[GBlist] Re: hardiplank cutting

["Bruno M." <brunom1@yucom.be>]

At 09:37 27/02/2002 -0600, Steven Shepard wrote:
>I know I have ruined a skill saw on Hardi and it blows dust everywhere.
>Makes a mess - wear a dust mask.  Even so,  it holds up better in our
>climate than anything else available.
>
>SBT Designs
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Wrong tools Steven!
In Europe we don't have "hardiplank or chemplank", we even do not
use much siding in total ( brick houses don't need it);
but I know the kind of material, I ones helpt someone out with it.
It is not made of wood or wood fiber, it is mainly cement, so a more 
stone-like product,
Thus you need a cutting disk for stone or a diamond disk instead of a 
skill-circle-saw.
OK they are also very "dusty" ; but ...
There are other ways of shortening your sidings, you do not "need" the disks.
You can carve and break them just like wallboard,
or cut them with special tools (pneumatically)

Cedar-shingles on the other hand, have different advantages and dis-advantages;
Most are recently stated on this list, but I can ad one more...
If you use cedar-shingles for roof covering the first 4 years you are not
in the possibility to use your rainwater for bad or wash machine because
it will be stained by cedar juice.
After that its just beautiful en last a life time, in our climate.

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