A petrol cut-off saw for concrete, block, kerb, paving and slab. It cuts to a clean line, which is the whole reason to have one: a straight edge means you make good once, along a line you chose, rather than a metre either side of where the concrete decided to give way.
It is the saw people ask for by half a dozen names. Disc cutter, con saw, quick cut, cut-off saw. They are all this, and it goes out with the breaker often enough that we will usually ask whether you want both.
Getting it to the job
Hand carried, so there is no access width to worry about. Under ten kilos and it goes anywhere you do.
A boot takes it easily. It wants to travel upright with the fuel secured separately, and it wants to come back with the blade still on it rather than rattling loose in the back.
The numbers
Stihl Saw specification
Blade0mm
Depth0mm
Weight0.0kg
Getting it to the job
Carried in by hand, so access is not the question it is with the plant.
It still has to get to site: collect it from the yard in Etruria, or we will run it out with the rest of your hire.
The rest of the sheet
Hire type
Dry hire
Getting it there
Collect or delivered
Ring the yard if a figure matters to your job and we will check it against the machine before you travel.
What comes with it
Serviced and tested between every hire
A diamond blade included, fuelled and ready to work
Delivery to site, or collect it from the Etruria yard
Off hire from the day you ring, not the day it comes back
What you will need
The right blade for the material, so tell us what you are cutting
Water, and a way of getting it to the cut
Goggles, ear defenders, gloves, boots and a dust mask
Dry hireCollect or deliveredServiced between hiresSame day when we have it
What people hire it for
The jobs it actually gets used on
Six of the jobs the stihl saw goes out on most. Keep scrolling and they stack.
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Cutting out a section of drive
Score the line, break inside it, and the bit you are keeping stays where it is.
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Kerb and edging
Cutting kerb and edging blocks square to length, instead of splitting them and hoping.
03/ 06
Paving and slabs
Cut slabs and block paving to fit at edges, round manholes and into awkward corners.
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Doorways and openings
Cutting the line for an opening through block or brick before anything gets knocked out.
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Lintel and structural cuts
Where the line has to be exact because something is going back into it.
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Trenching across a hard surface
Two parallel cuts through concrete or tarmac, break out between them, run the pipe and reinstate a clean slot.
How it works
Hiring the stihl saw start to finish
01
Ring, message or send the details
Tell us the job and the dates. We will say whether it is in, when it is back if it is out, and whether it is the right machine for what you are doing.
02
Collect it, or we run it out
Pick it up from the yard on Brick Kiln Lane in Etruria, or we will deliver it to site. If you ring early enough and it is free, it can often go out the same day.
03
Ring when you are done
We off hire it from the day you ring rather than the day it happens to come back, and collect it from site if we delivered it.
Before you book
What you need to know
Stihl Saw, in the yard on Brick Kiln Lane, Etruria.
01
Tell us the material first
Blades are not interchangeable. A blade for concrete and stone is not a blade for steel, and using the wrong one is slow at best and dangerous at worst. Say what you are cutting when you book.
02
Cut wet
Water kills the dust and it keeps the blade alive. Dry cutting masonry throws silica, which is the genuinely serious health risk on this job, not the noise.
03
Shallow passes, not one deep one
Score, then deepen in stages. Burying the blade in the first pass binds it and that is how a saw kicks.
04
Mind where the sparks and slurry go
Wet cutting throws grey slurry a long way and it stains. Cars, render and paving all want covering before you start, not washing afterwards.
05
Two hands, both feet planted
It is light enough to use badly. Firm footing, both hands on it, and never above shoulder height.
06
Know what is in the wall
Cable, pipe and reinforcement do not announce themselves. If you are cutting into something structural or unknown, find out first.
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The yard is on Brick Kiln Lane in Etruria, a couple of minutes off the A500, so most of Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme is a short run either way. Collect it yourself if you have something that can carry or tow it, or we will deliver it to site and collect it when you are finished.
A petrol cut-off saw. People call it a disc cutter, a con saw or a quick cut as well. Stihl is a manufacturer name that stuck, the same way kango did for breakers.
Around 100mm with a 300mm blade. Anything thicker means cutting from both sides, so measure before you plan the job round it.
You should. Water controls the silica dust, which is the real hazard, and it keeps the blade cool so it lasts. Tell us if you have no way of getting water to the cut and we will talk through it.
Only with the right blade. A diamond blade comes with it, which covers concrete, stone and masonry. Tell us if you are cutting anything else when you book, because the wrong blade on the wrong material is how people get hurt.
Get it booked
Tell us the job. We will tell you the machine.
Ring the yard and you get a straight answer on whether the stihl saw is available, when it is back if it is out on hire, and whether it is the right thing for what you are doing. If it is not, we will say so.
