Re: My New Bosch Miter Saw Is Defective. :-(

On Monday, February 6, 2017 at 10:44:26 AM UTC-6, John Grossbohlin wrote:
=20
> I have a Porter Cable fiber cement shear... Cutting siding with no dust i=
s=20
> wonderful! The fiber cement trim still requires a diamond blade though a=
s=20
> it is too thick for the shear. I don't think P-C offers that tool any mor=
e=20
> but there are certainly others on the market.

Isn't it the truth? I still see guys out there with cheap miter saws, jig =
saws, circular saws and even small grinders standing in clouds of dust whi=
le cutting, breathing in all the silica, and coating everything within a 10=
0 feet with that abrasive dust.

I am actually no innovator on using the shear, although I was the first one=
I know to have one. It was desperation. I sided LARGE house on three sid=
es with Hardie and used a saw for all the cuts. I had to power wash patios=
, pay for car washes, replant delicate plants, etc. Immediately behind the=
cutting area there was a fence, and behind the fence was the neighbor's re=
ally nice little garden. Well tended and very pretty, I killed the whole t=
hing with the silica dust.

I paid their gardener about a 600 bucks to dig up the top layer of soil, ad=
d new, then replace all her plants (garden was about 50'X8')to her specs.

By the time I counted up all the extra expense from the dust to clean every=
thing up and included the fact that no one else in that neighborhood wanted=
that done to their house (too messy!) I went found the shear and have stay=
ed with it ever since. It is useful enough that I have rented it to a coupl=
e of fellow contractors to use for a couple of days at a time, and they alw=
ays come back telling me they are going to buy their own. So far, no sign o=
f that, though.

Robert

On Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at 12:40:04 AM UTC-5, [email protected] wrote:
> On Monday, February 6, 2017 at 10:22:56 PM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
>=20
> >=20
> > I'm with you on this one! I still have no clue whether people are recom=
mending the lever=20
> > action table type or the tin snip powered type. It's a coin toss at thi=
s point. ;-)
>=20
> This is the one I am talking about, and it is the same as the model/maker=
John G. is referencing:
>=20
> https://www.amazon.com/PORTER-CABLE-6605-Fiber-Cement-Shear/dp/B00006J6QA=
/ref=3Dcm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=3DUTF8
>=20
> John, you are right, our PC branded models are no more. I guess they sol=
d the machine manufacturing rights for that exact model to DeWalt, as the l=
ink above gives a hot link with the note that "there is a newer model of th=
is item" and sends you from a PC machine to a DeWalt. It sends you here:
>=20
> https://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-D28605-16-Inch-Variable-Cement/dp/B000H2QPF=
A/ref=3Ddp_ob_title_hi
>=20
> I would personally recommend this DeWalt shear as the learning curve is s=
hort, namely, keeping the whole shoe resting on the material when cutting a=
s lifting the handle will break and chip the siding. It has a variable spe=
ed trigger that makes careful cutting and even trimming possible in some ca=
ses. I like the fact you can cut curves with it, and best of all you can c=
ut as long a single piece as you need to get underneath gables, etc. across=
pieces of siding. I use mine for ripping starter pieces, spacers, etc. wi=
thout a thought and can easily rip a piece off a 12' plank for the full len=
gth.
>=20
> Can't do any of that with the guillotine type press shear. They are for =
length only.
>=20
> Robert

Leon will have to paint it green. ;-)

On Mon, 6 Feb 2017 22:37:16 -0500, "John Grossbohlin"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>
>>On Mon, 6 Feb 2017 18:05:27 -0500, "John Grossbohlin"
>><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>>I've had my P-C shear for about 12 years... I keep it on a short leash so
>>>it
>>>doesn't walk off. ;~)
>
>>I have to reside one side of my house this summer and some other
>>repair work. What short of shear are we talking about?
>
>On Amazon search for "DEWALT D28605" as an example or "fiber cement shears"
>for a selection. There are both electric and pneumatic versions available...
>
OK, that's one for the manual shear type and one for the electric
drill type. ;-)

"DerbyDad03" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

>On Monday, February 6, 2017 at 10:41:59 PM UTC-5, [email protected] wrote:
> >On Mon, 6 Feb 2017 22:37:16 -0500, "John Grossbohlin"
> ><[email protected]> wrote:
>>
> >>wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> >>
> >>>On Mon, 6 Feb 2017 18:05:27 -0500, "John Grossbohlin"
> >>><[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >>>>I've had my P-C shear for about 12 years... I keep it on a short leash
> >>>>so
> >>>>it
> >>>>doesn't walk off. ;~)
> >>
>> >>I have to reside one side of my house this summer and some other
>> >>repair work. What short of shear are we talking about?
>> >
>> >On Amazon search for "DEWALT D28605" as an example or "fiber cement
>> >shears"
>> >for a selection. There are both electric and pneumatic versions
>> >available...
>> >
>> OK, that's one for the manual shear type and one for the electric
>> drill type. ;-)

