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Post by GhostFist on Sept 19, 2013 16:26:12 GMT -5
Inspecting a new set we were about to start shooting in, I noticed one of the doors (hollow core) was poorly installed. Bad hinge gain I had to shim out ( those plastic shims they sell at lee valley are great!) and there wasn't enough clearance at the bottom of the door to allow it to open all the way. This set was built right on our studio floor which is just concrete. O.K. pop the door off, whip out the 300 and the roll up track, hook it up to the vac, bam quick and dustless! I had the door off cut and re-installed in under ten minutes. Cameras rolled in right after. One note the 300 didn't quite have the capacity to cut all the way through in one pass probably about 2 to 3 mm left over but so simple to flip the door an align the track to the kerf and make a quick second pass for a perfect cut.
Just another example of how fast and useful this saw is when you need to do a job like this in a quick pinch.
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Post by neth27 on Nov 25, 2013 16:11:27 GMT -5
Does anyone know where you can get a cheap blade for the KSS300? (UK) Im getting the KSS300 delivered tomorrow and its first job is cutting a pile of laminate floor. I don't want to kill the supplied blade the first day i use it...
Cheers John...
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Post by wrightwoodwork on Nov 25, 2013 18:38:57 GMT -5
Personally no, I know you can dart blades online , but have bring told not good, not that I've used. You could try leitz tooling but doubt they have any cheap blades but are top quality and sometimes they do special offers. If I was you I would get another mafell blade say the 24. The blade that comes with the kss300 I think is for the laminate flooring why not just use then get resharpened. I guess would cost a little over £12 for a 40 tooth blade I have the kss400 I have a couple of the 32 blades and 1/24 tooth blade. I've had the blades for almost 2 years and they being through nails and everything and the still sharpen up. Where abouts are you based
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Post by GhostFist on Nov 25, 2013 18:45:02 GMT -5
Cheers John, welcome aboard. I know there are 3rd party blades for this saw as I own one, honestly I can't tell you what make it is though...I think AEG. I got it through the former distributer here in CANADA. I'll have to suss it out tomorrow though as the saw is in the shop. The one I have is just a ripping blade for it but they should make others. I'll keep you posted
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Post by 7 on Nov 25, 2013 23:43:09 GMT -5
I haven't looked very hard but haven't found any. I bought some of the 12 tooth blades from Mafell for tasks like laminate flooring that kills the blades. They are at least a bit less expensive and cheap to have sharpened. The low tooth count is really good for ripping too…until you cut laminate with it.
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Post by neth27 on Nov 26, 2013 5:30:32 GMT -5
Cheers for the help, I saw the Dart ones but they do look a bit cheap. I will just use the original blade then get it sharpened. I will also buy a ripping blade for it.
P.s I'm in the north east of England
John
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Post by wrightwoodwork on Nov 26, 2013 8:23:21 GMT -5
Hope you enjoy the little saw getting a ripping blade is really handy. If you're struggling to get a blade phone Nathan at nma agencies there the main distributors for mafell. He will definitely point you in the right direction and for anything else you're interested in
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Post by neth27 on Nov 29, 2013 15:16:23 GMT -5
I ended up ordering a 24t blade... I used the saw yesterday, done a few cuts on laminate flooring then got a hand saw out instead. I will try it out again when it comes to the skirting boards . It seemed a waste blunting a blade on some awful laminate.
John..
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Post by neth27 on Nov 29, 2013 15:19:31 GMT -5
I think this little saw will end up getting used more than my MT55
John.
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Post by wrightwoodwork on Nov 29, 2013 16:42:22 GMT -5
I know what you're saying about blunting the blade and it does seem a waste to blunt a saw blade on laminate flooring. The way to look it is you buy a hand saw saw about £8 the laminate flooring will obviously blunting the blade and it's something we all accept as part of the job. Now if you're using the kss 300 you will still blunting the blade and will cost a little under £10 so you're costs are about the same already. Now I know if I was doing I would charge by the square m , I know that I could cover an using the kss300 a lot quicker than a hand saw and also doing the rips at the end. Why not pick 2 rooms about the same size and see what the difference is in time. If you cover twice the area in a day that's twice the amount of money made in a day ,then the sooner you get the next job to make the next pound. There is a learning curve but once you get around that, they are a pleasure to use its just a different way to work from a chop saw that everybody is used granted some jobs are quicker with the chop saw , but when moving about the kss is much more portable
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Post by GhostFist on Nov 29, 2013 21:51:34 GMT -5
Absolutely! Well said Aaron.
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Post by sgtrjp on Nov 29, 2013 23:24:19 GMT -5
I finally pulled the trigger on the 300. Unfortunately, I won't have it in time to do a laminate job I've got to get done this weekend. But, I should have it in time for a hardwood job next week. I got the deal on the bosch rails at toolstop. Again, probably too late. The kss300 with the flexrail would be perfect for the laminate(got the laminate blade) and the 10.5' of track would have helped with the hardwood flooring. But, I'll have them for next time. I do have options for the hardwood though. Do I use the kss300 with the flexrail, or the TS75 and the 75". I figure I'll have them both going. Use the kss300 for cross cuts, and the ts75 for rips.
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Post by 7 on Nov 30, 2013 1:17:14 GMT -5
Flooring is my favorite use for the KSS 300. Depending on the quantity you have to install I think the fastest way to do the rip cuts against the wall is a small table saw. That said, The KSS 300 is very easy (less than 5 seconds) to remove from the cross cut track that it is attached to and switch to the flex rail. It also comes with a small rip guide that works really well for the rip cuts too. I would think you could use only the KSS for the flooring job and leave the TS75 put away.
I had a wood flooring job when I was waiting for my KSS also. I was really hoping it would get to me in time. It arrived the day after I finished the job, just how it seems to go sometimes.
Also- I agree with Wrights comment above about just using the KSS for laminate anyway even though it destroys the blade. The time saved shuffling other tools around and the minimal cleanup alone should buy you another blade. Just label the blade "Laminate" and use it for all the installs then sharpen it and do it some more.
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Post by neth27 on Nov 30, 2013 13:34:19 GMT -5
The main reason i didn't want to blunten the blade is it takes over a week to get it sharpened.I want to give it a try out next week on skirtings etc so didn't want a blunt blade I used a handsaw for cross cuts and a Hilti 22v cordless for the rips (i can get cheap replacement blades for about £12 from a local store)
John...
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Post by wrightwoodwork on Dec 6, 2013 11:41:10 GMT -5
I suppose that makes sense I use 2 or 3 blades then can swap them about for times when i find that hidden nail when lifting flooring
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