Soff cut 4000 early entry concrete saw husqvarna self propelled gasoline saw is designed for heavy duty commercial industrial and paving applications.
Early entry concrete cutting.
The idea of creating a saw that would allow contraction control joints to be cut soon after final finish was born out of necessity.
Controlled planning and cutting of joints in the early stages of a concrete project can help to reduce stress on structural joints.
The first successful early entry saw was a small 25 pound electric unit that made a 3 4 inch deep cut.
It s the optimal solution for minimizing the risk of random cracking which is one of the most costly and aggravating problems faced by a concrete contractor.
Though often crucial to the early stages of many concrete projects planning early entry joint saw cutting can be just as challenging as early entry sawing.
Husqvarna soff cut is a system developed for ultra early entry tm sawing of contraction joints after pouring concrete slabs.
Joints in the test sections were sawed at 15 foot intervals using two different methods conventional water cooled sawcutting to a 3 inch depth and early age sawcutting to a 1 inch depth without cooling water.
U s saws early entry concrete sawpart number.
The best soff cut saw option for productivity along with various depth of cuts to handle larger and smaller jobs.
The saw s skid plate prevents concrete from unraveling when new joints are being cut.
The biggest challenge to saw cutting at an early age was the raveling that would take place at the top edges of the joint if cutting was started too soon.
The u s saws early entry saw was designed for cutting control joints in green concrete but it can also be used for joint clean out applications.
Generally you want to saw cut 6 18 hours after the concrete has been finished unless you use an early entry soft cut saw.
A soff cut early entry saw can be used within a couple hours of finishing so you have less chance of uncontrolled cracking.
Early entry saws sometimes called green concrete saws were first introduced to the market in 1988.
The gc55 for early entry the gc25e for electric indoor cutting and the new.
The early age sawcutting was typically done less than three hours after concrete placement.
This saw can be used indoors on small jobs or for finishing cuts near walls.
A number of approaches were tried.
First cut expert early entry blades are part of the true early entry system for cutting control relief joints in green concrete.
Another innovation that has significantly changed and improved the way concrete floors are constructed is the early entry saw.
