John Rumm wrote:
Stuart Noble wrote:

Good luck with it. I found slab cutting surprisingly easy with a
grinder. There's little danger of kick back because the material
you're cutting is rigid and the cut can't close up as it might with
wood. Following a line can be tricky, and it pays to set up some kind
of base to rest the slabs on. I used a couple of lengths of 4" x 4"
with a bag of sand for the offcut to fall on. Dust is the main
problem. Warn the neighbours not to put the washing out that day.

A useful tip I have found is to make the first pass with the grinder
starting at the edge of the slab nearest you, and moving away. That way
the stream of dust from the cut is not obscuring your cut line.

If you need help getting a straight line then an old ali level makes a
suitable straight edge to guide the blade.


IIRC I found it slightly difficult to see the cut because of the guard.
Had I been doing a lot I might have worked out a more comfortable
working position