Hitachi 18109 12-Inch 8 Tooth FTG Diamond Hardi-Saw Blade with 1-Inch Arbor

List Price: $131.94 Discount Price: $88.25

Features:

• Circular saw blade designed for use with most 12-inch miter saws
• Ideal for ripping, crosscutting, and mitering in fiber cement boards and siding
• Self-sharpening, long-lasting polycrystalline diamond tips
• 8-tooth design for precise, dust-reducing cuts
• 12-inch diameter; 1-inch arbor; 5-year limited warranty

Accessories:
This Old House (1-year)	Building Construction Illustrated

Customer Reviews:

Cuts cleanly [Posted on 2006-09-08]
Not much needs to be said. This one delivers what you want in a saw blade; no noticeable vibration, cuts cleanly (top and bottom faces!), and lasts a long time considering you are essentially cutting cement and paper. Used on a 12" Bosch SCMS.

One other thing, if you are considering following the manufacturer's advice and using a power shears to cut fiber cement instead of a saw blade to minimize dust, save your money, buy a dust mask, and get this blade. The shears won't ever get you consistent edges and smooth cuts like this (I regretably wasted my money on the PC one). Also, use a sharp utility knife blade to do the 'score and snap' method for those cuts the SCMS cannot do -- and get the Malco nippers too!

Must have for Hardi-Plank siding [Posted on 2006-12-16]
Title says it all. Great blades. These things slice through fiber cement siding like a hot knife through butter. VERY low dust too. Long life on blade--I did a three car garage and attached 170 sq ft mudroom on one blade with no real noticeable dulling of blade. If you were siding a whole house or larger addition, you'd probably need two blades though.

Cuts cleanly and lasts [Posted on 2007-01-20]
These blades are great: clean cuts, not terribly loud, and durable. Used them on a large Hardie siding job and would use them again.

Hardie Board Siding [Posted on 2008-04-15]
I highly recommend the Hitachi blade for installing Hardie Board. I installed siding on a 2700 sq foot house and a 24x36 out building and the blade was still working great.

Ray Jackson
Orlando, Fl

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