Cutting Stall Mats With Circular Saw

Reading forums people recommend everything from a skill saw to a electric meat cutting knife.

Cutting stall mats with circular saw.

These blades literally cut the mat like butter compared to all other options. I gifted him a package when the build was complete. I m really hoping for a better answer. The circular saw kept binding seizing.

We have a lame horse that s been assigned to a stay in a stable until it heals. So hubby used clamps to attached the mat to scrap plywood and cut with the circular saw. With just a few to cut the normal method is to make multiple passes with a utility knife. He had been cutting mats the hard way for 30 years.

The trick is to have someone slightly pull the mat away from the saw as its cutting to help prevent the saw blade from getting stuck. Had to change the blade a few times but worked slick 鸞. If you need to work around support posts or perform other cutouts then you will still likely need to use a manual cutting method to finish the job. Originally written by horsepuller on 2012 05 09 11 51 am i have found that the thick 3 4 mats can best be cut using a circular saw with a carbide toothed blade placing the mat over a 2x4 makes the cutting easier.

The jigsaw edges are slightly rougher than the factory edge but since stall mats are sintered ground rubber anyway you almost can t tell. The blade jams when the mat ends kind of fall in or out along the cut but with the plywood holding the mat stiff he said it was actually easy. The hard part is supporting the mat high enough to provide room for the blade to work. I would never try with a circular saw and using a box cutter on more than the tiniest cut sounds like hell.

But what really is the best method to cut stall mats. I could make any cut i needed. We easily cut mats in a fraction of the time it would take to use box cutters. He said it went through like butter.

Just go slow and have a shop vac to suck up the rubber bits. My barn builder was in awe with how well they worked. I occasionally spray the blade with wd40 as a lubricant. We have used the circular saw as well and it works great with nice clean edge and cuts in no time.

The time consuming part was. Whoever build our barn put nice slick concrete floors in it which means we.