Unlike score and snap you ll need to use a surface.
Blade for cutting hardie siding.
Hardie board is a type of siding constructed of cement fibers by james hardie building products inc.
Mark where you d like to cut the board.
Use saw equipped with commercially available dust collection system.
Under 29 cfr 1926 1153 c iii osha provides a specific safe harbor practice for cutting for cutting fiber cement boards using a handheld power saw with blade diameter of 8 inches or less 1.
Ivy classic 36482 7 1 4 6 tooth fiber cement cutting carbide circular saw blade with 5 8 diamond knockout arbor 1 card 3 3 out of 5 stars 78 12 42 12.
For tasks performed outdoors only.
For a slow but virtually dustless way to cut siding use power shears.
When cutting fiber cement siding with circular saw use a blade that has only four or six teeth.
If you ve been using regular blades all this time you re gonna be in heaven.
They really do last a very long time.
Shuziyu 10 254mm 6t arbor 5 8 polycrystalline diamond tipped 6 pcd hardie fiber cement circular saw blade.
To keep dust to a minimum use a circular saw that s equipped with either a dust collection bag or electric fan that blows dust into a bucket.
Whatever you do don t spend 500 on malco tools for one job until you try the hardi blade.
You should take a jigsaw with a metal blade or a carbide grit blade.
Let me give you some practical advice.
Go get a fiber cement blade put it on regular circular saw and try that.
I just finished installing hardie trim and hardie plank siding to my 8 x14 garden shed to match the style of our house.
Wait for the saw blade to warm up and come to full rpm before.
Just sharing some of the different methods i ve used for cutting hardieboard siding.
I bought a hitachi 7 1 4 polycrystalline diamond blade specific for fiber cement to use in a worm drive saw.
For those who want to ensure the cutting line in the hardie board or a beginner you are able to try a jigsaw.
It is very durable and can withstand extreme weather conditions and insects.
