On Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at 5:45:09 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
> Thought you might like to see this. A fiber cement cutter. Pretty=20
> clean and no dust at all.
>=20
> http://www.toolsofthetrade.net/videos/d-cut-fiber-cement-cutter_s?utm_sou=
rce=3Dnewsletter&utm_content=3DVideo&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_campaign=3DTOTT=
_040417%20(1)&he=3Dbec4d8d422980f163c46356739c05c6eecb92632
Whoa... I wonder when that will hit the market? I looked around and couldn=
't find anyone selling it. That could be a real game changer for a couple =
of reasons. =20
First, it is almost impossible to cut prefinished siding without scratching=
the paint/finish. If you cut it face side up, the shears scratch the face=
. If you cut the siding face down, you scuff the paint by dragging it acros=
s the horses/cutting table that has bits of siding to scratch the surface. =
Sliding it in and shearing it face up takes that out of the equation.
Second, you could build a cutting stand around the stand like you do with a=
miter saw. Mark the material, run it up to the cutting reference marks, wh=
ack it off and done. Think of the speed... that aspect is huge. They say i=
t won't cut more/less than a 4/12 slope, but when thinking about it, most o=
f my retro installs are on ranch type houses of low slope somewhere in that=
area, so it would work fine. And of course, on these nasty tudor style ro=
ofs of high slopes, that would work fine.
And of course, no dust. Just a large job site trash can to catch the cutof=
fs. Sweet!
Where in the world did you find that?
On Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at 8:16:14 AM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
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> I wonder if that thing would cut laminate flooring too?
It didn't say, but many of these shears will.
=20
> I subscribe to a trades magazine, Tools of the Trade. If you want, I=20
> can forward the e-mail that I get about once a week. It has all kinds=20
> of information like this plus industry laws, etc. It's Free, IIRC I=20
> also got the snail mail version for a while.
Would love it! You have my address. Much appreciated.
> I'm thinking that any shear of this type is going to be better than a
> hand held power shear or circular saw, Less debris/dust, less damage to
> painted surface, straighter cut/accuracy, and faster. If you make a
> living doing this type work the $699.00 might pay for it self quickly
> especially given the fact that you can set it up most anywhere, no dust,
> no electricity needed. Its own built in stand would be a plus for the
> one in the video.=20
What makes this one different is the fact that you move the shear like a mi=
ter saw, in other words, the cutting head moves. The other non powered lev=
er type shears out there are not popular for siding is you have to move the=
material (what a pain in the ass) to achieve and angle cut. Can't be reli=
ably operated by one man or "cutter guy". Imagine cutting a long 5/12 for =
the face of a gable (about 22 degrees) with one guy tailing the material an=
d the other guy working the shear.
Also, these have a bad reputation (not substantiated by me!) for being unre=
liable over the long haul. Just like the shears for the laminate flooring,=
if you were doing your own home or a couple of houses, these would probabl=
y be great.
That being said, I still think if that shear can take some job site punishm=
ent, it will be a out of the park home run.
Robert
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
>
> Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:
>
> > Thought you might like to see this. A fiber cement cutter. Pretty
> > clean and no dust at all.
> >
> > http://www.toolsofthetrade.net/videos/d-cut-fiber-cement-cutter_s?utm_sour
> > ce=newsletter&utm_content=Video&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=TOTT_040417%
> > 20(1)&he=bec4d8d422980f163c46356739c05c6eecb92632
>
> Cool tool! (cleaner links):
>
> http://www.toolsofthetrade.net/videos/d-cut-fiber-cement-cutter_s
> or: https://youtu.be/M00iJ8DoWzY
Note that similar tools without the angle adjustment are available on
Amazon right now in the same general price range (look for "Bullet Tools
Shear"--they have several models).
Also, it's hard to run the price of a hand-held power shear up to 600
bucks.
On 4/5/2017 2:09 AM, [email protected] wrote:
> On Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at 5:45:09 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
>> Thought you might like to see this. A fiber cement cutter. Pretty
>> clean and no dust at all.
>>
>> http://www.toolsofthetrade.net/videos/d-cut-fiber-cement-cutter_s?utm_source=newsletter&utm_content=Video&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=TOTT_040417%20(1)&he=bec4d8d422980f163c46356739c05c6eecb92632
>
>>
> Whoa... I wonder when that will hit the market? I looked around and
> couldn't find anyone selling it. That could be a real game changer
> for a couple of reasons.
The Asian guy said June maybe July IIRC.
