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Been repairing an ensuite today, taken off first few rows of tiles and screwing backerboard to the metal stud.
Anyway,guy at Topps said about the tool for cutting Hardibacker ...
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Cutting tool for Backerboard - Nightmare
Hi,
Been repairing an ensuite today, taken off first few rows of tiles and screwing backerboard to the metal stud.
Anyway,guy at Topps said about the tool for cutting Hardibacker is good, so I bought it and had a bloody nightmare.Worst day ever in my tiling life.
It says score a line, then again then snap,its 16mm thick and it takes some strength. Done the first one,scored it about twenty times and still wouldnt budge,put me knee on it and guess what, yeah it went round the shape of me knee...didnt know wether to laugh or cry...tried throwing out of window,darn thing was too big...ha ha...used a jigsaw but didnt do much, in the end I used a saw.
Whats the best tool guys for cutting,fair play to the bloke at Topps, he said it might have been dodgy,help yourself to another....
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Re: Cutting tool for Backerboard - Nightmare
I use a concrete saw, works well and keeps the dust to a minimum
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Re: Cutting tool for Backerboard - Nightmare
THe hardi tool can work but is hard graft as you say....and no good on hardi 500....
So i use a grinder out side and if in side i have used my Rotozip...which flys through hardi with the ceramic bit in....but a grinder is even faster but dusty...
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Re: Cutting tool for Backerboard - Nightmare
I've used my jig saw but it fairly destroys the blades
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Re: Cutting tool for Backerboard - Nightmare
Cheers guys, didnt think many would use it,wouldnt mind trying out the Rotozip, remember seeing it at the Tile and Stone show last year,is it good for many tile related things?
do you rate it Dave?
Cheers.
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Re: Cutting tool for Backerboard - Nightmare
I do rate it yes...excellent tool for a tiler to have...
read this>>>> http://www.tilersforums.co.uk/tiling...ip-review.html
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Been thinking about this again just lately and up it pops - hmm, this could be really handy...thanks Dave for putting the video link up again...
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Re: Cutting tool for Backerboard - Nightmare
Yes I had the same problem. Thing is if you cut it with a saw you might want to read the heath and safety first
as it is not very nice stuff.
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Re: Cutting tool for Backerboard - Nightmare
i use a saw as well,cut outside
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Re: Cutting tool for Backerboard - Nightmare
Looking at one in CTD today, only to find out the rep was in LAST week Originally Posted by Dave
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Re: Cutting tool for Backerboard - Nightmare
Jigsaw with a tile blade works well.........smells of fireworks
Other than that.....a cheap disposable saw will work.........but it does wreck them
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Re: Cutting tool for Backerboard - Nightmare
Angle grinder and a vac.
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