>I'm with you on this one! I still have no clue whether people are
>recommending the lever
>action table type or the tin snip powered type. It's a coin toss at this
>point. ;-)

Anything but a saw!

wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

>On Monday, February 6, 2017 at 10:44:26 AM UTC-6, John Grossbohlin wrote:

>> I have a Porter Cable fiber cement shear... Cutting siding with no dust
>> is
>> wonderful! The fiber cement trim still requires a diamond blade though
>> as
>> it is too thick for the shear. I don't think P-C offers that tool any
>> more
>> but there are certainly others on the market.

>Isn't it the truth? I still see guys out there with cheap miter saws, jig
>saws, circular saws and even small grinders standing in clouds of dust
>while cutting, >breathing in all the silica, and coating everything within
>a 100 feet with that abrasive dust.

>I am actually no innovator on using the shear, although I was the first one
>I know to have one. It was desperation. I sided LARGE house on three
>sides with Hardie >and used a saw for all the cuts. I had to power wash
>patios, pay for car washes, replant delicate plants, etc. Immediately
>behind the cutting area there was a >fence, and behind the fence was the
>neighbor's really nice little garden. Well tended and very pretty, I
>killed the whole thing with the silica dust.

>I paid their gardener about a 600 bucks to dig up the top layer of soil,
>add new, then replace all her plants (garden was about 50'X8')to her specs.

>By the time I counted up all the extra expense from the dust to clean
>everything up and included the fact that no one else in that neighborhood
>wanted that done to >their house (too messy!) I went found the shear and
>have stayed with it ever since. It is useful enough that I have rented it
>to a couple of fellow contractors to use >for a couple of days at a time,
>and they always come back telling me they are going to buy their own. So
>far, no sign of that, though.

>Robert

I've had my P-C shear for about 12 years... I keep it on a short leash so it
doesn't walk off. ;~)

On 2/6/2017 9:06 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> On Mon, 6 Feb 2017 18:05:27 -0500, "John Grossbohlin"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>
>>> On Monday, February 6, 2017 at 10:44:26 AM UTC-6, John Grossbohlin wrote:
>>
>>>> I have a Porter Cable fiber cement shear... Cutting siding with no dust
>>>> is
>>>> wonderful! The fiber cement trim still requires a diamond blade though
>>>> as
>>>> it is too thick for the shear. I don't think P-C offers that tool any
>>>> more
>>>> but there are certainly others on the market.
>>
>>> Isn't it the truth? I still see guys out there with cheap miter saws, jig
>>> saws, circular saws and even small grinders standing in clouds of dust
>>> while cutting, >breathing in all the silica, and coating everything within
>>> a 100 feet with that abrasive dust.
>>
>>> I am actually no innovator on using the shear, although I was the first one
>>> I know to have one. It was desperation. I sided LARGE house on three
>>> sides with Hardie >and used a saw for all the cuts. I had to power wash
>>> patios, pay for car washes, replant delicate plants, etc. Immediately
>>> behind the cutting area there was a >fence, and behind the fence was the
>>> neighbor's really nice little garden. Well tended and very pretty, I
>>> killed the whole thing with the silica dust.
>>
>>> I paid their gardener about a 600 bucks to dig up the top layer of soil,
>>> add new, then replace all her plants (garden was about 50'X8')to her specs.
>>
>>> By the time I counted up all the extra expense from the dust to clean
>>> everything up and included the fact that no one else in that neighborhood
>>> wanted that done to >their house (too messy!) I went found the shear and
>>> have stayed with it ever since. It is useful enough that I have rented it
>>> to a couple of fellow contractors to use >for a couple of days at a time,
>>> and they always come back telling me they are going to buy their own. So
>>> far, no sign of that, though.
>>
>>> Robert
>>
>> I've had my P-C shear for about 12 years... I keep it on a short leash so it
>> doesn't walk off. ;~)
>
> I have to reside one side of my house this summer and some other
> repair work. What short of shear are we talking about?
>
> Something like this?
> <https://www.amazon.com/PacTool-International-SS424-Backerboard-Shear/dp/B000807GPO/ref=sr_1_3?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1486436501&sr=1-3&keywords=hardie+shears>

Yes, the electric one.

