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Walk-Behind Sawing Best Practices for Efficient Cutting

Walk-Behind Sawing Best Practices for Efficient Cutting
Use your walk-behind saw with more success by following our Walk-Behind Sawing Best Practices video. Below is our full list of Walk-Behind Sawing Best Practices. Click here to download a PDF printable version. Preparing Your Walk-Behind Saw • Fill your saw with fresh, high-quality fuel. This will improve saw performance and extend useful life. • Clean your saw after every use to avoid slurry build-up when wet cutting. • Replace…
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Soff-Cut Saw Setup & Maintenance

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…
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Concrete Cutting Efficiency: Step Cutting

Concrete Cutting Efficiency: Step Cutting
Step Cutting is recommended when using a walk-behind saw for optimal blade and saw performance. Step cutting involves making multiple incremental cuts with your saw until the overall desired depth of cut is reached. The number of cuts taken to reach your desired depth depends on the material being cut, your saw’s horsepower,  and the operator’s experience. Step cutting is a technique that will decrease saw and blade failure, leave a…
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Selecting Your Dust Vacuums: Husqvarna S-Series Vacuums

Selecting Your Dust Vacuums: Husqvarna S-Series Vacuums
Dust and slurry collection is a necessity for any contractor cutting, grinding, or polishing concrete. Working safely on a jobsite includes managing your exposure to silica dust, which requires a demand for dust-control equipment. The lineup of concrete dust vacuums from Husqvarna covers your dust control needs for any concrete cutting, grinding, or polishing situation. Make sure you get the most productivity from your concrete dust vacuum by selecting the…
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How Cold Weather Impacts Soff-Cut Blade Selection

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,…
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Dust-Free Solutions from Esch Construction Supply

Dust-Free Solutions from Esch Construction Supply
Featured Dust-Free Solutions Working dust-free not only creates a safer job site but creates an efficient one. Each of the following solutions will increase your productivity and save you money. Dust-free solutions save on time and equipment wear and tear while cutting concrete. We have dust-free solutions for any unique concrete cutting situation. Cut your downtime and stay dust-free with some of our favorite products below! To find your ideal…
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Husqvarna K 4000 Electric Cleaning and Maintenance

Husqvarna K 4000 Electric Cleaning and Maintenance
Properly maintaining your Husqvarna K4000 Electric Saw extends the life of your saw and saves you money!  Keeping your saw clean and maintained can minimize the risk of saw failure, tripping a breaker, or having to replace your saw due to excessive wear. Check out the Coach's Corner episode below on how to properly clean and maintain your Husqvarna K4000.   The Husqvarna K4000 Electric is a 14" wet saw…
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Dust-Free Tuckpointing Shroud from Metabo

Dust-Free Tuckpointing Shroud from Metabo
Staying "dust-free" when you are cutting or grinding can be a tough task. Many contractors run into problems collecting dust while tuckpointing because they can't see how close the shroud and blade are to the surface they are cutting. This leads to dust escaping into the air and may end with possible OSHA violations. Watch how you can stay dust-free when you are tuckpointing in our Coach's Corner episode. The…
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How to Choose Your Cut-Off Concrete Saws

How to Choose Your Cut-Off Concrete Saws
Cut-off saws are a powerful tool for contractors to cut concrete, asphalt, pipe, and more. How do you choose between gas-powered, corded electric, and battery-powered saws that best fit your project? Each saw has advantages and disadvantages. Choosing the right type of saw depends on the level of power and mobility required, and ease of operation. Take on your next cut with confidence by eliminating any time-wasting trial and error,…
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EZ Pump & Can

EZ Pump & Can
Save up to $90 an hour with the NEW EZ Pump & Can. Turn a 2 person job into 1 with this battery-powered, self-pressurizing pump can.  
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