Most of our cuts are dry.

I don't know if there are laws about sitting dry, I do know that it has been talked about for a while.
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lol sitting dry ? yea NJ makes new Laws everyday trying to screw the small business owner

 

it is illegal in a way.

OSHA frowns on cutting concrete dry without the use of a respirator. i think the type called for per OSHA is n-95?

so technically speaking if you are cutting dry with no respirator and OSHA walks up yes it can be a hefty fine.

we will use a leaf blower to keep the dust clear if we don't have a good wind.

 

We have hose hookups on our table top wet saws and also our demo saws. its kinda messy, but it deff. keeps the dust to zero. It also is a little more proffessional (esp. in a residential setting) to have a no dust. Rather than coating the whole block with a nice cloud of concrete dust!

 

using water to cut pavers Nov - March gets a little chilly......

 

using water to cut pavers Nov - March gets a little chilly......

That, and it takes forever for the pavers to dry enough to use polysand.

 

using water to cut pavers Nov - March gets a little chilly......

I don't mind it, my guys hate it. but its such a fine mist, the blade heats the water up, and it kinda feels nice!! haha.

 

Not so sure I agree with the blade warming the water. The water would have to be contained to the blade for an extended period of time for the blade to heat it up. The blade propels the water away in split seconds

 

Not so sure I agree with the blade warming the water. The water would have to be contained to the blade for an extended period of time for the blade to heat it up. The blade propels the water away in split seconds

eh, i dunno, it feels warmer. could be an illusion, since the minute ya walk away from the saw the wind makes it colder out.

 

splish splash i was takin a bath


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lol thanks for the help guys

 

Law for everything these days.

 

I can't stand water saws because it hard to contain muddy mess, usually sprays water/mudd mixture over anything in its path and it stains anything and if your cutting something with color in it, thats even worse, it also water logs your hands and takes 3 times longer to do the same job. Dry cutting is the only way to go, so what if you have to wear a mask, cuts done in long lines with dry cut looks 100 times more accurate and clean looking, i work in residential areas in the city all the time in Canada its not against the law but you will definitely get grief from neighbors, I just tell them to be patient cutting only lasts a couple days at the most.