Cutting Asphalt Driveway With Circular Saw

I don t have a worm drive circular saw but has a normal circular saw from makita 7 1 2.

Cutting asphalt driveway with circular saw.

A circular saw will only cut about 2 deep but luckily that was far enough in our driveway. Cutting asphalt puts a great deal of stress on the motor of a saw and a worm drive saw can better handle that additional stress than a standard circular saw. Step 6 raise the blade out of the cut slightly and squeeze the saw s trigger to allow the blade to spin at the full rpm. That said a circular saw will also do the job just fine.

Turbo diamond saw blade 5 8 in. Sweep the area you will be working clear of all debris so your saw doesn t catch on pebbles and rocks. Plug the saw in and hold the power trigger down until the blade is spinning at full speed. I was told that a worm drive circular saw could do that with a diamond blade.

I should cut a stright line on my 20 feet asphalt driveway and am wondering what would be a easy way of doing it. Make sure to wear protective eyewear a facemask and earplugs when operating the circular saw. Start by setting the blade depth of the saw to the thickness of the asphalt. 4 1 2 diamond blade tile saw blade concrete diamond blades dewalt diamond blades saw tile cut circular saw blades for ryobi.

Archer usa 16 in. Arbor model 06520 h 27 99 27 99. Whether you are fixing a pothole or removing a damaged section the steps for cutting asphalt are as follows. Turn on your circular saw and bring the blade up to full speed.

Steps for cutting asphalt. Diamond blade for asphalt cutting model lwap c16 112 95 112 95. Adjust the circular saw s cutting table by releasing the swing nut at the front and pushing down on the table so that the blade will only cut to the thickness of the asphalt.