Thread: Lousy day.

Cold, wet and windy.

After the last 10 years this is perfect weather - no complaints allowed

Look at the positive side you still learnt something new

Cheers

Originally Posted by

I had a lousy day today.

Did you know that an angle grinder with a thin (1mm) cut off wheel cuts ply better than any jig saw I know?

Very little break out or charring but a bit of smoke. Jobs done.

I knew that!!!!

Also great for cutting bottoms of door jams so you can slide tiles under and not have to cut tiles to shape!

IMHO one of the greatest tool /blade combinations on earth.

Great for the fingernails too.

Originally Posted by Calm

After the last 10 years this is perfect weather - no complaints allowed

Look at the positive side you still learnt something new

Cheers

Great weather? I'm freezing my butt off and awaiting the 6:00 news tonight only to find out that I don't live in Melbourne as I thought, but that the tectonic plates have moved and we are living in Siberia.

Good tip .

Jigsaw? Ply? You must've been going through the JS blades at a bulk-buy rate, !

Thank god the grinder worked , proberly would have been a hammer and chisel next , now thats scary using darkside gear

A mate was in hospital a couple of years ago having some work done - the bloke in the next bed with the morphine drip had been using an angle grinder to cut wood - I suspect he had fitted a small saw blade, but he wasn't in a condition to ask - and had dropped it, still running, onto his leg - which had been opened from mid-thigh to foot.

Of course you can do the same trick with a circular saw, but it requires more co-ordination to hold the guard back.

Originally Posted by

I had a lousy day today.

Cold, wet and windy. Making a cabinet to fit into a motorhome that has to go around a heap of stuff in the way.

Glue up was not going as intended and I seemed to be all fingers and thumbs.

Just a lousy day. We all have them.

, it was lousy because you ventured into the real world of woodworking and your comfy blanket (lathe) wasnt their to help... Persevere, work through the pain, you can do it; the rewards are life changing… Real woodworking will change your life…. don’t give up... I know you can do it.... we are all here to help...

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

Jigsaw? Ply? You must've been going through the JS blades at a bulk-buy rate, !

What exacty are you supposed to cut ply with then? And what then is a jigsaw for?


Lucky I left to pick up Small Boy from school. warned me earlier in the day that I might actually see him do his Lolly. I hope Julie arrived home with the appropriate chocolate.

Originally Posted by Lignum

, it was lousy because you ventured into the real world of woodworking and your comfy blanket (lathe) wasnt their to help... Persevere, work through the pain, you can do it; the rewards are life changing… Real woodworking will change your life…. don’t give up... I know you can do it.... we are all here to help...

Lignum it looks as though you have him stumped (hard to beleive for ) but almost a day & a half and no reply

Congratulations he must have accepted defeat

cheers

Originally Posted by tea lady

What exacty are you supposed to cut ply with then? And what then is a jigsaw for?

I use a JS & drill for cutting small holes in ply, but much prefer a BS or TS for cutting sheets to size. The glue they use in ply chews out JS blades pretty quickly.

And with the amounts of ply I'd imagine goes through kitting out a motor-home...

Originally Posted by Lignum

, it was lousy because you ventured into the real world of woodworking and your comfy blanket (lathe) wasnt their to help... Persevere, work through the pain, you can do it; the rewards are life changing… Real woodworking will change your life…. don’t give up... I know you can do it.... we are all here to help...

I grew up with hand tools. I figure that I have earned the right to use things with switches. More power, (insert grunt here.)

Originally Posted by Calm

Lignum it looks as though you have him stumped (hard to beleive for ) but almost a day & a half and no reply

Congratulations he must have accepted defeatI am only catching up with the board now. Saw Jersey Boys Wednesday night and stayed in town for WWS.

cheers

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

I use a JS & drill for cutting small holes in ply, but much prefer a BS or TS for cutting sheets to size. The glue they use in ply chews out JS blades pretty quickly.

And with the amounts of ply I'd imagine goes through kitting out a motor-home...

I break down big sheets with the Jigsaw and then use the radial arm or bandsaw.

I agree that the glue plays havoc with blades. Turning it can be a pain on chisels (there's that lathe again Terry)