Genius or Insanely Stupid use for TS55?

[elfick]

I got something similar coming up where I'm removing oak HW floors (water damaged) in the kitchen (the kitchen is getting DITRA & tile [personal preference]) that continue to the dining room and great room and for the demarcation/transition from the kitchen to the other rooms I want nice, clean, straight cut...figured the TS (55) would be great. Would you advise a different sacrificial blade? On second thought maybe regular old circular saw and Fein or TS to put a back cut onto the remaining HW floor (depending on which way the tongue faces).

Shaun

$25 is well worth avoiding all the dust a regular circular saw would kick up...
http://www.amazon.com/Oshlun-SBFT-160048-Crosscut-Festool-SP6000K/dp/B0030GGFRS/

 

[shaun.mcc]

Thanks Elfick

 

[Tinker]

I'm not getting into the asbestos discussion here.  I have not been into cutting into old floors other that to cut a hole for register of stairway, or fireplace install.  I always used a blade with negative pitch.  If I hit a nail or tough know, there was less chance for kickback and the saw teeth were last prone to serious damage.  I cut a lot of form and scaffold lumber that often had lots of nails and concrete imbedded in them.  you would be surprised at how many hits a good carbide blade will take without much damage.

You also wood be surprised how many teeth can get damaged before the saw starts to bog down.  I used my demolition blades until they started to turn blue or wood started smoking.  I still have a few of those old blades kicking around out in the barn.  I know there were a lot of carbide tips gone before I had to change blades.  The saw I was using was a Milwaukee 8-1/4 inch.  The darned saw only lasted for a little over 30 years before it caught fire.  I think I was gypped. :
Tinker