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Post by kraftt on Nov 1, 2017 18:51:57 GMT -5
You can always start wearing a patch over one eye so you can skip that 5 min eye adjustment between the cuts. You can always add a wooden leg, hand hook and a parrot later on to further the "going back to the roots" theme - from what I have heard Australia was colonized by scurvey pirate convicts and such. Now they just run the place. ...at least that is what they told me when I lived in NZ for a while. ... well I'm out in Cali with cali, but the way I cut on a miter saw & those 4 unlocked wheels under mine while I cut I may need one of our Aus members to send me one of their spare hooks soon.
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Post by henrun on Nov 1, 2017 19:27:50 GMT -5
Ah - my bad! That funky tree on your avatar had my mind thinking Australia and I didn't put much thought into it, obviously! There are a few guys from Australia on the board and I thought you were one of them! Well, it isn't the first time my jokes have headed in the wrong direction. This time I was off more than a country mile though!
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Post by kraftt on Nov 1, 2017 19:44:51 GMT -5
That's one of those 4000+ year old trees... just waiting for my mafell to taste it.
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Post by henrun on Nov 1, 2017 19:49:08 GMT -5
Yeah, it will probably topple over any year now haha... ...just be patient...
...or you could give it a wee nudge with the Mafell.
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Post by aas on Nov 2, 2017 2:14:30 GMT -5
aas wrote: “ modified with an LXT torch cut in half and bonded in place to take the LXT batts. (I fitted an LED with afterglow too!)” I love stuff like this I wanna see it. I'll take some pics when I've got some time
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Post by rizzoa13 on Nov 2, 2017 16:33:37 GMT -5
Just got my mt55 18 bl in and out it through the paces today. I was setting 1 1/8” thick oak treads on a kinda complex staircase I built and had a lot of cross and rip cutting to do in order to fit them just right. I had done the first treads with my ts55, it was junk. The mt55 in comparison has way more power and conveniences. The plunge indicator works perfectly and makes it so I don’t need to put myself in an uncomfortable position to see where the blade is. The rails are so much better and the splinter guard is dead on for aligning my cuts.
I went all day on one 5.5ah Metabo battery that I had charged while I charged the two that came with it. I’ll say it didn’t lack for power one bit and made me more confident in picking up the kss50. A few negative reviews from well respected guys around here had me worried but after seeing the mt55 cut like a dream I feel a little better.
So nothing new to add except the mt55 18 bl is the pinnacle of tracksaw, in cass you were wondering 🤑.
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Post by skinee on Nov 2, 2017 16:41:21 GMT -5
Just got my mt55 18 bl in and out it through the paces today. I was setting 1 1/8” thick oak treads on a kinda complex staircase I built and had a lot of cross and rip cutting to do in order to fit them just right. I had done the first treads with my ts55, it was junk. The mt55 in comparison has way more power and conveniences. The plunge indicator works perfectly and makes it so I don’t need to put myself in an uncomfortable position to see where the blade is. The rails are so much better and the splinter guard is dead on for aligning my cuts. I went all day on one 5.5ah Metabo battery that I had charged while I charged the two that came with it. I’ll say it didn’t lack for power one bit and made me more confident in picking up the kss50. A few negative reviews from well respected guys around here had me worried but after seeing the mt55 cut like a dream I feel a little better. So nothing new to add except the mt55 18 bl is the pinnacle of tracksaw, in cass you were wondering 🤑. can you post some photos please,good to know that it performs well.
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Post by rizzoa13 on Nov 2, 2017 17:05:51 GMT -5
No problem I’ll take a few tomorrow when I’m doing the rest of the stairs.