On Mon, 6 Feb 2017 22:22:41 -0500, woodchucker <[email protected]>
wrote:

>On 2/6/2017 10:20 PM, woodchucker wrote:
>> On 2/6/2017 10:06 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>>> On Mon, 6 Feb 2017 18:05:27 -0500, "John Grossbohlin"
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> wrote in message
>>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>>
>>>>> On Monday, February 6, 2017 at 10:44:26 AM UTC-6, John Grossbohlin
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> I have a Porter Cable fiber cement shear... Cutting siding with no
>>>>>> dust
>>>>>> is
>>>>>> wonderful! The fiber cement trim still requires a diamond blade
>>>>>> though
>>>>>> as
>>>>>> it is too thick for the shear. I don't think P-C offers that tool any
>>>>>> more
>>>>>> but there are certainly others on the market.
>>>>
>>>>> Isn't it the truth? I still see guys out there with cheap miter
>>>>> saws, jig
>>>>> saws, circular saws and even small grinders standing in clouds of dust
>>>>> while cutting, >breathing in all the silica, and coating everything
>>>>> within
>>>>> a 100 feet with that abrasive dust.
>>>>
>>>>> I am actually no innovator on using the shear, although I was the
>>>>> first one
>>>>> I know to have one. It was desperation. I sided LARGE house on three
>>>>> sides with Hardie >and used a saw for all the cuts. I had to power
>>>>> wash
>>>>> patios, pay for car washes, replant delicate plants, etc. Immediately
>>>>> behind the cutting area there was a >fence, and behind the fence was
>>>>> the
>>>>> neighbor's really nice little garden. Well tended and very pretty, I
>>>>> killed the whole thing with the silica dust.
>>>>
>>>>> I paid their gardener about a 600 bucks to dig up the top layer of
>>>>> soil,
>>>>> add new, then replace all her plants (garden was about 50'X8')to her
>>>>> specs.
>>>>
>>>>> By the time I counted up all the extra expense from the dust to clean
>>>>> everything up and included the fact that no one else in that
>>>>> neighborhood
>>>>> wanted that done to >their house (too messy!) I went found the shear
>>>>> and
>>>>> have stayed with it ever since. It is useful enough that I have
>>>>> rented it
>>>>> to a couple of fellow contractors to use >for a couple of days at a
>>>>> time,
>>>>> and they always come back telling me they are going to buy their
>>>>> own. So
>>>>> far, no sign of that, though.
>>>>
>>>>> Robert
>>>>
>>>> I've had my P-C shear for about 12 years... I keep it on a short
>>>> leash so it
>>>> doesn't walk off. ;~)
>>>
>>> I have to reside one side of my house this summer and some other
>>> repair work. What short of shear are we talking about?
>>>
>>> Something like this?
>>> <https://www.amazon.com/PacTool-International-SS424-Backerboard-Shear/dp/B000807GPO/ref=sr_1_3?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1486436501&sr=1-3&keywords=hardie+shears>
>>>
>>>
>>> Or this:
>>> <https://www.amazon.com/Bullet-Tools-Sharpshooter-Laminate-Flooring/dp/B00W9T4TU2/ref=sr_1_13?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1486436501&sr=1-13&keywords=hardie+shears>
>>>
>>>
>> Definetly not the laminate flooring unit.
>>
>> More like (this is the small one)
>> https://www.amazon.com/Bullet-Tools-Siding-Cutter-fiber-cement/dp/B008EX4RNQ/ref=sr_1_12?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1486437564&sr=1-12&keywords=hardie+shears
>>
>>
>I take that back, the laminate flooring, is just a smaller model.

Thanks! My siding is the Hardie-plank variety, so the smaller one
would work. OTOH, if I have to do other sides, the larger one would
be needed for gables.

