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I am about to cut out the whole fiberglass deck from my boat. I
remember that was a very dusty job when I cut an area of the floor using a circuit saw and a grinder (with a cut off wheel) even with a shop vac pointing at the cutting area. I would like to find a less dusty way of cutting the floor using a power tool. I know I will not be using a grinder (with a cut off wheel) because I cannot see how I can keep the dust down using it. My circuit saw doesn't have a dust port. Would the result be much less dusty if the circuit saw had a dust port? If it will be less dusty with a dust port, it will be my first choice because I can cut very straight using a circuit saw. But I doubt it because I have a feeling that all the rotary tools kick up a lot of dust and will be hard to control dust. Is a jig-saw much less dusty? I know I would have a hard time using a jig saw to cut at 45 degree angle. But this should not be a problem because I am cutting at a 90 degree angle anyway. I may have a hard time to cut a straight edge using a jig saw. But I think I can fix this by using a straight wood board to guide the jig saw. Is a reciprocating saw less dusty? Then I can use it to cut at any angle, like what the guy in ShipShape TV used to cut a hole on the floor of a boat and keep the cut edge at a 45 degree angle. But I have a feeling that I would have a hard time to keep the cut edge straight using a reciprocating saw. Any other better power tool? I welcome any suggestion and experience that people want to share. Thanks. Jay Chan |
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