Yeah you'd think, but maybe if I adjust the saw so less blade is hitting the wood and more teeth, it might be less drag. Either way I don't think these saws are all they are cracked up to be. At least I have options and that is a good thing. This is probably the largest project I've done in a very long time and maybe the largest yet. So, there's a lot to be learned. On Jun 15, 2008, at 10:30 AM, Dale Leavens wrote:
> Well I am surprised. I would think you could cut a lot of flooring > with a circular saw before it ran out of battery, the wood is pretty > thin and although the laminations would play hell on the teeth and > dull the blade relatively rapidly you should be good for several > hundreds. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Scott Howell > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 6:09 AM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] cutting straight lines > > Actually this is a circular saw. I'd consider Milwaukee to be a pretty > decent tool. It's an 18V unit and the battery packs are actually new, > but I am beginning to believe less and less in the claims of most > manufacturers on battery claims. However, I got the entire kit at a > good price so can't complain much. > I agree buying something that is to much on the lines of junk would be > a bad bet and I can't honestly say what would I do in the future. > Appreciate the input, I suspect this is trial and error to some > degree. I was speaking of a jig saw earlier and it does a very nice > job for ripping these boards as well, but the circular saw does the > job more efficiently, where the jig is helping me do the notching that > is required. > > tnx > > On Jun 14, 2008, at 9:31 PM, Dale Leavens wrote: > > > Sorry that I can't help you with your battery saw, I have never used > > one but it should be sufficient for your purposes, what make and > > size and power is it? I wonder if the battery pack is a little old. > > > > I would warn you about buying a cheap sort of any saw, any tool > > really. This is particularly true if you intend to do more and learn > > more, a poor tool will soon discourage you and you will either end > > up replacing it with a better one in which case you could have > > purchased an even better one with the money you spend on the two of > > them. I suspect this is partially what you are experiencing with the > > saw you presently have. > > > > When you are using a straight edge though, you will usually do just > > fine with both hands in their intended place and using the front > > hand to both keep the face down and shifted toward the edge. Is this > > a circular saw or a jig saw? I just realized that you had been > > speaking of a jig saw in earlier posts. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.3.0/1502 - Release Date: > 6/13/2008 7:25 PM > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > Scott Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
