Floorboard Cutting - what a chore!

[sythai]

Anybody tried the Makita 10.8V HS300D for cutting floorboards? I had a quick look at one at the tool show at Kempton Park on Friday. The blade is only 85mm diameter but it will cut 25.5mm depth, so enough for floorboards. One advantage, if the boards are on show, appears to be the very narrow blade used, so no great gaps when the boards are replaced. Also, it looks like it would be good for confined spaces.

Makita HS300DWE 10.8V li-ion 85mm Circular Saw (2 Batteries) (HS-300-DWE)

Like the look out that little one, any excuse to buy some more 10.8v Makita toys.... just treated myself to the little radio. See they do a reciprocating saw also now.

 

[Rauer]

Not this thread again!

 

[Geordie Spark]

Not this thread again!

Don't take it too seriously ...... it's just to get us a bit closer to the 3000 club innit.

 

[Strima]

I asked how old the guy was and he said about mid thirties so I presume he must be a Electrical Trainee!

That's how its taught on the courses now, how outdated are you??? :lol:

 

[Top Cat]

That's how its taught on the courses now, how outdated are you??? :lol:

Very outdated, still got my brace and bit and rawlplug jumper!:smug:

 

[cogsey133]

Very outdated, still got my brace and bit and rawlplug jumper!:smug:

geez never used one of these in years....lol

 

[Rauer]

Don't take it too seriously ...... it's just to get us a bit closer to the 3000 club innit.

That's 2for me now!

 

[richy3333]

Was speaking to a plumber the other day. He said he was working on a house and an "electrician" was working upstairs. He heard so much banging that he went to investigate. He found the guy was trying to get up chipboard flooring with just a hammer and bolster! He offered him his circular saw but he said oh i have never used one of those before!

I asked how old the guy was and he said about mid thirties so I presume he must be a Electrical Trainee!

Mind you he told the plumber he was NICEIC registered!

Don't get me started!

Meooow, some of us NICEIC club members have used circular saws you know. The NICEIC run a 26 week course on using one, along with all the other inane courses they offer. You get a CSE qualification at the end of the course (CSE = Circular Saw Expert)

 

[Rauer]

I'm a circular saw expert ! I have scribed skirting boards with a circular in the past........ Yeeeeeehaaaaaa

 

[amlu]

got a basic £40 clarke multicutter in machine mart, blades are not that bad 40-50 floorboards comfortably, be carefull not to hit nails.

 

[ExArmy]

I use my multitool, dead easy. blades are expensive but for the time it saves i reckon it's worth it
I was working for a firm doing council houses, and we were told to use a hammer and bolster and smash them through and call the joiners in afterwards!

 

[Geordie Spark]

I use my multitool, dead easy. blades are expensive but for the time it saves i reckon it's worth it
I was working for a firm doing council houses, and we were told to use a hammer and bolster and smash them through and call the joiners in afterwards!

I've seen that done & the bloke who did it was a time-served cabinet maker. mg_smile:

 

[edexlab]

I went to a job last week and the customer had an old tool which pulled floorboard nails up with ease , it had a long handle which was like a slide hammer and at the other end a pincer with a curved short handle ,you positioned the open pincer jaws over the nail whack the sliding part of the handle down which sank the pincer into the wood slightly, then you used the long handle as a lever against the short curved handle which is pressed against the floorboard and out comes the nail .
The bloke wouldn't sell it so I've asked him to leave it to me in his will!
Has anyone ever seen one of these ?

 

[edexlab]

just googled it as I never thought such an old tool would still be made, but Faithfull do one in various sizes upto around £41.00

 

[Geordie Spark]

I went to a job last week and the customer had an old tool which pulled floorboard nails up with ease , it had a long handle which was like a slide hammer and at the other end a pincer with a curved short handle ,you positioned the open pincer jaws over the nail whack the sliding part of the handle down which sank the pincer into the wood slightly, then you used the long handle as a lever against the short curved handle which is pressed against the floorboard and out comes the nail .
The bloke wouldn't sell it so I've asked him to leave it to me in his will!
Has anyone ever seen one of these ?

Bahco make - or made - them.