Typical Applications
- On-site cutting of fiber cement board cladding, roofing sheets, facade panels, and interior partition boards during construction and renovation work.
- Professional contractors and installers who cut large volumes of fiber cement board and need a saw blade that lasts the full job without repeated replacements.
- Building and renovation workers using hand-held circular saws, plunge saws, or mitre saws to cut fiber cement to length and shape on site.
- Also suitable for occasional on-site cutting of plasterboard and calcium silicate board when multiple board types are used in the same project.
PCD Tip Technology
- PCD stands for Polycrystalline Diamond.
- In this circular saw blade design, the complete tooth material combines Polycrystalline Diamond with a tungsten carbide substrate.
- This construction provides exceptional hardness and wear resistance specifically suited to the abrasive nature of fiber cement board, which contains cement, silica, and cellulose fibre that rapidly wears conventional carbide tips.
Key Performance Advantages
- Delivers 10–15x longer lifespan compared to standard carbide saw blades when cutting fiber cement board—dramatically reducing blade changes, cutting downtime, and total blade cost over a project, and directly improving on-site cutting efficiency.
- Produces clean, chip-free cuts on the hard, brittle surface of fiber cement board without secondary trimming or edge repair.
- Generates significantly less dust compared to cutting with a worn carbide blade, improving on-site air quality and reducing silica exposure risk.
- Consistent cut quality from first cut to last throughout the saw blade’s usable life, so the saw blade performs the same way at the end of a job as at the beginning.
- Can be resharpened multiple times, further reducing the total blade cost for contractors who cut high volumes of fiber cement board.
Problems This Circular Saw Blade Helps Solve
- Frequent and costly saw blade replacement when cutting abrasive fiber cement board with standard carbide blades on job sites.
- Chipped, cracked, or rough cut edges on fiber cement board that require extra trimming or create visible defects after installation.
- Excessive silica dust from cutting fiber cement with dull blades, raising health and site compliance concerns for operators and nearby workers.
- Interrupted workflow from stopping mid-task to change a worn saw blade, especially on projects with large quantities of fiber cement board to cut.
Application Notes
- This saw blade is designed for cutting fiber cement board with portable power tools including hand-held circular saws, plunge saws, and mitre saws on job sites.
- The TCG tooth geometry and low tooth count are matched to the hard, brittle, abrasive nature of fiber cement board, balancing cutting speed with clean edge quality.
- Always use appropriate dust control measures—wet cutting, vacuum extraction, or a suitable P2/P3 respirator—when cutting fiber cement board to limit silica dust exposure.
- Use a guide rail or straightedge when making long cuts across large fiber cement sheets for consistent accuracy.
- This saw blade also performs acceptably on plasterboard and calcium silicate board, which is useful when a job site uses multiple board types and blade changes need to be minimized.
- Resharpen through professional saw blade resharpening services to maintain the correct PCD cutting geometry and substrate integrity.
- Store the saw blade flat in a protective case during transport to prevent edge damage on job sites.
