On Fri, 27 May 2005 23:00:12 -0500, "Grady" wrote:

Well, I bought a new riding lawnmower and dont have the space to park it
without crowding me out of my shop. So, I am toying with the idea of a lean
to style add on to my shop with fiberglas panels for the roof and skin on
the walls. Just something to keep the weather off of my new toy. My question
is how does one cut these without them splintering to hell and back? I would
think any recipricating motion or circular saw would splinter like crazy.
All input greatly appreciated.

Grady


First why use the fiber glass panels? They don't hold up well to the
sun, they won't protect the mower as well as sheet metal would, and
they're more expensive than sheet metal.

Now on to the question. It might surprise you but the best way I've
found to cut fiberglass panels is with a pair of old fashion tinners
snips. They do need to be fairly sharp but they're go right through
without much fuss.

If you do decide to use a saw be darn sure to use a respirator. The
worst thing I've ever done to my lungs was cutting up some fiberglass
panels with a saw.


Wayne Cook
Shamrock, TX
http://members.dslextreme.com/users/waynecook