Cutting Horse Stall Mats

Mark the mat where you d like to cut.

Cutting horse stall mats.

Cutting a thick rubber stall mat or rubber flooring for horse stables doesn t have to be a headache. Drilled four holes in each of those with my drill press 1 4 router bit and counter bored with 3 4 milling cutter. If you can operate a straight edge and a utility knife you can cut a stall mat with ease. 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.

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. For cutting mats i use a cheap 40 jigsaw. Place a 2x4 board under the area you d like to cut. 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.

Cutting the horse stall mats by hand. How to cut stall mats should you need to cut the mats a straight edge sharp utility knife 2x4 board and pen will suffice. Easiest way to cut a stall mat. Mark where you d like to cut with your pen and place the 2x4 under your cutting area.

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. For many the easiest way to cut horse stall mats also tends to be the most time consuming.