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Post by mick on Jun 20, 2015 12:35:40 GMT -5
I picked up the jigsaw the other day and did a few test cuts In 1/2" 12mm mdf it is great but I did some cuts in 1 5/8" 40mm deal softwood and doing straight cuts great cut clean and square plenty of power but when coming in to the cut at a angle the cut goes off square then squares up however doing radios cuts curves not so good I tried all settings I found the best to be max speed and setting 2 on pendulum but still got some burning on the blade and cut and off square
Also the saw was getting a bit hot where you are holding it down low at the blade
Done the same cuts with my Mikita and it was hard to tell one from the other
Questions for those who have got good results What settings are you using for curved cuts ? Dose your saw get warm / hot where you hold it need the blade? Was I expected to much ? So was I expecting to much or is something wrong?
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Post by Red on Jun 20, 2015 13:01:39 GMT -5
I'm assuming that you're posting about the P1cc, correct?
If so, I've used ours to cut arcs into 3-1/2" SYP with little to no difficulty. Yes, the motor gets a little warm, but that's a pretty tough cut for any jigsaw. Unfortunately, I don't recall the exact settings I used, but I do know that the cuts were made at maximum speed.
By the way, our P1cc was being supplied 240V/60Hz ACV when the cuts I'm referencing herein were made.
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Post by mick on Jun 20, 2015 13:20:11 GMT -5
Yes I am talking about the picc Mine is a 110v but not what I would call a hard cut just in soft wood and my makita with same blade same shape cut done just as good or bad depending on your view
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Post by holmz on Jun 20, 2015 18:09:56 GMT -5
Yes I am talking about the picc Mine is a 110v but not what I would call a hard cut just in soft wood and my makita with same blade same shape cut done just as good or bad depending on your view Sounds like the blade is a factor if the different saws did the same with the same blade. Using the W1 (fatso) blade might be interesting. I am doing some thick wood this week, I'll post how it goes.
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Post by mick on Jun 20, 2015 18:38:58 GMT -5
I have ordered some Bosch t345fx Blades I will see how they go but I was using the mafell blade that came with it so I can't see the Bosch been any better. It's a bit disappointing when everyone seems to be getting such good results Lets know how it goes for you next week if you can try a few curved cuts and when starting a cut coming in on the edge of a piece at an angle not 90 degrees be interested to here how it goes
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Post by Red on Jun 20, 2015 21:49:21 GMT -5
I used the Festool S 145/4 FSG Carvex blade to make the cut I referenced in my last post.
I hope this helps ...
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Post by holmz on Jun 20, 2015 22:22:02 GMT -5
First cut today in weathered pine 80-mm thick. I used pendulum 3 (or the third click back from vertical knob position, so I assume it is '3' ??) It seemed to go well, but that blade has the wheel base of a dragster, so the turning radius is not too slick. But it seemed to go OK. I the went to the aggressive high pendulum setting, and it jumped around like a "House of Pain" song (start at ~0:25):
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Post by MrToolJunkie on Jun 20, 2015 23:23:06 GMT -5
I would try some different blades. I have had good luck with most of the blades I have tried on my P1CC and the Progressor blades by Bosch have worked well for curves. I think that 7 has several pics on a thread here with results he has made with his P1CC and Bosch blades.
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Post by 7 on Jun 20, 2015 23:23:39 GMT -5
If you look back at the P1CC perfection thread that I started a long time ago you will see pictures of cuts that I made & they were perfect. I had great results in a 4x4 douglas fir post and also in 8/4 cherry doubled up. The only time i had issues was when I wasn't able to start the cut square (cutting into the wood starting on an angle). I set the saw to full pendulum and applied a decent amount of downward pressure to keep the saw from going house of pain on me.
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Post by 7 on Jun 20, 2015 23:24:24 GMT -5
Coincidence- we posted at the exact same time haha.
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Post by holmz on Jun 21, 2015 0:13:10 GMT -5
Coincidence- we posted at the exact same time haha. One could say he is, "On Point" or he is "Runnin Up on Ya".
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Post by mick on Jun 21, 2015 4:00:02 GMT -5
Thanks for the feed back Holmz how square was that cut
Tool junkie I am going to get some more blades and see how they go
7 yes I have read that tread to be honest that is why I was expecting so much from the saw I have cut boards overlapped like that before and had to spend some time with a spokeshave getting them right
Looking at Aaron's cuts were impressive as well
I will try and post some photos
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Post by holmz on Jun 21, 2015 4:43:54 GMT -5
Thanks for the feed back Holmz how square was that cut Tool junkie I am going to get some more blades and see how they go 7 yes I have read that tread to be honest that is why I was expecting so much from the saw I have cut boards overlapped like that before and had to spend some time with a spokeshave getting them right Looking at Aaron's cuts were impressive as well I will try and post some photos I will have to find the square (the Mrs said she put it somewhere)... But it looks square by eye, so I it did not seem obviously flawed. And I approached the cut on the 3 third click from vertical (being to ignorant to know better). And I approached it at an angle. This is a chunk of wood that has been sittng outside for a year, but it was not as rock hard as I expected. I wanted to see how those long Bosch blades worked, and to send a picture to my daughter with thaks for the Father's Day gift. I was thinking of chucking up a Bosch progresso blade and try that, but it was latte time , the young Daughter called, and then the Haus-Warden (SWMBO) had some other things for me to attend to.
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Post by wrightwoodwork on Jun 21, 2015 7:26:40 GMT -5
Not 100% sure what the issue is I do know that when using mine if I put pressure from a side it can throw it off. Usually when I've had a bad cut it is usually me adding side pressure to the cut instead of front to back and not letting the saw do the work.
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Post by Red on Jun 21, 2015 21:09:35 GMT -5
Mick: The curve in the stretcher/tie beam -- holding the trestle posts together (above) -- was cut with our P1cc. As I mentioned before, we used a Festool S 145/4 FSG Carvex blade, at full speed, to make these cuts. The material is 4" x 6" PT SYP and, yes, it was fairly hard. By the way, I used plural forms here because this pony has a twin sister.
Aaron: I've noticed exactly the same thing when applying too much "side pressure" to make a curved cut ... and your words about letting the P1cc do the work are right on the money.
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