On Monday, February 6, 2017 at 10:22:56 PM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:

>=20
> I'm with you on this one! I still have no clue whether people are recomme=
nding the lever=20
> action table type or the tin snip powered type. It's a coin toss at this =
point. ;-)

This is the one I am talking about, and it is the same as the model/maker J=
ohn G. is referencing:

https://www.amazon.com/PORTER-CABLE-6605-Fiber-Cement-Shear/dp/B00006J6QA/r=
ef=3Dcm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=3DUTF8

John, you are right, our PC branded models are no more. I guess they sold =
the machine manufacturing rights for that exact model to DeWalt, as the lin=
k above gives a hot link with the note that "there is a newer model of this=
item" and sends you from a PC machine to a DeWalt. It sends you here:

https://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-D28605-16-Inch-Variable-Cement/dp/B000H2QPFA/=
ref=3Ddp_ob_title_hi

I would personally recommend this DeWalt shear as the learning curve is sho=
rt, namely, keeping the whole shoe resting on the material when cutting as =
lifting the handle will break and chip the siding. It has a variable speed=
trigger that makes careful cutting and even trimming possible in some case=
s. I like the fact you can cut curves with it, and best of all you can cut=
as long a single piece as you need to get underneath gables, etc. across p=
ieces of siding. I use mine for ripping starter pieces, spacers, etc. with=
out a thought and can easily rip a piece off a 12' plank for the full lengt=
h.

Can't do any of that with the guillotine type press shear. They are for le=
ngth only.

Robert

On Monday, February 6, 2017 at 10:41:59 PM UTC-5, [email protected] wrote:
> On Mon, 6 Feb 2017 22:37:16 -0500, "John Grossbohlin"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> >
> >>On Mon, 6 Feb 2017 18:05:27 -0500, "John Grossbohlin"
> >><[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >>>I've had my P-C shear for about 12 years... I keep it on a short leash so
> >>>it
> >>>doesn't walk off. ;~)
> >
> >>I have to reside one side of my house this summer and some other
> >>repair work. What short of shear are we talking about?
> >
> >On Amazon search for "DEWALT D28605" as an example or "fiber cement shears"
> >for a selection. There are both electric and pneumatic versions available...
> >
> OK, that's one for the manual shear type and one for the electric
> drill type. ;-)

I'm with you on this one! I still have no clue whether people are recommending the lever
action table type or the tin snip powered type. It's a coin toss at this point. ;-)

On 2/7/2017 5:44 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
> On Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at 12:40:04 AM UTC-5, [email protected] wrote:
>> On Monday, February 6, 2017 at 10:22:56 PM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I'm with you on this one! I still have no clue whether people are recommending the lever
>>> action table type or the tin snip powered type. It's a coin toss at this point. ;-)
>>
>> This is the one I am talking about, and it is the same as the model/maker John G. is referencing:
>>
>> https://www.amazon.com/PORTER-CABLE-6605-Fiber-Cement-Shear/dp/B00006J6QA/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8
>>
>> John, you are right, our PC branded models are no more. I guess they sold the machine manufacturing rights for that exact model to DeWalt, as the link above gives a hot link with the note that "there is a newer model of this item" and sends you from a PC machine to a DeWalt. It sends you here:
>>
>> https://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-D28605-16-Inch-Variable-Cement/dp/B000H2QPFA/ref=dp_ob_title_hi
>>
>> I would personally recommend this DeWalt shear as the learning curve is short, namely, keeping the whole shoe resting on the material when cutting as lifting the handle will break and chip the siding. It has a variable speed trigger that makes careful cutting and even trimming possible in some cases. I like the fact you can cut curves with it, and best of all you can cut as long a single piece as you need to get underneath gables, etc. across pieces of siding. I use mine for ripping starter pieces, spacers, etc. without a thought and can easily rip a piece off a 12' plank for the full length.
>>
>> Can't do any of that with the guillotine type press shear. They are for length only.
>>
>> Robert
>
> Leon will have to paint it green. ;-)
>

Heah! LOL

On Mon, 6 Feb 2017 18:05:27 -0500, "John Grossbohlin"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>
>>On Monday, February 6, 2017 at 10:44:26 AM UTC-6, John Grossbohlin wrote:
>
>>> I have a Porter Cable fiber cement shear... Cutting siding with no dust
>>> is
>>> wonderful! The fiber cement trim still requires a diamond blade though
>>> as
>>> it is too thick for the shear. I don't think P-C offers that tool any
>>> more
>>> but there are certainly others on the market.
>
>>Isn't it the truth? I still see guys out there with cheap miter saws, jig
>>saws, circular saws and even small grinders standing in clouds of dust
>>while cutting, >breathing in all the silica, and coating everything within
>>a 100 feet with that abrasive dust.
>
>>I am actually no innovator on using the shear, although I was the first one
>>I know to have one. It was desperation. I sided LARGE house on three
>>sides with Hardie >and used a saw for all the cuts. I had to power wash
>>patios, pay for car washes, replant delicate plants, etc. Immediately
>>behind the cutting area there was a >fence, and behind the fence was the
>>neighbor's really nice little garden. Well tended and very pretty, I
>>killed the whole thing with the silica dust.
>
>>I paid their gardener about a 600 bucks to dig up the top layer of soil,
>>add new, then replace all her plants (garden was about 50'X8')to her specs.
>
>>By the time I counted up all the extra expense from the dust to clean
>>everything up and included the fact that no one else in that neighborhood
>>wanted that done to >their house (too messy!) I went found the shear and
>>have stayed with it ever since. It is useful enough that I have rented it
>>to a couple of fellow contractors to use >for a couple of days at a time,
>>and they always come back telling me they are going to buy their own. So
>>far, no sign of that, though.
>
>>Robert
>
>I've had my P-C shear for about 12 years... I keep it on a short leash so it
>doesn't walk off. ;~)

