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.
Best saw blade for hardie siding.
Lshuziyu 7 1 4 185mm 4t arbor 5 8 polycrystalline diamond tipped 4 pcd hardie fiber cement circular saw blade.
However it will produce too much dust.
24t tct gacsb451 and 60t hss saw blade gacsb452.
The newly enhanced jameshardie blade features new laser cut stabilizer vents for cleaner cuts.
Versatile replacement blades are available.
This blade is mainly built to cut hardie sidings and boards.
You can use a normal diamond saw blade to cut the siding.
If you are using a circular saw you should use a blade that has four or six teeth.
When cutting fiber cement siding with circular saw use a blade that has only four or six teeth.
Adjustable depth and bevel settings maximum cutting depth at 90 degrees is 1 11 16 and bevel capacity at 45 degrees is 1 1 8.
Read the manufacturer s manual before installing the blade.
Just sharing some of the different methods i ve used for cutting hardieboard siding.
Use saw equipped with commercially available dust collection system.
First of all install the hardieblade saw in the power tool that you are using.
Diablo s premium hardieblade 12 in.
For a slow but virtually dustless way to cut siding use power shears.
The best circular saw blade for every cut your circular saw is only as good as its blade so we found the best blades for cutting lumber plywood steel and more.
X 8 tooth pcd fiber cement saw blade is the only saw blade recommended by james hardie.
Step 02 measure and mark the siding.