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Wood Cutting Question
Amra:
If your Jigsaw blade is either flexing or bending then you must be doing one of two things, possibility one is you are trying to cut your 45
SNAAAKE:
--- Quote from: Amra on April 01, 2003, 02:58:23 am ---If your Jigsaw blade is either flexing or bending then you must be doing one of two things, possibility one is you are trying to cut your 45
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Amra:
--- Quote ---simple question,can these flexible jigsaws do any angle cuts?
Like i could do a 45 and a 30 degree cuts?
Likes its universal or somethin?
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It depends on the Jigsaw, my personal Jigsaw can only do 90
MrTeamWork:
Well guys I cut all the wood I could yesterday that did not need an angled cut, and now I need to cut 7 pieces with an angle.
The angles are: 45 degress, 11.21 degrees, and 22 degrees or something like that..
My 'Skil' jigsaw can have it's plate removed and tilted to a 45 degree angle, but I don't know how to make the cut.. do I clamp down the wood then just run the saw over the edge? The plans do not make it clear ( at least to me ) for the UAII.
I have no idea how I am going to make the other angled cuts.. I heard of something called a mitre box, but they look small at the Home Depot and I need to cut like a 25 inch section of wood at an angle.
The problem is I can't finish my cab if I cant make the angled cuts, since the angles of the finished pieces fit together snug inside the cabinet when it's done. =/
Can anyone suggest some sort of tool/device/etc that is not too expensive that I can use for the angled cuts?
- Mike
P.S. On another note, I am not a 'cowboy' and would never risk losing fingers over a arcade cabinet using the circular saw in a way that was described in this thread .lol I need my fingers :)
neuromancer:
--- Quote from: MrTeamWork on April 01, 2003, 10:49:16 am ---Well guys I cut all the wood I could yesterday that did not need an angled cut, and now I need to cut 7 pieces with an angle.
The angles are: 45 degress, 11.21 degrees, and 22 degrees or something like that..
My 'Skil' jigsaw can have it's plate removed and tilted to a 45 degree angle, but I don't know how to make the cut.. do I clamp down the wood then just run the saw over the edge? The plans do not make it clear ( at least to me ) for the UAII.
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Yes. Use a straightedge clamped to the work to help guide the saw. NOT ALL BLADES ARE EQUAL. Bosh makes some hardened, hollow ground blades that make much cleaner, straighter cuts than the cheap blades you get with the saw.
Can you really not adjust the saw to other angles? It seems like most "continuously variable" designs are cheaper and easier to incorporate than most "multi variable" designs.
You can easily use a jig saw proped up on an angle. You can even use them free hand without any difficulty. It's not like a circular saw that can get loose and "drive off".
Other alternatives that are cheap would be to cut close to the angle, and then use a surform to shave off the rest, or a belt sander. Or you could use a hand saw and a protractor. If you work slowly and check the angle often, you can do a decent job.
The most important thing to remember is that the outside of the work is the most important part. If you cut out too much a few places on the inside, it won't matter, esp. if you glue it up with construction adheasive (aka. "liquid nails").
Bob