes straight right angle curved and circle cuts.
Circular saw layout square power shears circular saw with dust collector caulk gun pneumatic nailer hammer utility knife.
General tools instruments gecko gauge fiber cement siding gauges.
Similar to the way drywall is cut it is possible to score the cement board and snap it along that scoreline.
For tasks performed outdoors only.
Use saw equipped with commercially available dust collection system.
The cleanest way to cut fiber cement siding is by using siding shears.
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.
Cutting fiber cement siding siding shears.
You can use diamond cutting blades attached to your circular saw or sliding miter saw.
Item 13737 model sa903.
12 7 mm fiber cement siding or backer board.
The simplest way to cut concrete wallboard or cement backer board is not to use power tools at all.
1 16 of over 1 000 results for cement board cutting tool pactool ss724 snapper shear pro fiber cement cutting shear works with any 18 volt cordless drill cuts and hardiebacker with minimal dust makes straight right angle curved and circle cuts.
Telescoping clamp fits large or small drill housing.
It is possible to use a drywall knife to score cement board sometimes.
But it will wear down the blade and take some effort.