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.

Simplest and cleanest way to cut stall mats with a utility knife. 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. 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. If you re trying to cut stall mats or exercise mats that s the way to go.

For many the easiest way to cut horse stall mats also tends to be the most time consuming. If you can operate a straight edge and a utility knife you can cut a stall mat with ease. Mark the mat where you d like to cut. Cutting a thick rubber stall mat or rubber flooring for horse stables doesn t have to be a headache.

For cutting mats i use a cheap 40 jigsaw. 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. Cutting the horse stall mats by hand. Drilled four holes in each of those with my drill press 1 4 router bit and counter bored with 3 4 milling cutter.

Easiest way to cut a stall mat. Place a 2x4 board under the area you d like to cut.