>
> First, it is almost impossible to cut prefinished siding without
> scratching the paint/finish. If you cut it face side up, the shears
> scratch the face. If you cut the siding face down, you scuff the
> paint by dragging it across the horses/cutting table that has bits of
> siding to scratch the surface. Sliding it in and shearing it face up
> takes that out of the equation.
>
> Second, you could build a cutting stand around the stand like you do
> with a miter saw. Mark the material, run it up to the cutting
> reference marks, whack it off and done. Think of the speed... that
> aspect is huge. They say it won't cut more/less than a 4/12 slope,
> but when thinking about it, most of my retro installs are on ranch
> type houses of low slope somewhere in that area, so it would work
> fine. And of course, on these nasty tudor style roofs of high
> slopes, that would work fine.
>
> And of course, no dust. Just a large job site trash can to catch the
> cutoffs. Sweet!
I wonder if that thing would cut laminate flooring too?
>
> Where in the world did you find that?
>
I subscribe to a trades magazine, Tools of the Trade. If you want, I
can forward the e-mail that I get about once a week. It has all kinds
of information like this plus industry laws, etc. It's Free, IIRC I
also got the snail mail version for a while.
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:
> Thought you might like to see this. A fiber cement cutter. Pretty
> clean and no dust at all.
>
> http://www.toolsofthetrade.net/videos/d-cut-fiber-cement-cutter_s?utm_sour
> ce=newsletter&utm_content=Video&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=TOTT_040417%
> 20(1)&he=bec4d8d422980f163c46356739c05c6eecb92632
Cool tool! (cleaner links):
http://www.toolsofthetrade.net/videos/d-cut-fiber-cement-cutter_s
or: https://youtu.be/M00iJ8DoWzY
On Wed, 5 Apr 2017 13:53:22 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:
>On 4/5/2017 6:58 AM, J. Clarke wrote:
>> In article <[email protected]>,
>> [email protected] says...
>>>
>>> Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thought you might like to see this. A fiber cement cutter. Pretty
>>>> clean and no dust at all.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.toolsofthetrade.net/videos/d-cut-fiber-cement-cutter_s?utm_sour
>>>> ce=newsletter&utm_content=Video&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=TOTT_040417%
>>>> 20(1)&he=bec4d8d422980f163c46356739c05c6eecb92632
>>>
>>> Cool tool! (cleaner links):
>>>
>>> http://www.toolsofthetrade.net/videos/d-cut-fiber-cement-cutter_s
>>> or: https://youtu.be/M00iJ8DoWzY
>>
>> Note that similar tools without the angle adjustment are available on
>> Amazon right now in the same general price range (look for "Bullet Tools
>> Shear"--they have several models).
>>
>> Also, it's hard to run the price of a hand-held power shear up to 600
>> bucks.
>>
>
>I'm thinking that any shear of this type is going to be better than a
>hand held power shear or circular saw, Less debris/dust, less damage to
>painted surface, straighter cut/accuracy, and faster. If you make a
>living doing this type work the $699.00 might pay for it self quickly
>especially given the fact that you can set it up most anywhere, no dust,
>no electricity needed. Its own built in stand would be a plus for the
>one in the video.
Particularly the miter setup. I've done some siding on a house with a
4:12 pitch roof and it wasn't easy making the cuts.
On 4/5/2017 6:58 AM, J. Clarke wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> [email protected] says...
>>
>> Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:
>>
>>> Thought you might like to see this. A fiber cement cutter. Pretty
>>> clean and no dust at all.
>>>
>>> http://www.toolsofthetrade.net/videos/d-cut-fiber-cement-cutter_s?utm_sour
>>> ce=newsletter&utm_content=Video&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=TOTT_040417%
>>> 20(1)&he=bec4d8d422980f163c46356739c05c6eecb92632
>>
>> Cool tool! (cleaner links):
>>
>> http://www.toolsofthetrade.net/videos/d-cut-fiber-cement-cutter_s
>> or: https://youtu.be/M00iJ8DoWzY
>
> Note that similar tools without the angle adjustment are available on
> Amazon right now in the same general price range (look for "Bullet Tools
> Shear"--they have several models).
>
> Also, it's hard to run the price of a hand-held power shear up to 600
> bucks.
>
I'm thinking that any shear of this type is going to be better than a
hand held power shear or circular saw, Less debris/dust, less damage to
painted surface, straighter cut/accuracy, and faster. If you make a
living doing this type work the $699.00 might pay for it self quickly
especially given the fact that you can set it up most anywhere, no dust,
no electricity needed. Its own built in stand would be a plus for the
one in the video.