Cutting Paving Edging Stones

[Kido]

I'm creating a new line of paving stones to block off part of the garden. Of course the size of the paying stones will not match exactly the aread I want to pave off. I'm probably looking at making 3 or 4 different cuts. I have a cordless Dewalt Circular Saw, a Dewalt cordless Angle Grinder and an Evolution Mitre Saw. Can anyone tell me which one will be best to use, and also recommend a blade for it. I need it by the weekend.

Thanks.

 

[ktuludays]

Angle grinder with the appropriate disc for the slabs. A 9 1/2 inch would be better as you can cut through in 1 cut whereas a 4 1/2 inch grinder may require a top and bottom cut to get through depending on depth of slabs

 

[Kido]

Thanks for the reply. Forgive my ignorance, but will my angle grinder take a 9 1/2 inch blade? I belive the one I have (DCG412N) is a 5" one.

 

[ktuludays]

Thanks for the reply. Forgive my ignorance, but will my angle grinder take a 9 1/2 inch blade? I belive the one I have (DCG412N) is a 5" one.

No definitely not, that's highly dangerous as your grinder can't handle the diameter of disc. To make it fit you'd have to remove the guard and it's just not powered to spin the bigger disc.

 

[Kido]

Thanks for clarifying that.

 

[ktuludays]

You'd certainly be on for a Darwin award if you tried.

 

[TimboTwo]

But he wouldn't live to collect it!

 

[ktuludays]

But he wouldn't live to collect it!

None of the winners ever are

 

[^woody^]

Just use the grinder you have with the 120mm disc. Cut the top and each side, then snap the slab with a bolster.

 

[TimboTwo]

None of the winners ever are

That's exactly the point!

 

[lostinthelight]

No definitely not, that's highly dangerous as your grinder can't handle the diameter of disc. To make it fit you'd have to remove the guard and it's just not powered to spin the bigger disc.

Never mind the grinder handling the disc, the larger discs are not designed to run at the speed a small grinder is capable of.

 

[Tigercubrider]

Sometimes it's handy to have a pile of sand or a bag and rest the slab on it when whacking the chisel.

 

[^woody^]

Sometimes it's handy to have a pile of sand or a bag and rest the slab on it when whacking the chisel.

The inner side of the foot and knee are traditional and the best to avoid the slab breaking where you don't want it to