Although the floor has no random cracks the engineer says we now have to chase the joints with a conventional saw so the cuts are 1 1 2 inches deep one quarter the slab thickness.
Early entry concrete saw cutting.
A number of approaches were tried.
The early entry concrete saw is an electric portable lightweight joint cutting saw designed for cutting control joints in green concrete.
How about the soft cut 5000 ultra early entry saw for around 22 450 00.
Husqvarna soff cut is a system developed for ultra early entry tm sawing of contraction joints after pouring concrete slabs.
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I guess it all depends what you re looking for.
The first successful early entry saw was a small 25 pound electric unit that made a 3 4 inch deep cut.
It s the optimal solution for minimizing the risk of random cracking which is one of the most costly and aggravating problems faced by a concrete contractor.
Early entry saws sometimes called green concrete saws were first introduced to the market in 1988.
This also causes undo wear on diamond concrete saw blades.
We used an early cut saw to joint a concrete floor immediately after finishing.
The biggest challenge to saw cutting at an early age was the raveling that would take place at the top edges of the joint if cutting was started too soon.
It s the best solution for minimizing random concrete cracking which could be very costly for a concrete contractor.
Cutting too early causes raveling an effect created by the saw blade pulling the aggregate out of position leaving a messy weakened edge along the cut.
Early entry saws the u s saws early entry saws are engineered and designed to cut control joints with clean edges within one to two hours of concrete finishing.
Another innovation that has significantly changed and improved the way concrete floors are constructed is the early entry saw.
Soff cut concrete early entry saws by husqvarna minimize risk of cracking and cut within 1 2 hours of finishing.
Also known as a soft cut saw or soff cut saw.
For instance you could go for a husqvarna soft cut 750 green concrete saw for about 7210 00.