caroleb
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I had to finish a bunk bed project today, made from old sound boards from an church organ builder (Mr R Shaftoe - a local legend I never had the fortune to meet, but I now own a load of his tools and materials, and my daughter sleeps on a bed made form a selection of mahogany, rosewood and oak from his workshop) and had to rip down some deal and other scrappish bits to make the slats for the bottom mattress to sit on. I needed them to be about 3" wide, so selected some appropriate timber form the pile, and put some through the bandsaw (352) to size. However, having just cleaned the workshop up the sawdust was driving me mad, so I pulled the 235mm Hitachi circ saw from the shelf. It struggled because the blade was totally inappropriate. So I pulled out the Hilti which would do it easily, but would have to do it in 2 passes as depth of cut is not enough. Didn't want to lug the TS75 out of its systainer so I gave the Kress a go. This one struggled with a 24t blade even though its depth of cut was just enough.
Ahah, thinks me. I have the Skil worm drive saw. Set the fence up, depth of cut set to max, transformer out and plugged in and away.
I don't know how many of you have a worrm-drive saw, or have had the fortune to try one. They are few and far between out here, but the yanks are mad for them. And there's a reason why. This saw has an oil tank, for lubrication. And it runs more like a truck motor than a brushed motor. Where the other saws, which incidentally are well maintained and in good order, ran OK at a mile an hour, the worm drive roared through. Jeez - I don't use this saw enough. 3" cut in oak? Like it cuts through 18mm MDF.
So, I gotta say folks, if you ever get a chance to get one you MUST try one. The difference is chalk and cheese. It is so nice to use a tool that cuts to its maximum depth of cut in any material without getting even close to its limits. It inspires confidence and allows you to achieve a perfect cut in one go, rather than 3 passes which can introduce problems other than time consumed.
Caz
Ahah, thinks me. I have the Skil worm drive saw. Set the fence up, depth of cut set to max, transformer out and plugged in and away.
I don't know how many of you have a worrm-drive saw, or have had the fortune to try one. They are few and far between out here, but the yanks are mad for them. And there's a reason why. This saw has an oil tank, for lubrication. And it runs more like a truck motor than a brushed motor. Where the other saws, which incidentally are well maintained and in good order, ran OK at a mile an hour, the worm drive roared through. Jeez - I don't use this saw enough. 3" cut in oak? Like it cuts through 18mm MDF.
So, I gotta say folks, if you ever get a chance to get one you MUST try one. The difference is chalk and cheese. It is so nice to use a tool that cuts to its maximum depth of cut in any material without getting even close to its limits. It inspires confidence and allows you to achieve a perfect cut in one go, rather than 3 passes which can introduce problems other than time consumed.
Caz
