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15th September 2020, 07:39 PM #1Member
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Makita HS7600SP
I had a small job to do to help my Father in law cut a long table in two to make...two tables. I thought I could get the old Heavy GMC out but it is a bit of a clunker so I treated myself to a little Makita.
The new legs were already temporarily in position to take the weight, so I clamped on the straight edge and let rip.
Hmm needed to force the blade, lots of blue smoke, had to trim the edge twice. I was expecting better.
Afterwards I thought. “Now why was I using a 24 tooth tct blade to cross cut 3/4” Jarrah planks with a 185mm Circular Saw?”
It really was underwhelming.
Perhaps I should have got a 40 or 60 tooth mitre or cross cut blade?
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15th September 2020, 07:57 PM #2
The first thing that comes to mind is that the timber was closing up on the blade as you progressed, usually a good idea to put a wedge in the cut as soon as the blade is wholly in the timber
You also said that the top was temporally attached to the legs so was that 4 legs per the completed 2 halves if so I also suspect that there was a very small difference in height and the floor may have had a hump under where the to pair of adjoining legs which resulted in the bottom edge of the cut closing up on the bladeThe person who never made a mistake never made anything
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15th September 2020, 10:28 PM #3Member
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15th September 2020, 11:11 PM #4Taking a break
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+1 for the cut closing on the blade. Even a cordless saw should have no trouble with 3/4" Jarrah, I know they can do 2" American Oak (it doesn't like it, but it does it).
More teeth makes it harder to cut, not easier, but you get less breakout.
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20th September 2020, 02:55 PM #5Member
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Problem solved.
Despite checking before I put the blade on, I had put it on in fact back to front.
It has arrows showing the right way on both blade and guard, somehow I turned it round on fitting.
I must be losing the plot.
Sigh!
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20th September 2020, 10:24 PM #6The person who never made a mistake never made anything
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22nd September 2020, 08:17 PM #7Senior Member
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25th September 2020, 02:29 AM #8Member
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Thanks All,
Honesty is a poor substitute for competence but I am motivated to try to be more careful next time.
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