Hyde 19408 Heavy-Duty Carbide Cutter

I purchased vinyl laminate planks to re-floor a bathroom. I don't have a work table that can secure planks, so my attempts to cut the planks with a jigsaw on a makeshift work table resulted in uneven cuts. Some how to videos recommended scoring with a utility knife to make the cuts. That was a joke. The vinyl part of the laminate was so tough, the utility blade barely scratched through it. As giving up on the project wasn't an option, I stumbled upon this cutter while looking for solutions and I'm so happy that I did. I secured my vinyl planks between scrap pieces of plank and a 12" carpenters square (heavy metal triangle thingie I also purchased on Amazon) using my hand (protected by a medium sized pot - hey, safety first) to hold the square down. I also put a thin rubber coaster between the triangle and the pot to prevent slippage. I then used the cutter to score the tile. It took me 10 to 15 scores per tile, but the cutter steadily ate through the laminate, no problem. I then scored the other side and voila! Clean breaks. Okay, so obviously this was time-consuming and if you have a large area to work with, this won't be a good option. But for the smallish area of bathroom floor that I was re-doing, this did the trick when nothing else worked. Nice clean cuts and steady progress. Highly recommend. (Oh, the price is on the high side - funnily enough, this little thingie [at $28.93] cost more than the Black and Decker jigsaw [$26.82] I purchased for this project. But, given that it made it possible for me to get my project done, it was well worth it! And I am guessing that tungsten carbide is a pricey substance, which accounts for the cost.)

I had tried to score the Hardiebacker board with a box-cutter type of blade. This failed. I bought the carbide cutter and it worked well. I still needed to score the board many times, but it worked!

This did an ok job of cutting the Hardibacker for my bathroom remodel. You need to score it several times and press pretty hard, but it is easy to make straight lines. I dropped it on my concrete patio and one of the two blades broke off. It must be pretty brittle, but at least there are two blades so I could finish the job.

Wish we had found this sooner. Was cutting cement board for our bathroom with a box knife and it took over 20 scores to make one cut (and even then the board didn't snap clean). The carbide cutter took 2 passes and the board was ready to be snapped. Wonderful product!

If you can’t cut hardi board with a saw or grinder because of the dust, just score it a few times with this and snap it. It takes a lot of force to score but it works great.

I really thought this would be better at scoring drywall as it was the tool built for the job but it seems to jump a lot and does not work as well as a utility knife.

I bought this to score PCB boards, to cut them down to sizes appropriate to smaller projects. Bridged through whole PCBs can be expensive, especially some of the much smaller ones. I like this better than using a dremel tool or a saw to cut the boards smaller. I can get multiple usable pieces out of a board and it's easier for me to precisely control the cut. I also recently used it to score and snap a 'lego' 10x10 base into smaller pieces for building modules. A couple of precise scores down the board and they snapped apart easily. It's a little pricey, but for me it will quickly pay for itself vs. the cost of small PCB boards.

I never tried this expensive backerboard cutter but I am sold. it works as expected and the large solid handle makes world of difference. Struggling with an utility knife days are gone now. Cutting drywall is much easier too. 1/2" backerboard is a challenge, but manageable. 1/4" boards are extremely easy and fast.

Perfect tool to avoid having a huge dust mess when cutting cement board. Be prepared to make several passes to get a clean cut.

you never cut cerement board by this