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Soff-Cut Saw Setup & Maintenance

Soff-Cut Saws are a great tool to eliminate the chance of cracking in green concrete. These early entry saws need to be set up and maintained properly to maximize your efficiency. Jack Tuckner, one of Esch's Soff-Cut experts, explains what you should do before running your Soff-Cut saws: Shop Soff-Cut Products From Esch Supply Soff-Cut Saw Setup and Maintenance 1. Make sure the blade block pistons are moving…

How Cold Weather Impacts Soff-Cut Blade Selection

Are your Soff-Cut blades not cutting the way they're supposed to? THE PROBLEM MIGHT NOT BE A BAD BLADE! The ESCH ProCut Purple is our same-day blade that is used to cut concrete during its final set, ≈8-10 hours after it was poured. Cold weather causes concrete to take longer to cure (16-24 hours) which pushes the window that you can cut with the ESCH ProCut Purple back. In some situations,…

Breaking in your Soff-Cut blade before using it can give your blades a longer life and a cleaner cut. Breaking in a blade exposes the diamonds in the segments which not only allow the blade to cut faster but prolong the life of the Soff-Cut blade. Make sure you are maximizing your productivity by breaking in your blades before you cut! Steps to Break in Your Soff-Cut Blade: Put your…

NEW Electric Soff-Cut Saw – Soff-Cut 150E

The Husqvarna Soff-Cut 150E is an electric Soff-Cut saw specifically designed for indoor early-entry cutting. The 150E is the newest early entry saw from Husqvarna designed for light commercial and residential concrete cutting. The most prominent feature is the smooth, clean joint cuts it makes due to the low vibration of the saw. The new electric 230-volt motor allows this saw to be effectively used indoors without harmful exhaust being…

Ravelled Soff-Cut Joints are a nightmare for concrete contractors. The Husqvarna Soff-Cut 150D can help restore ravelled soff-cut joints and give them a clean, bevelled edge . Learn how to fix ugly, ravelled Soff-Cut joints:

Selecting Your Soff-Cut Blades – Coach’s Corner

Soff-Cut blades are specially designed for early-entry sawing. The purpose of using Soff-Cut blades is to minimize the risk of random cracking in concrete. The high production rate of Soff-Cut blades and the ability to cut on the same day make Soff-Cut the best option for cutting green concrete. Make sure you are selecting the right soff-cut blade based on the timing of your cut and the aggregate of the…

Deadlines come up fast – especially as the end of the season approaches. As you’re checking off the boxes on your jobs for the year, what is your plan to be efficient, smart, and put some comfortable space between you and that looming deadline? One challenge you may face to meet that deadline is affecting the entire construction industry: labor shortages. News outlets report that up to 80% of contractors…

Minimize random cracking by using the Soff-Cut system, and cutting control joints during the first two hours after finishing and before final set, during the Green Zone™.

Dust-Free Cutting with Soff-Cut X150 shroud and vacuum

Minimize random cracking, minimize dust, and save on downtime with Esch Xtraction Solutions. Combine the Soff-Cut x-150 saw, vacuum, and shroud for dust-free early-entry sawing. [span4] Husqvarna Soff-Cut 150 [/span4] [span4] Xtractor Dust Shroud [/span4]

Ensuring a clean and ravel-free joint when Soff-Cutting takes patience and skill. Once the process is understood, you need to ensure you are using the proper color Soff-Cut blade. The timing of your cut should be in the green zone. If you have a good working knowledge of green saw cutting and you still are producing a ravelled, and spalled joint, most likely there is an issue with the…

Blog – Soff-Cut Early-Entry Cutting

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Soff-Cut Saw Setup & Maintenance

How Cold Weather Impacts Soff-Cut Blade Selection

How to Break in Your Soff-Cut Blades

NEW Electric Soff-Cut Saw – Soff-Cut 150E

Fix your Ravelled Soff-Cut Joints

Selecting Your Soff-Cut Blades – Coach’s Corner

What Can a Faster Blade Do for You?

The Husqvarna Soff-Cut System

Dust-Free Cutting with Soff-Cut X150 shroud and vacuum

Cleaning your Soff-Cut blade block

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