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853PRO OPERATOR’S MANUAL
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REFERENCE
APPROXIMATE CUTTING RATES
Material Cutting Rate
Concrete – 6 in (15 cm) 5 lineal in/min (12 cm/min)
Red Brick – 6 in (15 cm) 10 lineal in/min (25 cm/min)
Rebar – #4 (12 mm) 10–20 seconds through each piece
INCH-FOOT DEFINITION
An in-ft is a measure of how much material is to be cut.
An in-ft is defined as: depth in inches times length in feet.
Note: 129 in-ft = 1 m
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Example: How many in-ft are in this doorway?
1. Determine the depth of the cut in inches.
For this example, 8 inches.
2. Determine the length of the cut in feet.
3+7+3+7=20 feet
3. Multiply the two numbers
8 in x 20 ft = 160 in-ft