Cutting Stall Mats With Circular Saw

I would never try with a circular saw and using a box cutter on more than the tiniest cut sounds like hell.

Cutting stall mats with circular saw. He said it went through like butter. The disadvantage of using a circular saw for cutting a horse stall mat is that it is difficult to create an accurate cut for stalls that are not exactly straight. With just a few to cut the normal method is to make multiple passes with a utility knife. We are using some old stall mats to make mud flaps for big rig trailers did you know a circular saw will do a decent job of cutting stall mats.

Reading forums people recommend everything from a skill saw to a electric meat cutting knife. The hard part is supporting the mat high enough to provide room for the blade to work. 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. So hubby used clamps to attached the mat to scrap plywood and cut with the circular saw.

Just go slow and have a shop vac to suck up the rubber bits. We easily cut mats in a fraction of the time it would take to use box cutters. The circular saw kept binding seizing. These blades literally cut the mat like butter compared to all other options.

I gifted him a package when the build was complete. I have about 40 horse stall mats that i need to cut to fit into an area that includes posts etc the rubber mats are 4 x6 by 1 2 and according to the specs they are made of a reinforced rubber compound. The jigsaw edges are slightly rougher than the factory edge but since stall mats are sintered ground rubber anyway you almost can t tell. I could make any cut i needed.

I occasionally spray the blade with wd40 as a lubricant. He had been cutting mats the hard way for 30 years. Had to change the blade a few times but worked slick 鸞. 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.

Whoever build our barn put nice slick concrete floors in it which means we. The time consuming part was. 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. But what really is the best method to cut stall mats.

My barn builder was in awe with how well they worked. We have a lame horse that s been assigned to a stay in a stable until it heals.