Very well done! Staring a shower reno and now I know what tool to use, the jigsaw with extra blades is the way to go for me.

Thanks for the information. Great video. And thanks for showing the cutting in real time, not sped up or anything, I find that much more helpful for learning.

I appreciate your unique topics. Keep up the great work. Thanks!

Excellent video. Very helpful in showing us how each of the tools perform with all the pros and cons.

Great video! Answered all my questions with clear footage of everything.

This gave me good information on how to cut cement board. Hope I have good luck with it. Thank you for sharing

Very good. I need to do a DIY floor. This video is very useful for me. I prefer the Jig Saw and Circular Saw. The quality of end-cut is important. Circular Saw leaves a perfect finishing. TQVM

Great video. Thank you sharing the pros and cons if each technique. I plan to use my jigsaw for a small project.

Great! Exactly what I needed to know. Thank you for taking the time to make this video.

Thank you! Saved me some money on a circular saw blade, not too mention the life of the saw motor!

A diamond cutting blade on an angle grinder slices through cement board extremely easily, but creates an insane amount of fine silica dust. Respirator and goggles are a must. Cuts straight lines and great for cutting curves, holes and shapes.

Jigsaw it is! Great video. Practical knowledge and advice

Great video Love your video !!!💚💚💚💚😎

Great explanation!

Great video a carbide tipped cement board knife cost about $12 and works much better than a utility knife.

This was so helpful, thank you!

Awesome video!! Thanks for the help bro

Thank you great demonstration video. I think I like the jigsaw beat.

Good info. Thanks for the demos

Well done, I was told by a pro to score with a diamond blade angle grinder. Seems that would kick up alot of dust but s cleaner cut.

Thank you for the great video!

nice 2 see a brother doing this type of channel. It surely didnt pop up on its own

Thanks for teaching us how to cut cement board.

Thank you, really helped me out!

Impressive demonstration

I have a diamond blade in a dedicated skill saw. It's really the way to go. Why make the crappiest part of the project last any longer than it has to. Put on your mask and hammer it out ladies.

Hi. Nice video. I like the jigsaw option. Which particular jigsaw blades should I buy to cut concrete, in your opinion? Also, what about one other tool…the saw zall? Does that create lots of dust or not? Which is much less dust created between the jigsaw and saw zall? Thank you very much.

Thanks for your helpful video. I could not get my jigsaw to cut straight on a half-inch Hardie board. It kept veering to the left, probably because I didn't have a special blade. I only had about 6 feet to cut altogether, and I ended up using an old handsaw. It was easy to get a straight line by holding the cement board up and cutting down on the vertical line that I had drawn with a T square. It would be too time consuming on a big job, but it worked here and produced very little dust.

@mattyg.2971

Жыл бұрын

Hardie actually makes a blade for cutting their Hardie boards. It's called Hardie blade and you can find it in your preferred home improvement store

@mattyg.2971

Жыл бұрын

2 years late to reply but hey

Thank you. You know your business!

thanks for testing all of this out. I shall try the jigsaw method.

thank you brother for this video!

Awesome videos,

This a great vid helped me out alot

What blade you use for the jigsaw?

Gud luck brother...say hye from malaysia👍👍

your the man Bro!

If cutting outside, place a fan behind or to the side of you to blow the dust away from you. I purchased a clear plastic storage container that fits upside down creating a dome over the circular saw. I cut a hole in the top just large enough for my hand to reach thru to the handle. Then I drilled a hole the size of my shop vac hose in the rear of the container behind the saw blade. With the shop vac on, most of the debris goes into my hepa shop vac. Air is sucked into the container around my hand and between the container & cement board surface. There still is some dust, but it is minimalized. Add a fan and very little if any goes toward the person using the saw. I used this same method without the fan to cut my basement concrete floor to plumb in a shower floor drain.

I was about to say, finally, a blk man with a how to video but you sound like Bob. At this point, I would even bet your name is Bob! :( . Nice tutorial by the way, thanks........Bob. :)

Thank you!

Which blade did you use for your jigsaw? How many TPI etc.

The fuzz that hangs off of the cement board after cutting with the shears is actually a plus. When thinset and and tape are applied to these edges, the fuzz will help lock it together.

