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moily
06-29-05, 12:49 PM
I want to install stair nosing in a door opening (door has been permanently removed) that leads to a small step down. I need to cut back the ends of five or so planks (bamboo) by about three inches that run up to the step down in order to leave a clean line so that I can install the stair nosing against the line of plank ends. I'm thinking of using a circular saw (adjusting it so that I don't cut into the subfloor), but the saw's housing doesn't let me get right up to the door jamb - I'll be left with about an inch of uncut plank on either side. Any suggestions how I might finish the cut?
Carpets Done Wright
06-29-05, 04:45 PM
You need a Fein tool
Or is it Fien tool?
Do a web search.
It looks like an angle grinder. But has a saw tooth spltula, that ocilates, instead of spinning.
Or is it Fien tool?
Do a web search.
It looks like an angle grinder. But has a saw tooth spltula, that ocilates, instead of spinning.
BobDeRitter
07-01-05, 09:18 AM
Lacking a Fein tool, I make the cut with the circular saw, then finish the last unreachable parts with a reciprocating saw. You must be careful though to not let it bounce around.
duneslider
07-01-05, 03:35 PM
We just use a GOOD SHARP chisel. The fein tool costs several hundred dollars and the reciprocating saw is a gamble. You can buy an excellent chisel for thirty bucks and you'll be fine.
Good Luck
Bryan
Good Luck
Bryan
Marco1
07-02-05, 07:48 PM
Ditto the chisel! Mark your line and make you first strikes along it softly to establish the cut. Then pound away moving along the line. I like a smaller size such as a 1/2" or 3/8". More force per sq inch. Stanley costs under $15. Sometimes these guys need to remember how things were done in simple ways.....
Carpets Done Wright
07-03-05, 10:59 PM
Or score it several times with a razor knife before your wack it with a chisel.