infer
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Post by infer on Sept 12, 2019 13:10:25 GMT -5
Brand new P1 here and on the first minute of picking it up I feel and hear something moving knocking in the motor housing. Is this normal?
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Post by aas on Sept 12, 2019 15:48:53 GMT -5
Is this when it is running or shaking it?.. it doesn't sound normal...
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infer
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Post by infer on Sept 12, 2019 16:52:44 GMT -5
Jigsaw is off. Just gently rocking the unit I hear and feel something moving in the front part where the blade release lever is located. If this is not normal I will return the machine.
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Post by aas on Sept 13, 2019 4:56:54 GMT -5
I'll try and have a look later, not got mine with me today.
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Post by dd on Apr 2, 2020 5:42:37 GMT -5
Hello Infer,
My P1CC also has this strange sound when shaking it. Did you send it back? Or what was the conclusion? It definitely doesn't sound right.
Or Aas, where you able to check if it also occurs with you P1CC?
Thanks for the reply.
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Post by aas on Apr 2, 2020 11:44:18 GMT -5
No I never checked!.. I'll try to have a look tomorrow.
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Post by dd on Apr 2, 2020 13:29:15 GMT -5
Thanks. The reason I am a bit concerned is because I cannot seem to make a square cut with the saw. I use the Cunex W1 blade, pendulum on setting 2 and speed at 4. I am getting quite frustrated:)
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Post by aas on Apr 2, 2020 15:11:37 GMT -5
Do you have the normal supplied base on the saw, and is it correctly seated? Is the blade coming out of the base square? Is the blade straight?.. even the Cunex blades can get bent.
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Post by MrToolJunkie on Apr 2, 2020 23:43:21 GMT -5
You should get square cuts with this saw. I would try another blade and see if you are still having issues. As aas states, check that the base is seated and square.
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Post by aas on Apr 3, 2020 2:10:33 GMT -5
I've had a look, mine rattles if I shake it. I wouldn't worry about it, cuts are perfectly square.
If the base is seated correctly, your blade is straight and sharp - you will get square cuts.
If not... have a look at your technique. If you are used to a 'normal' jigsaw, i.e. one with rollers or guides, you may have the habit of adjusting the position of the jigsaw from left to right to keep the blade upright, while also adjusting position to follow the line. You do not need to do this with the P1CC. However, you need to let the saw/blade do the work and not use any lateral force.
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dd
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Post by dd on Apr 3, 2020 2:27:20 GMT -5
Base is well seated, blade straight and square to the base. I have tried multiple W1 blades. It is off about 1mm on a board with a 35mm thickness. I know that is not a lot, but I would have expected more accuracy. The board is rubberwood, which is rather hard, maybe that is the problem. I ordered Bosch T101AIF hardwood blades, I hope this will do the trick. (Thank you all for thinking along, much appreciated)
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Post by huntsgemein on Apr 3, 2020 8:19:07 GMT -5
DDV, no criticism implied or intended, but it may actually be YOU, not the saw creating said deflection. I invariably put unwanted & unintended sideways pressure on my blades in curves. Stiffer blades (i.e. Cunex [for curves] or Bosch Progressor) should help.
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Post by dd on Apr 3, 2020 11:02:46 GMT -5
Could eventually be me. If so I would be the first to admit it. Still learning. But I checked for squareness again all around the blade and I did notice something odd. On one side it's perfectly square and on the other side not at all. There seems to be a slight curve on the corner of the base (see the picture I marked it with a red arrow). image 1image 2 image 3
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Post by aas on Apr 3, 2020 11:25:48 GMT -5
Base is well seated, blade straight and square to the base. ... yeah I think all the important things are as they should be. Have a look at your technique.
Had a look at your photos, something doesn't add up... is your square actually square?.. is the base bent?
I had to do an awkward cut with the P1CC this week, vertical board, angled base on and thin blade - could hardly get my head in to see the cut line - well I screwed up - it started out properly, then the weight of the P1CC took over, with a bit of help from gravity, and although I kept the blade on the line, it skewed the blade from the angle I should have been cutting - and by more than 1mm out!.. fortunately it was in the right direction, so I could trim it up...
Do some test cuts in scrap wood, mark out a couple of lines plus an R and an L. Put in some lateral pressure to the right on one cut, then some lateral pressure to the left on the next. Get your square out and see how far off 90 degrees you are. One of them will be correcting the 1mm error you are talking about... which is better, the L or the R?.. then do this again but try to adjust the lateral pressure you put on the blade until you get right. This is about re-learning with a new tool - it's not the tool!
I had a Makita 18v jigsaw, I always had to skew the jigsaw to get it cut in a straight line. I was so used to doing it, it became second nature - I picked up the jigsaw, set it down with the right amount of skew and cut a straight line! It maybe that you are used to using a different tool and have got so used to auto-correcting to compensate that it has become second nature.
Let us know how you get on.
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Post by huntsgemein on Apr 3, 2020 23:53:23 GMT -5
Could eventually be me. If so I would be the first to admit it. Still learning. But I checked for squareness again all around the blade and I did notice something odd. On one side it's perfectly square and on the other side not at all. There seems to be a slight curve on the corner of the base (see the picture I marked it with a red arrow). Now that's pretty friggin' weird. Don't think I could exactly explain that type of discrepancy away. This may indeed be the source of your cut edge non-perpendicularity. For a more definitive diagnosis a pair of Winding Sticks (look 'em up if they're unfamiliar) - say a pair of pencils or equivalent straight & parallel edged objects that you can sight along (between actually) - will display any significant planar inconsistency. If it's a dodgy or damaged platen/soleplate/base you'd be more than entitled to a replacement I'd assume. Just double-check that it's seated correctly 'afore ye give 'em a broadside for selling you shitty merchandise.
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