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Post by woodster on May 19, 2016 8:05:08 GMT -5
Hi all, I've not been on here in a while, been browsing frequently though, I've updated my Mafell collection this year (purely for tax reasons), I've bought another erica 85, a pss3100 panel saw (fantastically efficient machine for cabinet making, don't use my sliding table at all now much quicker and more accurate), a new mt55 and a p1cc. I will shortly be selling on my old mt55cc and p1cc which are both 110 volt variants, I know I should post this in the classified section which I will do when I get a chance, just wanted to see if there was any interest on here as I don't want to pass them on to anybody who doesn't appreciate what these machines are, anyway I'll try to get more involved in the forum and I'll post pics/vids of the pss3100 as I can imagine it's a bit of a rarity.
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May 19, 2016 8:53:31 GMT -5
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Post by GhostFist on May 19, 2016 8:53:31 GMT -5
Ya definitely want to see how that bad boy is utilized! I don't think we even have a section for it. You prefer it to your slider? Now I'm real curious.
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Post by woodster on May 19, 2016 9:50:56 GMT -5
I find it better in that I use either 8 or 10' sheets which I typically have on a removable wooden frame perfectly flat, I size cuts as required without moving the sheet, put them to one side then do the next, previously I would break sheets down to use on a slider, whereas now the breaking down part is the finish and to be honest it's clinical! The system has a fantastic scoring function so quality of cut is as good as it gets but the real advantage is there is no human intervention so no blade/rail/hand/footing wobble as you often get with a track saw and the cut speed (the speed the saw moves across the workpiece and blade speed) is adjustable and consistently smooth so every cut is consistently blemish free as all you're doing is measuring, laying it on a pencil line then holding a button for a few seconds (the thing even comes back to you ready for the next cut!) the problem I've always had with sliders is getting an initial perfectly straight first edge (as everything else follows that) and no slider is 100% accurate particularly if a human in moving the piece across the blade, it's a bit like taking a chainsaw to a tree as opposed to taking a tree to a chainsaw, a 10' sheet requires 20' of space to process now I only need 10... Also try taking your slider to a jobsite every day... ?
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May 19, 2016 9:58:39 GMT -5
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Post by woodster on May 19, 2016 9:58:39 GMT -5
Also useful for getting your first initial perfectly straight first edge on any piece of timber, important for me for doors/frames on cabinetry
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Post by GhostFist on May 19, 2016 10:00:10 GMT -5
Interesting. I'd really like to know more about this tool. does it bevel?
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Post by woodster on May 19, 2016 10:33:16 GMT -5
No it's purely 90 degrees, earlier this week I did try this by making the cut with the pss then used the mt55 to just shave the angle along the Pss cut line, worked perfectly as the blade was under no stress so no deflection and a perfect cut both sides on laminated board, no sharp chipped corners as you'd normally expect.
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Post by wrightwoodwork on May 19, 2016 13:26:36 GMT -5
Nice kit
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