Smokersmith Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 Folks, I' m looking to up cycle a tyre to make a dartboard surround. I have one with perfect fit, just would like to slice round it to keep the profile slimmer. Currently I'm thinking of using a jigsaw ... any better ideas? It has A&E written all over it so would have PPE as required !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wb123 Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 My experience so far has been that anything with teeth you can feel will clog and catch. My best success has been with an ultrafine cutting disc on an angle grinder, trying to get the tyre under tension may also help. If might get easier if you use a stanley knife to revove the layer of rubber above the belting where you plan to cut As you say this has A&E written all over it so be very very careful, and dont take any of my suggestion as gospel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 A jig shaw should do .a angle grinder may slip of .so would a Stanley knife it is tough rubber to cut.use a metal cutting blade in jig saw . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 90 Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 Let Stevo do it for you he has an extra finger on each hand to play with ? Dremmel type tool/small grinder would be my choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 Getting someone else to do it is the best plan all the best of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 ask kids/yobs on the street....they are expert at it.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 Whatever you use ( I would use a long blade) water will help the cut. Just don't dip your jigsaw in a bucket of water and say someone on the internet said to do it though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrclark Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 I assume it is a bicycle tyre that you are trying to cut? Can you fabricate a jig of some sort to assist? I'm thinking about a box section made out of wood the same width as the tyre where you can set a blade into the box and pull the tyre across it. That way you are likely to get a more accurate cut as well. It will be much safer if you can keep the blade stationary and move the tyre rather than the other way round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchy trigger Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 I chopped the old tyres from my quad up so they would fit in the bin, disposed of them 1 at a time, used a 9" grinder with a diamond tip universal blade on it, blade is just black with rubber now, not tried it on anything else, yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 The first principle is to ascertain the proficiency of the players. One car tyre cut in half may not contain wayward shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie&bezza Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 I remember watching one of those accident programmes years ago and a chap used a 4” grinder to cut a card tyre. The rubber melted with the heat, clogged up grinder and the blade exploded. A shard of blade went through his face beneath his eye and left a big hole in it. It was a mess. Put me off grinders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 Oh how I love these threads! Just one word of warning though, years ago a chap I worked with sought permission to mount a dartboard in a similar way at work in the T bar. All went well until a less accurate player sent a dart towards the rubber surround, it bounced and stuck in his leg, darts was not played so often after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 I got fed up with wayward shots and put a sheet of 8x4 celotex around our board. Seemed completely ott but seeing the distance of the furthest holes from the board I am glad I did it now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 If you was any good at darts you wouldn't have this problem!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 (edited) On 23/01/2018 at 10:30, Smokersmith said: Folks, I' m looking to up cycle a tyre to make a dartboard surround. I have one with perfect fit, just would like to slice round it to keep the profile slimmer. Currently I'm thinking of using a jigsaw ... any better ideas? It has A&E written all over it so would have PPE as required !! Sorry Steve , I think the world of you mate , but this has disaster written all over it , why don’t you just go find a thinner motorbike tyre and save your good lady from having to open to sauce bottles for the rest of your days. Blimey ,like the NHS ain’t got enough on its plate without the thought of you and a jigsaw haha ? On 23/01/2018 at 11:18, V8 90 said: Let Stevo do it for you he has an extra finger on each hand to play with ? Dremmel type tool/small grinder would be my choice. And the two extras are stuck up at you ??? Edited January 24, 2018 by stevo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mat Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Angle grinder with a 1mm disc works quite nicely, just mind the smoke! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 How about a backboard with some old cork tiles stuck on. You could put two layers. Yes, the 1mm disc will work but do it outside in a good wind or the neighbours will have the Brigade Boys out in short order. It do make a lot of smoke. Cut a big tractor tyre in half once to make two feed troughs so I have knowledge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wb123 Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Did you get the job done keeping all the appendages you started with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckyshot Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 (edited) If you’re just cutting the side wall any sharp knife will slice round it no problem, no need to use any power tools. Edited January 24, 2018 by Luckyshot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokersmith Posted January 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 In my heart this was a good idea. If I could trust myself to do it, I would have .. but nothing posted has given me the confidence to crack on with it yet (#headrules) May well end up with a cabinet off the bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow white Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 I used somethink like a stanley knife back in the sixteys to turn tyeres inside out to make plant pots out of. So todays stanley blades should do it easly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 cabinet sounds safest bet, I've got one for mine, also gives you somewhere to keep your chalk and arrows, and keep score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren 67 Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 Look at argos new dartboard blade 5 with surround only £35? and get to keep all your fingers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltings Posted January 30, 2018 Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 watched my dad cut tyres using a long sharp knife (cabbage knife ) dip in water cut dip in water cut and repeat until finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatchap Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 would a recip saw do the job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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