need ideas
On the best tool to use to cut up a thick (about an inch or so) rubber stall mat. I'm thinking either circular saw or reciprocating saw. If either of these is a good idea, what type of blade?
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The saw blades will heat up ad stick. Just had a friend go through this and the best tools were a utility knife to make the initial cut (using a straight edge as a guide) and then folding that cut open a bit and finishing with a hook knife.
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I cut one for under my gun safe. I just used a utility knife. It worked well.
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Youtube agrees with NeoBlackdog. ^^^^^^^
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I used a circular saw to cut out for fender wells in a truck bed.
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If you bend it so the cut will open up most any saw/knife will do.
I you use a saw with variable speed slow it down so you won't melt the rubber and cause problems.
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The liners on pecan harvesters are hard thick rubber. I make the initial cut (actually a fast mark line) with my grinder with a cutoff blade. The I fold it at the cut and just use a sharp pocket knife to cut the rest of the way through it. Don
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I’ve used a utility knife and a metal square to keep it straight. Either a couple passes with the knife of a gold and finish cut works. Last thing you want to do is get it hot. Stuff stinks like a burnout!
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Lubing it as you go also helps if cutting with a knife.
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whatever you use make sure it has a very sharp edge. you may have to resharpen a couple of times before you finish but what others have suggested about folding the cut open and then making another cut will work. make sure your knife remains sharp.
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Hot rubber.
Couple industrious fellows near here went to recycling tires. Humm a silage chopper would a make a perfect "tire chopper"
All went good for a couple minutes then the FD had to be called.😕
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Thanks for all the suggestions guys, I'll let ya know how it all works out when I try later this week, today I'm still dealing with new faucet install and a leaky cut off valve...
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I often cut 3/4 with the band saw with a sharp blade.
Carpet cuts well on the band saw too. Fuzzy side down.
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I needed a few thick rubber washers and none of the hardware stores had anything close.I picked up a piece of a recap that a truck tire had thrown,put a hole saw bit in the drill press and started cutting the washers.Bad idea.When the hole saw blade got hot the rubber started sticking and turned into a gooey,oily mess with an aroma that you will remember a long time.
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Sawzall, low speed, coarse blade, WD-40 while you cut, lots of it. Done it with a hand held jigsaw too. A hotknife works great to remove the lugs off mudder tires, but it sucks on something like the mats.
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i will just say be careful
not one of my better days or best ideas about 25 some odd years ago I was cutting a rubber mat in the back of a full size blazer I was working on it had a roll bar in the back ( factory option )
I had my left hand on the roll bar for leverage and using my right hand to pull the knife thru the mat the knife jumped out of the rubber as I was puling way too hard, my left index finger was sliced ( it was backed by the roll bar) and took a direct hit . sliced right into my 2nd knuckle and deep . any way to shorten up the story I still do not have complete feeling in that finger . for a few years after If I did injury it while working I would not realize it until I seen blood running . over time enough feeling came back so at least I have some sensation in it .
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I would go water jet.
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Ditch-Runner yes I definitely am going to take my time and be careful. Mostly because arthritis has my hands and fingers well below 50% capabilities which is why I'm asking for suggestions, doing anything causes some pain/discomfort but I still have to get things done. Thanks for your suggestions everyone. By the way I'm using the like button to acknowledge your thoughts/ideas or the LOL if you made me chuckle.
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