Hi all,
Just wondering whether any of you have tips on the quickest way to cut 50mm celotex to size.
I have seen a few threads on here mentioning the subject but some of them mentioned using a serated knife which gave me the impression the suggestions were for people who had only one or two boards to cut!
I have 50 8x4 boards to cut to go between and under the rafters in my loft and so I don't want the cuts to take longer than necessary. The cuts need to be fairly accurate to avoid gaps between rafters so I can't go cutting the boards with an angle grinder!
I don't object to using a knife or hand saw if it really is the best way of cutting the boards but I would much rather use a power tool if they do an decent job.
I'm not too concerned about dust. I can imagine that a few hours hoovering up at the end of the job will more than make up for any time saved over cutting with my bread knife/desert spoon.
I have a circular saw (festool plunge), jigsaw and can borrow a reciprocating saw if necessary. Would any of these do the job? My thoughts were that jigsaw would work OK with a long fine toothed blade?
What do the pros use? I can't imagine a contractor putting up 400 new homes using a bread knife to cut the boards to size!
Thanks for your help,
Nick
Just wondering whether any of you have tips on the quickest way to cut 50mm celotex to size.
I have seen a few threads on here mentioning the subject but some of them mentioned using a serated knife which gave me the impression the suggestions were for people who had only one or two boards to cut!
I have 50 8x4 boards to cut to go between and under the rafters in my loft and so I don't want the cuts to take longer than necessary. The cuts need to be fairly accurate to avoid gaps between rafters so I can't go cutting the boards with an angle grinder!
I don't object to using a knife or hand saw if it really is the best way of cutting the boards but I would much rather use a power tool if they do an decent job.
I'm not too concerned about dust. I can imagine that a few hours hoovering up at the end of the job will more than make up for any time saved over cutting with my bread knife/desert spoon.
I have a circular saw (festool plunge), jigsaw and can borrow a reciprocating saw if necessary. Would any of these do the job? My thoughts were that jigsaw would work OK with a long fine toothed blade?
What do the pros use? I can't imagine a contractor putting up 400 new homes using a bread knife to cut the boards to size!
Thanks for your help,
Nick