cambournepete
Established Member
There have been lots of threads on this, using the Festool system (drool), EZ system, PW & FWW jigs and just a straight edge and offset measurement.
I was trying to use this last system at the weekend with my old B&D saw and failed dismally - the saw wandered away from the straight edge and made a mess of the cuts, which wasn't a huge disaster as mot much wood was wasted and it's only for my garden shed. I then decided to try my Makita 5903(?) 235mm saw from out of my Triton and that worked fine - straight edge, reasonable quality finish but is rather heavy for handheld use (esp on when on roof of shed! ).
So why didn't the B&D work? Is it the saw itself (bearings nackered perhaps), is the blade blunt? Am I inept (hopefully ruled out by the Makita working OK)? Something else?
Pete
PS both the B&D and Makita have the blade centre offset from the motor spindle, implying some sort of gear box.
PPS taking the saw out of and putting it back in the Triton is a pain when you've got the dust bag attached Maybe I'll see what's on offer at Yandles or Axminster in a couple of weeks...
PPPS Don't saw through a screw vertically :shock: :roll: - I ruined an oldish blade doing that this weekend
I was trying to use this last system at the weekend with my old B&D saw and failed dismally - the saw wandered away from the straight edge and made a mess of the cuts, which wasn't a huge disaster as mot much wood was wasted and it's only for my garden shed. I then decided to try my Makita 5903(?) 235mm saw from out of my Triton and that worked fine - straight edge, reasonable quality finish but is rather heavy for handheld use (esp on when on roof of shed! ).
So why didn't the B&D work? Is it the saw itself (bearings nackered perhaps), is the blade blunt? Am I inept (hopefully ruled out by the Makita working OK)? Something else?
Pete
PS both the B&D and Makita have the blade centre offset from the motor spindle, implying some sort of gear box.
PPS taking the saw out of and putting it back in the Triton is a pain when you've got the dust bag attached Maybe I'll see what's on offer at Yandles or Axminster in a couple of weeks...
PPPS Don't saw through a screw vertically :shock: :roll: - I ruined an oldish blade doing that this weekend