cutting concrete blocks

Apr 12, 2005 4 Replies
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Hi all The brickie comes tomorrow to start building my extension.It needs 700



18x8x4 7 N blocks.He told me he would need several half blocks cut.Out with the diamond blade Stihl saw on with the water system--help!! the marking lines obscured/washed off by concrete gunk. Is there a jig I can buy or do I have to bodge something up I was thinking made of 2x2-yup Im an old imperialist its much superior to simple metric
3/4-1/2-1/4-1/8-1/18-1/32-1/64-et al.

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4 inch Bolster and lump hammer do the job just fine.

put block on FLAT, CLEAN surface, score a line, wack a line with a couple of wacks on the bolster at each end, then a couple more with harder wacks - it shoule be throught by now.

The the under surface is not flat & clean it will effect where the cut goes.

Rick

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In article , tom patton writes

Use the force Luke . . . . I dunno, lines, jigs, pah!

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If they're concrete (not aerated), then a block guillotine is a much nicer way to cut them. You can hire these (about £12/day last time) from most tool hire places.

If they're aerated, a hand saw is the best way.

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