Rigid Fiber Cement Siding Saw

The ridgid r3400 fuego 5 fiber cement saw is yet another contender to solve the dilemma of cutting these hard materials.

Rigid fiber cement siding saw.

Ridgid r3400 fuego 5 inch fiber cement saw is best in industry for cutting hardieplank hardiebacker fiberock and durock boards. Ridgid introduces the 15 amp thrucool 7 1 4 in. Over the last 6 months we ve been testing the ridgid 5 fiber cement saw with airguard technology on a commercial building project. Here it s being used to gang cut hardieplank lap siding.

Skilsaw spt67fmd 22 7 1 4 in. Hardieplank hardiebacker fiberock durock. Using a cost per square foot metric it s less than a penny per square foot. Exclusive ridgid 10 in.

Pro jobsite table saw with stand and 18 volt cordless drill driver kit with 1 2 0 ah battery charger tool bag model r4514 r8600521k 546. Cmt p07010 itk plus saw blade for fiber cement 7 1 4 x 10 teeth tcg with 5 8 inch bore. Worm drive saw has upgraded to a thrucool motor to optimize performance. Even if you do invest in higher end tools the total cost per job is low.

I normally use a wormdrive so it took me about a day to get used to the blade right configuration of this machine. This saw is supposed to be able to be used out of the box for cutting the following or similar type products. There are many cost effective circular saw and vacuum options that meet table 1 requirements for cutting fiber cement. Ridgid r3400 fiber cement saw the saw takes a 5 inch blade and has a fixed depth of cut of 13 16 inches.

Slate granite marble tile and ceramic. The view to the blade is unobstructed making it easy to see your cut line. Thrucool motor technology allows air to flow through the center of the motor and out the sides for more efficient cooling. But to gang cut you have to slow down a little.

The saw comes with a six tooth fiber cement blade and cuts single pieces of siding like butter. This cement saw features the airguard technology dust collecting system that captures up to 90 percent of hardie board dust and it s up to 95 percent efficient on other materials. The project including installing roughly 10 000 sq. Sidewinder circular saw for fiber cement.

Ridgid model r3401 5 fiber cement saw with airguard technology. Feet of fiber cement panel siding.