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How to cut hardboard wall panel.
Making straight cuts with a utility knife.
Cutting round holes can be tricky with a jigsaw especially if the hole is less.
Mark your cuts with a pencil on the smooth side of the board.
Clamp the hardboard face down to two sawhorses.
Place two marks on the non finished side of a piece of tempered hardboard with a carpenter s pencil and a tape.
Rest the marked hardboard.
Using a power saw.
How to cut a tempered hardboard step 1.
Choose the one with the most teeth as possible.
Clamp the piece of hardboard down firmly.
Particleboard is very easy to cut using a hand saw and also quite rigid so it serves as the best baseboard option.
If you try to saw it directly without any base then the strokes of the hand saw can cause damage and make the hardboard useless.
The plywood will hold the hardboard edge stable so that it is less likely to mushroom.
Turn on the circular saw and guide the blade of.
Paneling is an easy wall finish option for diy remodelers as there is no heavy wallboard tape or mud to deal with.
Cutting with a hand.
Use a sharp blade and install it to the circular saw.
Lay the hardboard on a flat hard unfinished surface.
How to cut hardboard method 1 of 3.
Align the long blade of a drywall square with the pencil marks drawn on the piece of tempered hardboard.
With some thin types of wall paneling you can cut out detailed shapes with just a utility knife and firm pressure.
Clamp a 3 4 inch thick strip of scrap plywood across the hardboard where the blade will cut allowing for the width of the guide on the saw.