Put on "plywood scrap," which hangs over a
table/deck edge a cpl inches. Hang the pad 1/2"
over the plywood. Someone holds the draping side,
level, using leather gloves or good insurance.
Use a jig saw/saber saw. Advance semi-slowly.
Friction causes melting and smell & can gum up a blade.
Use the wiggly narrow metal blades w very fine teeth.
Again, advance slowly and use a slow speed if
the saw is variable speed.
No got? Linoleum knife. Scribe with the 1st cpl lines.
Don't push hard. It will take a dozen successive cuts.
A metal yardstick or angle iron can be a guide.
Push hard and aside from injury, you skew the rubber
and go crooked. Wood under this protects the blade.
Go slowly; do well. Your errors will last a long time
and are hard to correct. A drywall knife will work too.
More friction, harder to keep upright. Don't cut toward
your knee.
Every home should add Butterfly-Closures to their
band-aid box. I like the 3/8" wide size. It can replace
a stitch. Dig? (Blood is a hassle to clean up & a lil
looks like a lot. So be careful... ;>)
See if the area is square. Use typing paper.
There's a roofers tool that is not too costly and
locks in an angle, in case you need to transfer
one to the mat, that is not 90 degrees... A square
mat in a non-sq area looks BAD.
EVERY responsible decent list needs a Co-Owner
as backup. Stupf happens. It just does.
BillSF9c
> My daughter and husband decided they wanted to put down some tough rubber flooring in their home gym. They purchased some pads used to lay down for flooring in horse stalls. The pads are about 3/4" thick and about 4' x 4'. They are heavy and it takes two people to lift one. They are made of a tough rubber compound which may be recycled tire rubber. She needs suggestions on how to cut the pads, either manually or some kind of power tool (preferred). Any ideas? Bob --
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