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Rubber Landscape Timbers

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Gobind

05-17-2007 05:56:12




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I've got about 50 of these (some 3 1/2 and others 6 inches thick) that I got from a local home center that was going out of business. I want to use them to shore up an embankment. I'll need to cut some and drill holes in all of them. Composition appears to be stones and steel fragments besides the rubber. Dulled up a chain saw real quick! Any recommendations on what to use to cut and drill this stuff? Thanks in advance.

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jhugn

05-19-2007 18:22:44




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 Re: Rubber Landscape Timbers in reply to Gobind, 05-17-2007 05:56:12  
use a torch. (haha)



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6cyl

05-18-2007 07:35:37




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 Re: Rubber Landscape Timbers in reply to Gobind, 05-17-2007 05:56:12  
I use a sawzall and corse metal blade with good results cutting tires.
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Midwest redneck

05-17-2007 13:58:05




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 Re: Rubber Landscape Timbers in reply to Gobind, 05-17-2007 05:56:12  
I think that those are ground up tires, not a bad idea. I would use HSS drills to drill into it and a carbide saw blade to cut em up.



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Mattlt

05-17-2007 13:46:11




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 Re: Rubber Landscape Timbers in reply to Gobind, 05-17-2007 05:56:12  
A little off the subject, but I saw ground rubber landscape mulch at the big-box store last week. I had to laugh... If you improperly dispose of a tire, it's littering. If you grind it up first, it's mulch.



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spitz

05-17-2007 10:17:32




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 Re: Rubber Landscape Timbers in reply to Gobind, 05-17-2007 05:56:12  
I have used circular saws with old blades to cut em. They heat the blade up quick and smell horibble but I havent had any trouble cutting a nice cut. Hope this helps.



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IH2444

05-17-2007 08:20:06




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 Re: Rubber Landscape Timbers in reply to Gobind, 05-17-2007 05:56:12  
Cut with masonary blades ?

Drill with masonary bits ?

Not sure, have never messed with those before.



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Wardner

05-17-2007 20:08:38




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 Re: Rubber Landscape Timbers in reply to IH2444, 05-17-2007 08:20:06  
I cut some car tires on my fifteen HP 20" abrasive saw several days ago. I couldn't believe how fast the blade went from 20" to 10". I think an aligator shear might be the best tool.



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