Post by Red on Jun 17, 2015 13:54:07 GMT -5
jasonkehl said: I started my carpentry apprenticeship in 1999, (at the age of 29) I received my journeyman's licence 3 years later and started working for myself 3 years after that. My work is in residential houses and cottages. We build from foundation through to completion; often building the cabinets, interior doors, stairs and railings etc... along the way....
....Four years ago I started working with a designer that incorporates quite a bit of timber work in his designs. I bought a Makita beam planer and the MKS 130 so we could work with the 6x, 8x and 10x, timbers. I quickly grew tired of having to roll big timbers because the MKS couldn't make the cuts in one pass. We also cut quite a few arches and decorative rafter tails along with all the notches and tenons that come with timber work. Last year brought about the decision to purchase the big saws. They save so much time....
....Four years ago I started working with a designer that incorporates quite a bit of timber work in his designs. I bought a Makita beam planer and the MKS 130 so we could work with the 6x, 8x and 10x, timbers. I quickly grew tired of having to roll big timbers because the MKS couldn't make the cuts in one pass. We also cut quite a few arches and decorative rafter tails along with all the notches and tenons that come with timber work. Last year brought about the decision to purchase the big saws. They save so much time....
We own a lot of Makita tools -- including TF power tools -- so we do have something in common, Jason. How do you like your KP312? Have you ever used the big Mafell planers? I haven't, so I have no way to compare the two brands. I do, however, find that the Makita works well (when the blades are sharp).
Other than angle cuts, we don't really have the capability to do much decorative timber work and, yes, I'd really like to gain that capability (some day) ... and I definitely hear you about making end cuts in one pass, Jason. That's why I started a thread over on the timber framing board asking for thoughts on a TF fence/base for a chainsaw. No, it's no ZXS, but I simply can't afford that tool -- it costs over $6,000.00 USD when purchased from the monopoly in the US.
I don't mean to steal the thread from the OP, so maybe we should start a TF tool thread over on the timber framing (TF) board ...
As for Tom's (the OP's) original question, I would also suggest the KSS 80 Ec / 370. It's size and accuracy give it versatility that's very hard to beat.