Cutting firebrick with skill saw. 39 out of 5 stars 95. As you use your left hand to guide the blade use your right hand to press down on the saw and apply downward pressure to the brick. Measure and mark out the cut lines before you start cutting. Saw along the top line 1 2 inch 13 cm deep.
Soak it for a minute first helps with dust. Milwaukee 2830 20 circular saw rear handle 7 14 by milwaukee. I saved 240 by cutting these high temperature grade 28 insulating blocks myself for an electric foundry i. Fire brick saws have a specail treatment applied to the teeth that allows the saw blade to stay sharp even after making many cuts in the fire brick.
I was at the brickyard last friday the guy told me he uses a skill saw with somekind of diamond type blade looked like an abrasive type saw blade 7 14 inch. Diamond saw blades for cutting refractory brick and firebricks austsaw firebrick cutting blades circular saw blades for metal cutting saw blades at learn how to cut fire brick for your next masonry project can firebrick be sawncut. A wetsaw can also be used. What do you guys use.
This must have been discussed before but can a guy cut hard fire brick with a skill saw using a masonry blade for a circular saw lots of waterman the more i look into this the higher the price goes. Posted 6 years ago. How to cut insulating fire bricks easily and safely with an ordinary electric mitre saw. Im only gonna need to cut 6 maybe 8 bricks.
Cutting fire brick. Ive got a 10 inch chopsaw figure if the 7 14 was 28 a 10 inch blade is gonna run 50. Start by setting the saw blade to a depth of 1 2 inch 13 cm. Now turn on the saw and cut along the penciled line on top of the brick.
Since firebrick is brittle you dont need to cut all the way through. Cutting concrete with a circular saw duration. A cold chisel can be used score each corner then each face then a sharp strike but ti will never be clean or accurate as a saw cut. How to cut bricks with a circular saw skil saw dry cut pavers.
Brick cutting saw fire brick saw carbide processors fire brick saw blades make smooth cuts in fire brick 3 ways to cut fire bricks wikihow how to cut fire bricks. Leegol electric 7 inch wet tile saw portable wet cutting porcelain tile cutter table saw with water system. To make straight cuts try your hand at cutting the brick with a hammer and chisel. Cutting fire bricks yourself can save a lot of money but it does take some time dedicated effort and a bit of skill.
Normal firebrick is easy to cut with a masonry blade on a skil saw.