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Post by richie on Jun 19, 2018 16:18:25 GMT -5
Can anyone enlighten to what the numbers are meant to correspond to on this?
Its a plunge cut start and finish position indicator, get that, but the numbers (10, 12.5, 25, 50) don't match any stock sheet material (+3mm) and why so few? there's loads of space..
surly 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 43, 55 would be better
No one wants to plunge 7 or 10mm into their workbench, for 18 and 40mm stock, do they?
And 12.5 is not even possible to set on the saw, it's 12 or 13, so you're always either a bit over or a bit under your line?
Its nearly £60, they've gone to the trouble to design and make it, am I missing something here?
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Post by kraftt on Jun 19, 2018 19:20:13 GMT -5
I never got past the logic of the price so I rolled my own. Scrap piece of polycarbonate, two fiberglass rods, two adhesive cable clips, a laser transparency glued to top. This way you can scribe your own lines on the bottom of polycarbonate to match blade diameter of choice. Some here use their rip fence and just mark the aluminum with a pencil. Anything that lets you mark or make a custom setting is better because your blade diameters range from 160/162/165.  |
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Post by kraftt on Jun 19, 2018 19:29:28 GMT -5
I should add that for plunge cuts into finished material, where you can't afford a mistake, a plunge indicator is a handy & quick way to set locations of rail stops.
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Post by richie on Jun 20, 2018 15:03:39 GMT -5
Looks smart. Like the idea of the rip fence as well..
But notice you chose the same numbers..hahaha
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Post by kraftt on Jun 20, 2018 21:13:17 GMT -5
Yeah, It was an experiment and figured mafell knew more than me. But it worked perfect so, other than changing cable grips, I’ve left it as. Primarily use it for cut outs and 50’s been fine for setting rail stops then finishing with a pull saw. If you need additional markings you just hang blade off an edge, mark preferred plunge on bottom of poly and score more lines.
The easiest way, if you don’t already own a fence, is to bend and notch a thin piece of aluminum so it fits similar to mafell’s. Then scribe it or stick on an overly.
For me though I like to see whats going on with the cut so I went with the clear. You can drop a little light on top to go along for the ride too.
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Post by hecon5 on May 26, 2020 20:35:56 GMT -5
kraftt , your picture isn't showing...can you share again?
(Edit)...yeah...I realize this is a stupid old post, but I'm most intrigued and I can't help myself.
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Post by kraftt on May 26, 2020 20:53:06 GMT -5
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Post by hecon5 on May 27, 2020 10:30:26 GMT -5
Thank you! Just saved me $90! Was thinking it'd be handy to have, but after seeing this...much prefer yours.
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Post by kraftt on May 27, 2020 19:52:38 GMT -5
You're welcome, it works well. The diameter of the fiberglass rod, or aluminum rod, should compliment both whatever clip i.d. sits atop the polycarbonate and still allow the saw base guide clamps to snug down on the rod. I think I use 8.5mm fiberglass tent rod as the balance for the cable clips I chose.
I actually have a design for a production version, not much different, that allows you to hit most of the depths right on the mark while also compensating for different diameter blades. My hands are full with my vac remote & two other finished items but if things move along I will add it to a store in the future and see if there's any interest.
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Post by hecon5 on May 27, 2020 20:17:23 GMT -5
If it's $80 with free shipping, I'll take it, it'll be a steal! Heh.
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