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Post by mick on Apr 26, 2014 11:16:13 GMT -5
Was not sure where to post this so if in the wrong please or anything please move or delete
Well I have the 400 for a week now and it is as good as you all say thankfully I was looking for a standard saw that I could also use on a track not a plunge saw as such. I do a lot of revamp work so all sorts of work from roof to finished units I have been using it this week in work putting up some hoarding so cutting 2x and sheets of ply also just boxing in some pipes in public toilets To be tiled after saw work a treat so very happy with it My mate has a festool ts55 that I have used from time to time but off the track I found in No good but in Fairness that is not what it is for but we had to compare the two well for what I got it for it is a clear winner but for cutting sheets of melamine the ts wine hands down the 400 chipped very bad even on the splinter guard side the ts was spotless both sides all tho ts 48 t and the 400 32 t Blade Any way not fair comparing the two Thanks
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Post by wrightwoodwork on Apr 26, 2014 12:52:06 GMT -5
Perfect use glad you're happy with the saw if cutting melamine shelves then I put the good face down cause as you say it can chip. Then any chips will be hidden by the fillets of wood so the chips don't matter to much. Nothing wrong with recommending both saws it's about using the right tool for the job be it mafell or festool
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Post by mick on Apr 26, 2014 14:05:45 GMT -5
Yes the chipping doesn't bother me to much as you say you can hide most of them and i if I start doing a lot more with melamine I will get something more suited what I have been doing in the past if I need a clean cut I cut 3mm over size and then use the surface planer to clean it up I might pick up a blade with a greater T count just to see how it works
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Post by wrightwoodwork on Apr 30, 2014 15:56:34 GMT -5
Yes the chipping doesn't bother me to much as you say you can hide most of them and i if I start doing a lot more with melamine I will get something more suited what I have been doing in the past if I need a clean cut I cut 3mm over size and then use the surface planer to clean it up I might pick up a blade with a greater T count just to see how it works. Hope you are enjoying your saw I've had mine for over 2 years. For the first time I had to use a different saw to do the job cause I don't at the moment have a cordless saw it showed me how good the kss saws are ,nothing comes close having to mark a line seems so old fashioned. To me it is not a luxury but an essential tool. After a while your kss will become an essential tool in your kit
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Post by mick on May 1, 2014 15:31:18 GMT -5
I was ripping some 3x2 down today for noggins in I beams ripped some 16' lengths down to 1 1/2" to keep flush with the I beam using the fence just a really nice saw as a stand alone without any track wish I hade found mafell when things were booming over here I would have got a lot more of them work is very quiet still it is hard to pay the price but worth every penny
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Post by wrightwoodwork on May 1, 2014 17:32:32 GMT -5
Things are starting to pick up here, hopefully they will with you as well
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