Cutting Horse Stall Mats

I used a straight two by four as a guide made the first cut as kind of a guide then just kept cutting getting a little.

Cutting horse stall mats.

If you can operate a straight edge and a utility knife you can cut a stall mat with ease. How to cut stall mats should you need to cut the mats a straight edge sharp utility knife 2x4 board and pen will suffice. Cutting a thick rubber stall mat or rubber flooring for horse stables doesn t have to be a headache. Once you ve measured out where your cuts need to be and drawn your lines take a standard box cutter or similar blade and just start making small cuts into the rubber.

For cutting mats i use a cheap 40 jigsaw. If you re trying to cut stall mats or exercise mats that s the way to go. Place a 2x4 board under the area you d like to cut. Drilled four holes in each of those with my drill press 1 4 router bit and counter bored with 3 4 milling cutter.

It doesn t even require any power tools. Since a mat can t support itself on sawhorses like a piece of plywood can i take some old 2 x6 boards stack them 2 high and create a platform with a small gap in the middle for the jigsaw blade to travel. Mark where you d like to cut with your pen and place the 2x4 under your cutting area. Cutting the horse stall mats by hand.

I cut hundreds of 3 4 x 1 1 2 70 durometer those mats should be at least that stiff rubber strips with 72 tooth alternate tooth carbide blades with my makita chopsaw. Easiest way to cut a stall mat.