Plasterboard 1 cm shorter

[Mikael_L]

Crap!
I've rescheduled, I'm putting the ceiling first, then the wall drywall. :S

Is there any handy trick I can use if I have a stack of just over 50 drywall sheets that all need to be shortened by about 1 cm? (on the short end, that is).

 

[barajag]

Damn!
I have to replan; I'll install the ceiling first, then the wall gypsum. :S

Is there any nice trick to use if I have a stack of just over 50 gypsum boards that all need to be shortened by about 1 cm? (on the short end, that is).

I have a gypsum cutter that handles from 5mm to 12cm, might be something to get. It cuts both sides simultaneously and the cut is perfectly straight.

Got mine at a gyproc presentation many years ago, so I don't know what they cost, but a Google search will probably provide an answer.

Good luck.

 

[danbanan2]

Lower the saw with an old blade and you cut 5 slices at once.

 

[vojma]

http://www.lundqvist.se/frameset.asp?GoTo=/visa_produkt.asp?nr=72650

However, it is quite expensive and the professionals don't seem to think it justifies the price.

http://www.byggnadsarbetaren.se/files/Pdf-tester/2009-09-17-hard-strid-mellan-gipsknivar.pdf

 

[barajag]

[link]

However, it is quite expensive and the pros do not seem to think it justifies the price.

[link]

I've tried the bladerunner and I don't like it. I'll take a picture of my old trusty one tonight, because I didn't find anything useful when I googled, it's probably no longer on the market.:O

 

[barajag]

I have tried Bladerunner and do not like it. I will take a picture of my old trusty one this evening, because I found nothing useful when I googled, it probably is no longer on the market. :O

Actually, it does exist, even though they have changed its color.

http://www.luna.no/webspeed/katalog...t_bid=V50&dokid=wc64961&katnr=7&katsektnr=129

 

[vojma]

It wasn't cheap either...

 

[injonil]

1cm is too little for it to work well with a knife; it's not possible to break off the entire length. I would go with a circular saw, 4-5 at a time, and bundle them together with clamps. It's bound to get dusty!

 

[Mikael_L]

Well, maybe it will have to be the circular saw method then, in the worst case. A drywall knife for a thousand kronor is out of the question. Then I'd rather buy another plunge saw and have an ugly and a nice one.

 

[Mikael_L]

I am considering if I could make some kind of breaker bar.
Two 120cm long beams or planks pbs with a strip of 13-14 mm chipboard or plywood.
The beams stick out 1 cm beyond the plywood.

Press the board into the fork (but actually the other way around, of course), scribe hard pbs with the beams as support, break off.

 

[mycke_nu]

I would probably opt for breaking, a circular saw will create enormous dust and gypsum will clog the vacuum cleaner immediately.

Otherwise, it doesn't take long with a handsaw, and there's no requirement for finish either.

 

[barajag]

It wasn't cheap either...

It becomes a selma for each board if you're never going to use it again.

But as mentioned, a handsaw and two clamps seem to be the most effective, a plunge saw for 50 plasterboards, as mentioned, creates quite a lot of dust.

 

[Stensson11]

Cut with a drywall knife on both the top and bottom sides and hold something hard (preferably the drywall knife) in your hand and snap off.

 

[staffan72]

I voted for an old handsaw. It's cheap and quick, just go and buy everything else also takes time.
So just start sawing. You will be done in 20 minutes. Good luck

 

[pbengtsson]

Why reschedule, put the roof last.