Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Easy way to cut sandstone flagging 2Apr 08, 2013 10:33 pm I use an angle grinder to score a deep line and then a couple of taps with a chisel. The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Easy way to cut sandstone flagging 3Apr 10, 2013 6:42 am Yep an angle grinder will cut through sandstone like butter. A steady hand is required to ensure a straight line. A paver cutter will ensure a perfectly straight line, these can be hired relatively cheaply. Re: Easy way to cut sandstone flagging 5Apr 10, 2013 4:32 pm I havent bothered with water for the occasional cutting I have done + Water and ordinary electric angle grinders don't go together. If you are cutting a lot its probably worth hiring a proper cutting table with water feed. Don't know about costs. The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Easy way to cut sandstone flagging 6Apr 11, 2013 8:15 pm I thought that the dust was supposed to be pretty dangerous http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicosis Re: Easy way to cut sandstone flagging 7Apr 11, 2013 8:31 pm It can be dangerous if you are doing it all the time. If you are wearing normal safety gear (dust mask), keeping out of the direct line of the stone debris,and only doing it once its pretty low risk. See this quote from that Wickipedia page "Brief or casual exposure to low levels of crystalline silica dust are said to not produce clinically significant lung disease." The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. I had 28m2 of engineered pavers laid six months back and it was difficult to find someone not taking the pi$$. Internet suggested it should be $85-100/m2 to lay them.… 3 12328 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair I mean, I install them/sell them for a living so I haven't done DIY, unless you count the first one I installed lol. (electrician by trade). Usually a 6-8 hour job for… 3 41520 7 5726 |