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07-28-2008, 12:48 PM
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Circular Saw, Cutting Pavers
Lately my circular saw seems to have less power than it used to when cutting pavers. It's a 7" Milwaukee. It's only 3 years old! Any advice? Is it just burning out?
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07-28-2008, 10:18 PM
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Re: Circular Saw, Cutting Pavers
3 years!!??? I think you got your $$$$ out of it.
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07-28-2008, 10:20 PM
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Re: Circular Saw, Cutting Pavers
If it's not a worm drive, get one...or get a gas powered demo saw. I go through about 1 a year.
 $$$$$ So far the best lived one has been a Multiquip, I will buy another Multiquip when this one finally dies. Pretty soon I think.
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07-29-2008, 12:05 AM
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Re: Circular Saw, Cutting Pavers
Buy a real Brick saw I have a MK and it works great. I lost a bid last month for a 3200 sq ft paver driveway to a guy that showed up with a Skilsaw and rented plate compactor that is the size I use to go back over the driveway. Was wondering how he could bid it for less than what it cost me to have done correctly.
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07-29-2008, 10:36 AM
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Re: Circular Saw, Cutting Pavers
I guess I always got a lot of mileage out of my tools...3 years seems short-lived to me
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07-29-2008, 11:27 AM
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Re: Circular Saw, Cutting Pavers
That is hard work cutting pavers with a skillsaw. When I have to do that, I just score them a 1/4" a break them with a chisel, but if I have more than 10 or so I break out the 14" saw.
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07-29-2008, 12:36 PM
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Re: Circular Saw, Cutting Pavers
Do you guys cut the pavers in place around the borders, or mark them, remove, and cut separately? I do the former, hence the 7" saw. Much handier I think.
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07-29-2008, 12:43 PM
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Re: Circular Saw, Cutting Pavers
If doing it in place, I use a 12" gas portasaw.
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07-29-2008, 04:42 PM
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Re: Circular Saw, Cutting Pavers
I'll have to look into purchasing one of those babies...
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07-29-2008, 06:40 PM
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Re: Circular Saw, Cutting Pavers
I used to work for a mason, he had the gas saw (many of them stolen from him), but he used a heavy duty angle grinder (think it was Milwaukee) a lot to cut stuff (the way Tscarborough was saying, score and chisel), worked great.
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07-29-2008, 09:00 PM
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Re: Circular Saw, Cutting Pavers
Exactly, Mickyco, and if the break leaves a nose, you use the grinder to knock it off.
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07-29-2008, 09:05 PM
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Re: Circular Saw, Cutting Pavers
That is how we have done it for Terracotta Mansard Roof angles.
 It takes a few wasted, practice cuts to get it just right, but you are given the freedom of compound, complex cuts! (Minus the guard)
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07-29-2008, 09:07 PM
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Re: Circular Saw, Cutting Pavers
Leave the guard on, just loosen it so it rotates with pressure. Don't be stupid with your life.
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07-29-2008, 09:12 PM
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Re: Circular Saw, Cutting Pavers
Agreed!
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07-29-2008, 10:08 PM
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Re: Circular Saw, Cutting Pavers
Keep the oil in your saw fresh especially when cutting masonry.
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07-29-2008, 10:16 PM
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Oil? In your saw????
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07-30-2008, 06:42 AM
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Re: Circular Saw, Cutting Pavers
THis saw uses oil.
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07-30-2008, 11:43 AM
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Re: Circular Saw, Cutting Pavers
Does my Milwaukee circular saw use oil????
Seeing that some power is seemingly lost, is it just time for a new one? Or can something be done to restore power? |
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07-30-2008, 11:51 AM
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Re: Circular Saw, Cutting PaversQuote:
Sorry! I was not thinking of a Real Mans Saw. Just the consumer grade crap!
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07-30-2008, 12:30 PM
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Re: Circular Saw, Cutting Pavers
i agree, bite the bullet and buy a real brick saw.if you dont want to buy a new one,you can find some good buys on ebay.i bought both my brick saws there.one is a 20" the other a 14" portable.i gave 102.00 for the 20 and 300.00 for the 14.
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