Typically siding shears use air.
Cutting cemintitious siding.
For the contractor who measures siding jobs by the square mile not the square foot i think the.
You have to make the cuts very slowly.
For a slow but virtually dustless way to cut siding use power.
The cleanest way to cut fiber cement siding is by using siding shears.
The advantage of using the circular saw is that you can cut more than one board at a time.
Cutting fiber cement siding stationary shears.
Use your eyeware and ear protection.
These are specialized to reduce the dust caused from cutting these planks.
Makita and hitachi.
To keep dust to a minimum use a circular saw that s equipped with either a dust collection bag or electric fan that.
Use a specialized blade used with the saw such as mikita hardiblade or dewalts filber cement blade.
You can use diamond cutting blades attached to your circular saw or sliding miter saw.