Saw For Cutting Bamboo Flooring

It contains the capability of both a table saw and standard miter saw together.

Saw for cutting bamboo flooring.

The wood is vertical strand bamboo and the area is about 300sqft. Wear safety glasses when cutting bamboo flooring boards with a power saw. The harder types may give your saw blades a good workout but cutting them is no different from cutting other wood. Bamboo is easy to grow and is a fraction of the cost of pine oak or maple.

Strand woven bamboo requires a stronger saw blade. I installed a new bamboo floor in the hall bath looks great. The most hassle free and straightforward way to cut such a material is to use a power miter saw. Do not use a standard 10 inch compound mitre saw.

Here is a cut and paste for best results when cutting laminate flooring use a 10 inch table saw or a 10 inch slide mitre saw. Is it feasible to use a hand saw for this project. Laminate flooring is a relatively thin and soft material which makes it easier to cut than hardwoods or metal sheeting. After noticing this i went to my ridgid twelve inch sliding compound with a new eighty tooth blade.

X 84 tooth laminate saw blade d1084l at the home depot. There s nothing better than strand bamboo for high traffic areas or families with children and pets. It is a forty tooth. The circular blades of this saw are of reasonable sizes which range between 8 to 12 inches in diameter.

Though yesterday cutting on my craftsmen ten inch chop saw i noticed that my cuts were a little on the stringy side. That s why you don t need to cut the flooring outside. However you also need to consider the type of saw when cutting laminate flooring. The best tool for this is a miter saw but i only have a circular saw and a hand saw with a miter box.

Bamboo flooring is as durable as other types of hardwood flooring found in the home. The blade is not new but in good shape. Days of running back and forth to install the flooring after cutting it are bygones. The skil 3601 02 flooring saw is not just a regular laminate floor cutting saw.

Cutting horizontal or vertical bamboo flooring is quite similar to cutting other hardwoods but strand bamboo is very different.