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Post by calidecks on Nov 2, 2017 20:34:15 GMT -5
Just got my mt55 18 bl in and out it through the paces today. I was setting 1 1/8” thick oak treads on a kinda complex staircase I built and had a lot of cross and rip cutting to do in order to fit them just right. I had done the first treads with my ts55, it was junk. The mt55 in comparison has way more power and conveniences. The plunge indicator works perfectly and makes it so I don’t need to put myself in an uncomfortable position to see where the blade is. The rails are so much better and the splinter guard is dead on for aligning my cuts. I went all day on one 5.5ah Metabo battery that I had charged while I charged the two that came with it. I’ll say it didn’t lack for power one bit and made me more confident in picking up the kss50. A few negative reviews from well respected guys around here had me worried but after seeing the mt55 cut like a dream I feel a little better. So nothing new to add except the mt55 18 bl is the pinnacle of tracksaw, in cass you were wondering 🤑. And to add to this, my new kss50 saw that was exchanged, doesn't self deplete the batteries. So I must of got a dud, the first go around. You don't know how relieved I am. :thumbsup:
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Post by henrun on Nov 3, 2017 2:14:06 GMT -5
Cali: good to hear and Rizzoa; good to hear about the MT55 18bl performance as well. After using the KSS50 on dry wood and seeing how easily it disposes of 45mm studs as well as plunging 38mm oak with the 32T blade I am not surprised. I could almost not believe I was using the same saw! Zip zip done... The KSS50 has redeemed itself in my book and the initial disappointment has worn off - cutting and ripping conditions were at their absolute worst for the first day out with the KSS50 so I think any battery saw would have disappointed me for that particular task. I think most of them would not even have completed the task of ripping near frozen 34mm pressure treated pieces of decking with a less than optimal tooth count blade! Should I happen to find myself in the same horrible cutting conditions again I would make sure that I bring those two extra LiHD batteries from the mitre saw. And a four tooth blade.
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Post by kraftt on Nov 3, 2017 11:22:38 GMT -5
I can't remember, were you guys attributing the initial poor performance to only the frozen lumber or the cold weather affecting battery performance? Are these new batts supposed to perform better in cold weather compared to other LiIon?
I suppose you can always pause and put the batt inside your jacket to warm it up with body temperature. Or store the charger and batts in a warming chest (let the heat of the charger do the warming) in really cold weather.
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Post by henrun on Nov 3, 2017 16:55:45 GMT -5
kraftt: it was two degrees (celsius) outside, cold in the shade and damp. The pressure treated 34x145mm replacement decking was cold after being on my colleagues truck. They were moist because of the pressure treatment. Wood was not frozen but very cold. The saw and batteries were warm however, came from indoors, got a cosy ride in a warm car and were put immediately to use with fresh 5.5 Ah LiHD batteries. Batteries were charged up the day before and not straight from the charger. A couple of days later under similar conditions - but warmer outside and with pressure treated studs stored indoors: I did some scribed length/rip cuts in 45x120mm with my Metabo 18V jigsaw and two fresh 3,1Ah LiHD batteries. Length was 4.2m a piece and it took almost two full batteries to rip the two pieces (!) and that was with a Bosch progressor blade, which is quite aggressive. I was glad I brought three fully charged batteries as I would not have been able to screw the stuff in place if I hadn't - it was supposed to be a quick job so I only brought a bare minimum. Will not do that again and will bring both charger and spares regardless of how "small" the task is. I just could not imagine not getting by with three full batteries... During the summer I was working the battery tools hard and the batteries lasted so long I could hardly believe it. The contrast between the two experiences - with the same tools and batteries - is striking. I would not believe it had I not experienced it myself. I had made sure all batteries were fully charged the day before. One experience made me certain I would get by without corded tools without problems - the other experience made me question battery technology...
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Post by kraftt on Nov 3, 2017 19:36:43 GMT -5
I suppose once they entered the cold they cooled fast. Don't you eskimos have some kind of chemical hand-warmers up there at the north pole? Maybe you could take a tip from your cat and wrap one around the battery and hold it in place with a neoprene mug insulator.
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Post by calidecks on Nov 3, 2017 20:20:52 GMT -5
Cali: good to hear and Rizzoa; good to hear about the MT55 18bl performance as well. After using the KSS50 on dry wood and seeing how easily it disposes of 45mm studs as well as plunging 38mm oak with the 32T blade I am not surprised. I could almost not believe I was using the same saw! Zip zip done... The KSS50 has redeemed itself in my book and the initial disappointment has worn off - cutting and ripping conditions were at their absolute worst for the first day out with the KSS50 so I think any battery saw would have disappointed me for that particular task. I think most of them would not even have completed the task of ripping near frozen 34mm pressure treated pieces of decking with a less than optimal tooth count blade! Should I happen to find myself in the same horrible cutting conditions again I would make sure that I bring those two extra LiHD batteries from the mitre saw. And a four tooth blade. I ordered x10- 32t blades for the 50. I'm hoping they are the sweet spot.
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Post by henrun on Nov 4, 2017 6:43:05 GMT -5
Calidecks: maybe you should have ordered 7/3 of 32/24T blades. The 24T blade gave quite a good cut in thicker stock and I guess they would help out with tougher stock. But for quality decking I think the 32T blade is the sweet spot. Did you order any rip blade? The 16T should speed things up considerably. My latest Mafell order is running a bit late but should arrive next week which will see a shuffle and reorganization of my set up.
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