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1. 
   Ray | Jul 05, 2008 03:51am | #1

   Since composite isn't too friendly with expensive blades - unless you sharpen them yourself, I'd go with an inexpensive carbide-tipped blade in my circular saw.  It cuts like MDF, but doesn't chip quite as bad.

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   JMartinsky | Jul 06, 2008 05:15am | #2

   Dear Willy,
   Just keep in mind that you are cutting plastic. I have done it, but I do a lot of stuff that is less than ideal. The safe way would be via bandsaw, otherwise a circular saw, followed by the tablesaw. The hitch is that depending upon the material, your saw, your blade, your skill level and your prayer life is that the material can melt itself to the blade with less than fun results. This is a pretty rare event, but an exciting one when it does happen.

   Another thought is air born plastic dust. It can be a whole new experience is static electricity and can be miserable on equipment. I don't imagine that is terribly good for one's lungs either.

   Be careful................ from someone who knows.......

   Best,

   John

3. 
   Len | Jul 06, 2008 06:34am | #3

   Willy,

   You might want to post this over at Breaktime. There is a lot of experience over there with this type of material.

    

   Len

   "You cannot antagonize and influence at the same time. " J. S. Knox

4. 
   HowardAcheson | Jul 06, 2008 05:46pm | #4

   You can use any standard rip blade with 24 teeth to cut your composite boards. Most composites (TREX and others) are primarily plastic or plastic and wood. They are actually easier on tooling than hard wood.

   Howie.........