AS160 MASONARY WALL SAW

Arbortech AS160 Allsaw Brick & Mortar Saw: Revolutionizing Masonry Cutting

The Arbortech AS160 Allsaw Brick & Mortar Saw is a highly innovative and specialized electric handheld saw that transformed the way professionals approach masonry cutting. Unlike conventional disc cutters, its unique cutting action significantly reduces airborne dust and virtually eliminates kickback, offering a safer, cleaner, and more precise cutting solution. Designed for the demands of renovation, repair, and installation work, the AS160 excels at intricate tasks in brickwork, mortar, and even other mixed materials.

Features

• Unique Orbital Cutting Technology:
  • Utilizes two forward-facing blades that move in a unique orbital motion, combining a hammering and cutting action. This allows the blades to efficiently chew through material.
  • This patented design provides clear visibility of the cutting action, enabling high precision and accuracy.
• Superior Dust Control:
  • One of its most significant advantages is its ability to cut masonry materials dry with significantly less respirable dust compared to traditional angle grinders or disc cutters. The cutting action produces coarser dust that falls directly to the ground rather than being thrown into the air.
  • Equipped with a dust extraction vacuum hose interface (typically 30mm ID) and an optional dust boot/shroud, which can be connected to a suitable dust extractor for near dust-free operation, critical for complying with silica dust regulations.
• Enhanced Safety:
  • Unlike disc cutters, the AS160's unique cutting motion virtually eliminates kickback, a common and dangerous occurrence with rotary saws.
  • Does not throw large amounts of dust or debris into the air, further enhancing user safety.
• Precision and Versatility:
  • Cuts Square Corners: The AS160 is able to cut perfectly square corners without the need for over-cutting or additional chiselling, saving significant time and effort.
  • Plunge Cutting Capability: It can plunge cut directly into flush walls without the need for stitch drilling, ideal for creating openings for electrical boxes, plumbing, or vents.
  • Deep Cutting: Capable of cutting to depths of 120mm (approximately 4.7 inches), allowing it to cut through a standard single brick.
  • Material Versatility: While primarily designed for brick and mortar, it can also cut soft sandstone, natural limestone, timber, plastics, foams, or any combination of these materials, making it highly versatile for mixed renovation projects.
• Designed for Professionals: Built to exacting standards for reliability and durability in demanding environments.
• Blade Options: Compatible with various blade sets for different applications, including:
  • General Purpose Blades (Tungsten Carbide Tipped for brick and mortar)
  • Mortar Plunge Blades (for deeper, precise mortar removal)
  • Tuckpointing Blades (for mortar raking)
  • Switchbox Blades (for cutting precise square openings)
  • Wood-cutting blades (optional for timber applications). Blades are often re-sharpenable.

Applications

The Arbortech AS160 Allsaw is an invaluable tool for a variety of precise and clean cutting tasks, particularly where conventional saws fall short or create excessive dust/kickback:

• Renovation, Alterations & Building Repair:
  • Toothing brickwork for extensions: Creating clean, interlocking teeth in existing brickwork for seamless extensions.
  • Fast removal of in-built objects: Quickly cutting out old wall plates, joists, frames, sills, beams, lintels, etc., from masonry.
  • Repairing cracked walls: Making precise cuts to isolate and repair cracked masonry sections.
  • Expansion joints or wall section replacement.
• Installation Work:
  • Cutting precise openings for vents, ducts, registers, plumbing, electrical cabling & conduit, air-conditioners, dryers, wall ovens, heaters, and meter boxes.
  • Cutting archways and windows into existing brickwork.
• Tuckpointing: Precise removal of old mortar for re-pointing (with specific tuckpointing blades).
• Heritage Restoration: Its precision and low-dust operation make it highly suitable for delicate work on older or historic masonry where minimal disturbance is critical.
• Landscaping: Cutting tree stumps (even through dirt and sand) and other pruning tasks where standard chainsaws might struggle.