I have to reside one side of my house this summer and some other
repair work. What short of shear are we talking about?

Something like this?
<https://www.amazon.com/PacTool-International-SS424-Backerboard-Shear/dp/B000807GPO/ref=sr_1_3?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1486436501&sr=1-3&keywords=hardie+shears>

Or this:
<https://www.amazon.com/Bullet-Tools-Sharpshooter-Laminate-Flooring/dp/B00W9T4TU2/ref=sr_1_13?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1486436501&sr=1-13&keywords=hardie+shears>

On 2/6/2017 10:20 PM, woodchucker wrote:
> On 2/6/2017 10:06 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>> On Mon, 6 Feb 2017 18:05:27 -0500, "John Grossbohlin"
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> wrote in message
>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>
>>>> On Monday, February 6, 2017 at 10:44:26 AM UTC-6, John Grossbohlin
>>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> I have a Porter Cable fiber cement shear... Cutting siding with no
>>>>> dust
>>>>> is
>>>>> wonderful! The fiber cement trim still requires a diamond blade
>>>>> though
>>>>> as
>>>>> it is too thick for the shear. I don't think P-C offers that tool any
>>>>> more
>>>>> but there are certainly others on the market.
>>>
>>>> Isn't it the truth? I still see guys out there with cheap miter
>>>> saws, jig
>>>> saws, circular saws and even small grinders standing in clouds of dust
>>>> while cutting, >breathing in all the silica, and coating everything
>>>> within
>>>> a 100 feet with that abrasive dust.
>>>
>>>> I am actually no innovator on using the shear, although I was the
>>>> first one
>>>> I know to have one. It was desperation. I sided LARGE house on three
>>>> sides with Hardie >and used a saw for all the cuts. I had to power
>>>> wash
>>>> patios, pay for car washes, replant delicate plants, etc. Immediately
>>>> behind the cutting area there was a >fence, and behind the fence was
>>>> the
>>>> neighbor's really nice little garden. Well tended and very pretty, I
>>>> killed the whole thing with the silica dust.
>>>
>>>> I paid their gardener about a 600 bucks to dig up the top layer of
>>>> soil,
>>>> add new, then replace all her plants (garden was about 50'X8')to her
>>>> specs.
>>>
>>>> By the time I counted up all the extra expense from the dust to clean
>>>> everything up and included the fact that no one else in that
>>>> neighborhood
>>>> wanted that done to >their house (too messy!) I went found the shear
>>>> and
>>>> have stayed with it ever since. It is useful enough that I have
>>>> rented it
>>>> to a couple of fellow contractors to use >for a couple of days at a
>>>> time,
>>>> and they always come back telling me they are going to buy their
>>>> own. So
>>>> far, no sign of that, though.
>>>
>>>> Robert
>>>
>>> I've had my P-C shear for about 12 years... I keep it on a short
>>> leash so it
>>> doesn't walk off. ;~)
>>
>> I have to reside one side of my house this summer and some other
>> repair work. What short of shear are we talking about?
>>
>> Something like this?
>> <https://www.amazon.com/PacTool-International-SS424-Backerboard-Shear/dp/B000807GPO/ref=sr_1_3?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1486436501&sr=1-3&keywords=hardie+shears>
>>
>>
>> Or this:
>> <https://www.amazon.com/Bullet-Tools-Sharpshooter-Laminate-Flooring/dp/B00W9T4TU2/ref=sr_1_13?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1486436501&sr=1-13&keywords=hardie+shears>
>>
>>
> Definetly not the laminate flooring unit.
>
> More like (this is the small one)
> https://www.amazon.com/Bullet-Tools-Siding-Cutter-fiber-cement/dp/B008EX4RNQ/ref=sr_1_12?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1486437564&sr=1-12&keywords=hardie+shears
>
>
I take that back, the laminate flooring, is just a smaller model.

