One
of the features of the Festool Plunge Saw is that it fits on the guide rail and can be
moved easily along its length.
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She
rehearses the move along the rail's length. The movement is smooth, but we can make it
smoother.
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Here is the
"dry" lubricant we used. It sprays a light mist that can be rubbed off quickly.
The resulting guide rail is amazingly slick and the saw literally glides along the length.
It contains no silicone so it is "wood safe."
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The new rails have two green strips to help the saw glide easily. The spray still helps quite a bit. |
The
arrow points to the suction hose holder (P/N 487 072). It is meant to be placed in the
corner of the vacuum and hold the hose when not in use. I have made better use of it as a
hose and cord swivel to keep them both from dragging during the cutting.
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It doesn't take long for Andrea to make the sample cuts. She carefully marks each group so that she can know where each blade's results are. |
For each blade, she made 5 cuts. the Three at the right are simply straight
cuts with the blade set to go into the substrate by 1/4".
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This two-inch section shows some minor chipping on the 4th kerf
position. The near side is the "first" with number two and three on the
underside. All underside cuts were perfect and showed no chipping.
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This section is more representative of the entire length with very minor chip out on the fourth edge. This length is acceptable.
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This view shows the "scoring" cut as well as the cut with two passes scoring and then full cut. It is virtually chip out free. If there were no other way to get perfect cuts, I would consider using scoring cuts. Fact is, we will find that there is a better blade than this for this melamine particle core material. |