Cutting a thick rubber stall mat or rubber flooring for horse stables doesn t have to be a headache.
													
																	Cutting horse stall mats. 
									
	
		
	
																	How to cut stall mats should you need to cut the mats a straight edge sharp utility knife 2x4 board and pen will suffice. 
																	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. 
																	Easiest way to cut a stall mat. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	Cutting the horse stall mats by hand. 
																	If you re trying to cut stall mats or exercise mats that s the way to go. 
																	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. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	For cutting mats i use a cheap 40 jigsaw. 
																	Place a 2x4 board under the area you d like to cut. 
																	Simplest and cleanest way to cut stall mats with a utility knife. 
																	It doesn t even require any power tools. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	Drilled four holes in each of those with my drill press 1 4 router bit and counter bored with 3 4 milling cutter. 
																	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.