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On 2/6/2017 10:06 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> On Mon, 6 Feb 2017 18:05:27 -0500, "John Grossbohlin"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>
>>> On Monday, February 6, 2017 at 10:44:26 AM UTC-6, John Grossbohlin wrote:
>>
>>>> I have a Porter Cable fiber cement shear... Cutting siding with no dust
>>>> is
>>>> wonderful! The fiber cement trim still requires a diamond blade though
>>>> as
>>>> it is too thick for the shear. I don't think P-C offers that tool any
>>>> more
>>>> but there are certainly others on the market.
>>
>>> Isn't it the truth? I still see guys out there with cheap miter saws, jig
>>> saws, circular saws and even small grinders standing in clouds of dust
>>> while cutting, >breathing in all the silica, and coating everything within
>>> a 100 feet with that abrasive dust.
>>
>>> I am actually no innovator on using the shear, although I was the first one
>>> I know to have one. It was desperation. I sided LARGE house on three
>>> sides with Hardie >and used a saw for all the cuts. I had to power wash
>>> patios, pay for car washes, replant delicate plants, etc. Immediately
>>> behind the cutting area there was a >fence, and behind the fence was the
>>> neighbor's really nice little garden. Well tended and very pretty, I
>>> killed the whole thing with the silica dust.
>>
>>> I paid their gardener about a 600 bucks to dig up the top layer of soil,
>>> add new, then replace all her plants (garden was about 50'X8')to her specs.
>>
>>> By the time I counted up all the extra expense from the dust to clean
>>> everything up and included the fact that no one else in that neighborhood
>>> wanted that done to >their house (too messy!) I went found the shear and
>>> have stayed with it ever since. It is useful enough that I have rented it
>>> to a couple of fellow contractors to use >for a couple of days at a time,
>>> and they always come back telling me they are going to buy their own. So
>>> far, no sign of that, though.
>>
>>> Robert
>>
>> I've had my P-C shear for about 12 years... I keep it on a short leash so it
>> doesn't walk off. ;~)
>
> I have to reside one side of my house this summer and some other
> repair work. What short of shear are we talking about?
>
> Something like this?
> <https://www.amazon.com/PacTool-International-SS424-Backerboard-Shear/dp/B000807GPO/ref=sr_1_3?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1486436501&sr=1-3&keywords=hardie+shears>
>
> Or this:
> <https://www.amazon.com/Bullet-Tools-Sharpshooter-Laminate-Flooring/dp/B00W9T4TU2/ref=sr_1_13?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1486436501&sr=1-13&keywords=hardie+shears>
>
Definetly not the laminate flooring unit.

More like (this is the small one)
https://www.amazon.com/Bullet-Tools-Siding-Cutter-fiber-cement/dp/B008EX4RNQ/ref=sr_1_12?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1486437564&sr=1-12&keywords=hardie+shears

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wrote in message news:[email protected]...

>On Mon, 6 Feb 2017 18:05:27 -0500, "John Grossbohlin"
><[email protected]> wrote:

>>I've had my P-C shear for about 12 years... I keep it on a short leash so
>>it
>>doesn't walk off. ;~)

>I have to reside one side of my house this summer and some other
>repair work. What short of shear are we talking about?

On Amazon search for "DEWALT D28605" as an example or "fiber cement shears"
for a selection. There are both electric and pneumatic versions available...

On 2/6/17 10:22 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
> On Monday, February 6, 2017 at 10:41:59 PM UTC-5, [email protected] wrote:
>> On Mon, 6 Feb 2017 22:37:16 -0500, "John Grossbohlin"
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 6 Feb 2017 18:05:27 -0500, "John Grossbohlin"
>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> I've had my P-C shear for about 12 years... I keep it on a short leash so
>>>>> it
>>>>> doesn't walk off. ;~)
>>>
>>>> I have to reside one side of my house this summer and some other
>>>> repair work. What short of shear are we talking about?
>>>
>>> On Amazon search for "DEWALT D28605" as an example or "fiber cement shears"
>>> for a selection. There are both electric and pneumatic versions available...
>>>
>> OK, that's one for the manual shear type and one for the electric
>> drill type. ;-)
>
> I'm with you on this one! I still have no clue whether people are recommending the lever
> action table type or the tin snip powered type. It's a coin toss at this point. ;-)
>

I know guys who score and snap that stuff. Talk about old school!
From the mason's book.


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