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OT-Saw Blades Revisited
Mark Mandell - Gone Round In New Jersey
So a neighbor wants to remove a "cultured" marble vanity top from the cabinet. Sinks are removable but the top is glued on. We'll have to cut the top (1" thick) to get it off in pieces without wrecking the cabinet.
I have carbide and dry masonry blades for my worm-drive. Wonder which will be better if anyone here has done this.
tia
Re: OT-Saw Blades Revisited
Barry Irby
I have cut cultured marble several times. Used an abrasive blade more than once. Slow and very messy. If you are doing this indoors in an occupied house you almost can't have enough dust collection.
I have one of the little Rockwell Versacut saws that looks like a miniature worm drive saw and it came with a diamond blade and that works well. Messy, but not as bad. You might be able to buy a similar blade for your saw eve if you trash it at the end of the job.
Outside
Mark Mandell - Gone Round In New Jersey
The vanity has not been installed. Was purchased in a going out of business sale. Once the top is removed they want to repaint it. I do have the option to slice under the "slab" by cutting and then replacing the top moulding. That I can do with the Sawsall. I'm thinking that may be the better option. They plan on replacing the top with a new stone slab after the cabinet is repainted and installed.
Re: OT-Saw Blades Revisited
Virgil Johnson
Can't say what type blade but to control the dust douse the cut with with a mist of water from a spray bottle. I've used this method of dust control when sawing concrete with my old craftsman saw. It makes a mess and I would not do this with a good saw. Controls the dust though. Use a GFCI circuit.
Re: Outside
Barry Irby
Do you have an Oscillating tool? MultiTool or whatever they call it?
You can slide the blade under the top between it and the cabinet and cut the glue. Would not surprise me to find it is only glued and a few places. (Except for Murphy's Law)
Start at a corner. Drive a thin wooden wedge in or even a putty knife. A sheet rock knife might work well, tough and thin.
Re: Outside *LINK*
walta
I would bet the glue is just a few spots of silicone you could cut with a long razor blade like this one.
Actually
Mark Mandell - Gone Round In New Jersey
I have a 16" ham slicer that may do that. We'll see. 
