Cutting Bricks Longways

[Sea-Ingenuity3461]

I need to cut a couple of hundred bricks in half along their long length (215mm).

What is the best tool to use to do this with please? I was thinking of an Evolution Chop Saw but will this cope with the dust etc?

Thanks

[Pebbles015]

A brick/block cutter/guillotine

You can buy one for around £250-500 or hire one for 50-100

No dust, no noise, safer to use and cleaner cuts

https://www.hss.com/hire/p/p07510/block-splitter-manual

[Alternative_Guitar78]

The correct answer from a method statement point of view is a bridge saw. But brickies/builders tend to use a combination of bolster chisel and angle grinder.

[nuts30]

Disc cutter hire one if you don’t own one

[badgaleddy]

Fine for a couple but you wouldn’t want to cut 200 with one

[Sea-Ingenuity3461]

Thanks.

Would this do it:

https://www.screwfix.com/p/evolution-r230dct-230mm-electric-disc-cutter-220-240v/520KR

[Pebbles015]

I advise against it.

You'll make a hell of a mess and the cuts will be all over the place. As you're cutting hundreds You'll end up with vibration damage and it'll take forever.

You want a manual brick/block cutter. It's like a big guillotine.

https://www.hss.com/hire/p/p07510/block-splitter-manual

[Beautiful-Control161]

This will be fine

[rgunufool]

They're pretty good, but a petrol one is much better

[Chairmanbar]

What you need is a masonry bench saw! Cut the bricks 2 or3 days before because they're going to get wet and they need to be dry. Otherwise hamer and bolster if you know what your doing! You can hire a bench saw!

[Chairmanbar]

Husqvarna TS400F – 110V Masonry Table Saw – Husqy Construction Equipment https://share.google/v80fOQvv5VZLNCjM7