[off-topic] Cutting raised floor tiles

[Gavin Chester]

On 14/12/11 18:46, Russell Steicke wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 16:56, Garry<garbuck at westnet.com.au>  wrote:
>> On 14/12/11 16:45, Russell Steicke wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I have to get a single raised floor tile cut in half for cabling.
>> A jigsaw with a metal bit?
>>
>> Depends on the thickness and if you can live with the edge..
>>
>> Or use a wood circular saw, very carefully setting the cut depth to avoid
>> the metal.
>> Then finish the cut with the jigsaw (above) or a dremel.
> Well, I don't have the tools or a place to do that, or really the time
> to spend doing it.  I was hoping to drop it somewhere while out doing
> other things and pick it up the next day.
>
> Thanks for the suggestions anyway.
>
>
Probably too late for a solution ... I teach metalwork and woodwork, so 
this type of problem is right up my alley ;-) The composite nature of 
the tile does present a problem for normal trades, but if prepared to 
think outside the box, I would have cut it with a circular saw fitted 
with a tungsten carbide blade for cutting sheet metal. It will cut 
through the wood in the same cut as the sheetmetal with minimum burning 
due to heat generated in the metal. If you don't already have the saw 
and the blade you're having to face big costs (~$200) to equip yourself 
for this one cut :-(

Gavin.