From: "Alan Sung" 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: Best way to cut pavers?
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 09:36:51 -0500

"Ima Googler"  wrote in message
news:1111581922.167356.312160@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> We are in the process of laying a paver patio/walkway and need to cut
> some of the pavers around the edge.    A local hardware store told us
> that we could use one of the electric wet saws for cutting tile (I
> think thats what they called it) but another place told us that the
> tile saw wouldn't work on thick pavers.   I believe ours are the
> standard 2.5 inches thick.
>
> Does anyone know what the best tool is for cutting pavers?   Preferably
> something that we can rent that will cut easily.
>
> Thanks!

A wet saw designed for tiles will not work for pavers. They do have wet saws
which are larger that can be used to cut stone and pavers. Take one of your
pavers to the rental store and make sure the blade is large enough to cut
through.

Another option is to buy a diamond blade (7 inch) for a circular saw. That
might be ~$100 +/-. You build a small jig out of scrap wood to hold the
paver while you cut and you run the hose on a trickle while you are cutting.

If you are not doing that many cuts and you don't need a perfect clean cut,
then you could also just use a cold chisel.

-al sung
Rapid Realm Technology, Inc.
Hopkinton, MA