Thread: Photo from work

In a situation like that, I reckon it would be hard to beat the convenience & speed of the old potato-powered tool!

Hi Ian. Possibly a reciprocating saw but I only use mine for cutting nails and rough demo work. I can't cut straight with them. And I only kissed the ant caps a couple of times

Originally Posted by Mountain Ash

Hi Ian. Possibly a reciprocating saw but I only use mine for cutting nails and rough demo work. I can't cut straight with them. And I only kissed the ant caps a couple of times

I was thinking that ant cap looked close, reciprocating saws are great, but controlled cuts are another thing all together,

Cheers Matt.

Could have cut it with a power saw before installation - you know tape measures and all that!

Hi Matt, how's life in the county goin?

Hi WS, I learnt long ago when matching new to old that stringlines are far more accurate than pre cutting and overhangs allow for subtle adjustments .

Hi MA

First - love seeing the saws doing what they intend for - if I was making these cuts, thats what I would use....


but if you need a mostly accurate cut in awkward spots, cut a stud offcut to 90 % of depth - could be rip cut for longer cuts. Fix the cut stud to the backside, aligned with the intended path-- the saw should follow - even a demolition saw.
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grain of salt - not a carpenter by any means but have spent time in rooves doing stupid cuts too fix dumb mistakes...

if thats to much faffing - there's evidence mafell p1cc should make short work of it, particularly as one can reverse the blade, not cheap though - auscab has one if you ask for a "real" opinion

MA

I just like the handsaw option. If freshly sharpened, it would cut the pine before you had hooked up cords and found where the reciprocating saw was hiding. Also, unless the recip is cordless, it won't need to be tested once every few months.

Regards
Paul

That looks like a concrete post. Is there a need for an ant cap on top of concrete?

Hi Paul. LVL is Oregon, and glue.

Hi EF. Yes and no. Termites won't eat the concrete, so will have to make a tunnel up the outside. Ant caps make the tunnel more obvious when inspected.

Originally Posted by Mountain Ash

Hi Paul. LVL is Oregon, and glue.

Hi EF. Yes and no. Termites won't eat the concrete, so will have to make a tunnel up the outside. Ant caps make the tunnel more obvious when inspected.

MA

Oregon. OK. Still relatively easy cutting.

Yes, the ant caps are merely to force them into making "overland" tunnels (intolerance to light) and bring them into view: That is, if you notice them in good time.

Regards
paul