I had some patios done with these blocks. The masons used the masonry
blade in an old circular saw of mine and cut partly through on both
sides, then broke the tile. The big down side to using the circular saw
is that all of the masonry dust gets into the bearings and such. You
might want to buy the cheapest circular saw you can find as a
sacrificial tool. Oh, it was cut dry. the tool isn't meant to get wet.
Ken Landaiche
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From: ext datesmanaric@netscape.net [mailto:datesmanaric@netscape.net]
Greetings all. Been lurking on this list a while and finally have a
question. I'm putting on a patio using 8" x 16" x 2" paver blocks and
need to cut some of the blocks. What's the best way to do this? The
local rental shop doesn't have one of those block cutting presses and my
attempts at hammer and chisel have yielded little other than a big pile
of rubble (using a 4 lb hammer and either a 3/4" or 3" chisel).
Looking online I saw suggestions for using a masonry blade in a circular
saw. Is this the best route? If so, do I cut completely through the
block or only score it on one side (or both) and whack it with the
hammer? Cut wet or dry?
Thanks for the help.
-Aric Datesman.
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