Jigsaw for me. Thanks for the demo!

What exactly is an aggressive blade on the jigsaw? Can you say exactly what kind of blade to use?

Thank You Sir!!!!

just got that $60 model of shears on Amazon - they work, other brands are like $300

Answered me questions very informative

The problem I have is that most cutting tools have fans in them for cooling. The fan sucks all that dust into the tool and blows the dust everywhere, in addition to most likey reducing the tools overall service life.

Great video. If you didn’t use the specialized blade for the circular saw, which blade would you recommend? Thanks

@RENOS4PROSJOES

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure that I understand your question.

@ChadLudlow

3 жыл бұрын

@@RENOS4PROSJOES he means which blade do you recommend, since you aren't using the 40$ blade for the saw

@RENOS4PROSJOES

3 жыл бұрын

I had to go back and watch this one again to get up to speed. I used a regular framing blade in this video. I think one of the biggest differences between using a regular blade and a hardi-blade is the life of the blade. A regular blade will get you through a few projects. Now if you are a tile installer, cutting fiberboard every week, you will likely want one that will last as long as possible. When selecting a regular blade, the fewer number of teeth the better.

@chrisgraham2904

3 жыл бұрын

Choose a carbide framing blade (for wood) with 24 teeth or less. I have used old framing blades that are no longer sharp enough to perform well in wood and I would never resharpen. The carbide tips are worn, but still chip their way through cement board. The cement board is going to destroy the blade anyways. This is one of the worst ways to produce an abundance of silica dust, so a good quality respirator and goggles are a must and only cut outdoors.

Jig saw works well but need to change blade after maybe 1 cut. Perfect for DIY

👍 Thank you

for me jig saw,if you do little but if you want fast with dusty circular....

This is how Hardie recommends it. Thanks

What is fiber cement and how is it bad for your lungs, does it cause cancer?

Thanks. I like the knife, and I'm going to try scribing both sides. We tape across edges anyway, so close is good.

We use a wet tile saw perfect edge and no dust !

If you cutting it on a regular basis than don’t use circular saw but if using on the very odd occasion you’ll be alright I reckon.

👽👽👌👌❤❤watch it again !!!

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Use a knife or board ripper with the board on solid ground or surface. Use a 6ft level for your straight edge. Two cuts through top with a fresh blade. Pop it and stand it up. Cut once from the backside to separate your piece. Nothing guicker or easier. Take your margin trial and run it down the cut edge to clean it up and you are good to go.

@markjourdan2085

2 жыл бұрын

What is a margin trail?

@dracolique

Жыл бұрын

Probably means trowel.

Ever thought about using a multi tool ?!

@RENOS4PROSJOES

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sure it's possible. It will likely a little slower and a bit harder to cut a straight line. It will also be more costly because it will burn through the blades faster.

@frankcatrini4816

3 жыл бұрын

definitely not going to work very well. a multi tool is a great tool but not for cutting cement boards

The jigsaw tends to veer off, which means you will have a bad time if using a straight edge guide for the saw. So best draw a line and start cutting. You will then have to twist the saw one way or the other to counter the veer off. I'm not sure why you wouldn't cut with a trickle of water to suppress the dust and prolong the life of a circular saw or diamond wheel. Anyone?

Googels👍

You know that plastic shoe on the jigsaw is to protect more delicate items from the bottom of the saw plate...

Diamond blade on a grinder

I got an idea.

What bout a router?🤔

I’ve got cement board adhered to the floor but I forgot to cut the gap for my sink pedestal so do you think the knife would be the best option?im a idiot sandwich!

facemask and a grinder all the way

Um, that technique with the razor is not the best. Pull *toward* the score.

thanks, would have been even better with less intro 🤣

Huh, I always just grab my plasma cutter to cut cement board, quick, easy, and no dust. Sure there's poisonous vapor, but since we all now have masks (thanks covid) no problemo.

@adaptive_syrup745

2 жыл бұрын

And I use my chainsaw to cut paper 😐

@FnCodPro

2 жыл бұрын

Same

Wear googles lol

Cement sheer tool is useless

get to the point man. i almost hung up on you

This video should have been 5 minutes long.