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How to cut bricks?
I am covering a patio with bricks, laid in sand. In order to cut starter
bricks and to follow a curve, I need to cut about 20 bricks along the short dimension (4"). These are "split pavers", 1 1/4" thick. I have a 7" circular saw. Can I use this saw to cut brick and what kind of blade should I use? Thanks -- Walter www.rationality.net - |
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How to cut bricks?
I think there is a saw for this, but the way I've done it is with a
brick chisel. Wide blade. Cut a grove, and then break at the grove, like you do when cutting glass tubing. If you screw up, bricks are cheap enough. |
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How to cut bricks?
"Walter R." wrote in message ... I am covering a patio with bricks, laid in sand. In order to cut starter bricks and to follow a curve, I need to cut about 20 bricks along the short dimension (4"). These are "split pavers", 1 1/4" thick. I have a 7" circular saw. Can I use this saw to cut brick and what kind of blade should I use? Thanks -- Walter www.rationality.net - I'm in the process of installing brick walks right now, around 2700 bricks worth. I just finished a kiva style fireplace made from pumice brick and fire brick. I bit the bullet and bought a Harbor Freight wet saw for around $190. It has performed brilliantly and saved me a lot of headaches so I think I've gotten my money's worth. That being said, for only 20 bricks, I wouldn't buy it. For 3500, it was a no brainer. You can get dry blades for your circular saw that will work just fine. A wide chisel and hammer will work as well for simple cuts. Just beware, brick will create a lot of dust being cut dry so anticipate cleaning your saw thoroughly afterwards. As well, they contain silica dust when cut dry so you really should wear a mask. Cheers, cc |
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How to cut bricks?
On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 18:47:22 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm,
"Walter R." quickly quoth: I am covering a patio with bricks, laid in sand. In order to cut starter bricks and to follow a curve, I need to cut about 20 bricks along the short dimension (4"). These are "split pavers", 1 1/4" thick. I have a 7" circular saw. Can I use this saw to cut brick and what kind of blade should I use? Try these chisels for just a couple dozen bricks. They're cheap and work well. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=43669 Wet saws will get you along more quickly if you have 1,000 bricks to shape, but they start at $200. - In nature's infinite book of secrecy a little I can read. -Shakespeare ------ http://diversify.com Website Application & Database Development |
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How to cut bricks?
Walter R. wrote:
I am covering a patio with bricks, laid in sand. In order to cut starter bricks and to follow a curve, I need to cut about 20 bricks along the short dimension (4"). These are "split pavers", 1 1/4" thick. I have a 7" circular saw. Can I use this saw to cut brick and what kind of blade should I use? Thanks Dry Wet Concrete and Masonry Saw blade in my Black and Decker Hand Rotary saw. I cut about forty paving stones square and at angles for the driveway, lots of dust until I sprinkled a little water on the work before cutting. I made a wooden holder a bit like a mitre box to hold the stone and clamped it in a Workmate. I was surprised at how easy it was apart from the noise and stone dust. Good Luck |
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Walter R. wrote:
I am covering a patio with bricks, laid in sand. In order to cut starter bricks and to follow a curve, I need to cut about 20 bricks along the short dimension (4"). These are "split pavers", 1 1/4" thick. I have a 7" circular saw. Can I use this saw to cut brick Yes _____________ and what kind of blade should I use? For your quantity, go to a hardware store and buy a masonry blade for a dollar or two. They are a bonded abrasive disc about 1/8" thick - sort of like a thin grinding wheel. Cut outside, they throw lots of dust. Be sure the one you get is for masonry, similar ones are available for metal cutting. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico |
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How to cut bricks?
According to dadiOH :
Walter R. wrote: I am covering a patio with bricks, laid in sand. In order to cut starter bricks and to follow a curve, I need to cut about 20 bricks along the short dimension (4"). These are "split pavers", 1 1/4" thick. I have a 7" circular saw. Can I use this saw to cut brick Yes _____________ and what kind of blade should I use? For your quantity, go to a hardware store and buy a masonry blade for a dollar or two. They are a bonded abrasive disc about 1/8" thick - sort of like a thin grinding wheel. Cut outside, they throw lots of dust. Buy two or even three. They wear out that fast. You need some sort of backstop. Even a 1x2 screwed flat onto a chunk of plywood will do. The dust is hell on the circular saw's bearings. Don't do this with an expensive wormdrive. A spraybottle with some water would probably help. My cheap skilsaw has significant slop in its bearings now. The scraping of the saw shoe on brick will make you cringe. A dust mask is critical. -- Chris Lewis, Una confibula non set est It's not just anyone who gets a Starship Cruiser class named after them. |
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