best way to cut hardi backer board

[kilty55]

hello all,,im putting backer board onto a wall on wed and wondered whats the best tool,method to cut backerboards with? cheers guys

[Dave]

one of these.....



topps sell them...

[kilty55]

ace ill be sure to pick one up,if u didnt have one whats the next best thing?is a stanley strong enough or not really

[Dave]

not really..they are cement boards....a Grinder will do the job...no probs....it will blunt a hand saw in a crack as well........

[kilty55]

okay no problem,,cheers

[grumpygrouter]

A Cheap hardpoint hand saw will cut a couple of sheets.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by grumpygrouter

A Cheap hardpoint hand saw will cut a couple of sheets.

And thats about it.............

just run them over the top of your plasplugs master tiler??????????????

no seriously dont!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!

[burncross]

i sometimes use a jigsaw, but it soon blunts the blades. they dont cut that easy with the proper cutter from topps!! its ok if you need to cut the board in half, but if you need just say 50mm off one edge, then no chance of scoring it and snapping it!!

[CJ]

It is orrible stuff to cut.

Blunts ya saws
Knackers ya tile jiggy blades
F***s up ya Stanley blades

Generally good stuff..........But I hate working with it

[Grace'sDad]

Buy the proper tool - it saves ages.

I used to use jigsaw but it will blunt blades after two cuts.

It's a bitch to cut - no getting away from it, so score and snap, then clean up the edge with a good sharp knife.

[macten]

Will a fein or rotozip cut these well?
Got some 12mm stuff to cut tomorrow