Fireball Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 I posted this in my beginner questions topic but I think it might serve better as its own topic. I recently built a house and ended up with quite a few boxes of vinyl click together flooring left over. It’s the life proof stuff from Home Depot with the underlayment already attached. I don’t know if that padding lubricated the blade well, but it cut like a hot knife through butter. I used one blade on the picture below. The piece never needed to be sanded before or after, no staining/painting, and the the edges don’t look to bad. Let me know what you think, or if I’m missing something obviously wrong. It’s 3$ a sqft, but not needing to prep or finish might be worth it? Scrolling Steve, lawson56, Sam777 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 I have a few boxes of leftover from re-flooring my house.. I did cut some on my saw for some custom shaped pieces I needed.. I do know it really dulls a chop saw blade quite fast.. but I didn't cut enough on the scroll saw to really know how it was for those blades.. Did learn after my dull chop saw blade that if I scored it with a box cutter type knife you could snap it.. much like drywall board.. I may have to dig out some of those and see how it goes.. if good cutting.. one could hook up with a flooring installer for cut offs etc.. to probably supply more than they'd need.. Fireball 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustLarry Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 Very good work. Really like the pattern. Larry Fireball 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 At $3 sq ft one can buy it. Not that expensive. Free is better tho. Nice cutting and patterns. Fireball 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneG Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 6 hours ago, Fireball said: I posted this in my beginner questions topic but I think it might serve better as its own topic. I recently built a house and ended up with quite a few boxes of vinyl click together flooring left over. It’s the life proof stuff from Home Depot with the underlayment already attached. I don’t know if that padding lubricated the blade well, but it cut like a hot knife through butter. I used one blade on the picture below. The piece never needed to be sanded before or after, no staining/painting, and the the edges don’t look to bad. Let me know what you think, or if I’m missing something obviously wrong. It’s 3$ a sqft, but not needing to prep or finish might be worth it? Neat, I have something similar, will have to try it. In the mean things I will look out for such in the free areas.... Fireball 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 I have never tryed it.Looks and sound Great!Awesome job I have used Blades from old Ceiling Fans,done a good job with them. Fireball 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhudson Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 Given that your working with a composite materiel, I'd be very cautious with the dust. Heaven only knows what alls in that stuff. It's the same with pallet wood. No idea what's been on that but I don't think I want to breath it. Just my 2 ¢. stoney and Fireball 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 On 1/22/2018 at 6:40 PM, Fireball said: I posted this in my beginner questions topic but I think it might serve better as its own topic. I recently built a house and ended up with quite a few boxes of vinyl click together flooring left over. It’s the life proof stuff from Home Depot with the underlayment already attached. I don’t know if that padding lubricated the blade well, but it cut like a hot knife through butter. I used one blade on the picture below. The piece never needed to be sanded before or after, no staining/painting, and the the edges don’t look to bad. Let me know what you think, or if I’m missing something obviously wrong. It’s 3$ a sqft, but not needing to prep or finish might be worth it? Looks like you found a great wood to work with!!!!!!Keep posting your work!!!Your good to go!!!!!!!! Fireball 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erv Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 Your stuff with the underlayment appears to cut a LOT-easier than the vinyl flooring I tried to use. What a blade wrecker mine is! My Pegas MG blades would last 10 minutes at best. And the stuff stinks as I cut too. My saw is in the basement and the smell went through the house. As a bonus it did inspire me to buy a good quality air filter system though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 Looks nice Tyler, but I like the look of real wood better. I don't find that items made of this type of material, to be very good sellers. People just don't seem to accept it, they only wanted real wood projects. I had only made a few items to see if they would sell, I ended up giving them away to a neighbors kid for mowing my lawn. He was happy to get them, and I was happy to get rid of them. Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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