On 10 Jun, Rex Smith wrote:
I take it no-one has solved the crooked cut problem yet? I've finally
learned to live with it, and think it's slightly mitigated with the bi-metal
blade.
I sometimes fantasize about going with the next bigger size saw with the
3/4" blade, but the small size and low cost of my 4x6 trumps the straight
cut. Of course I'm just assuming the 3/4" blade will cut straight; maybe
that's a fallacy. Anyone know?
I've found that
if the band tension is up HIGH and
if the rollers are carefully adjusted and
if the pivot is not worn and
if the speed is not too fast and
if some lubricant is used ( I use some waxy stuff ) and
if the saw is sharp
pretty darn straight cuts result.
I do usually run an endmill over the edge when I'm being really picky,
but rarely take off more than .050" to true it up.
Often just a file cleans it up to my satisfaction. The pivot IS an
issue, though, and I can see a major mod in my future somewhere along
the line.
But like everyone else here, I can't IMAGINE how I lived without one.
Alan
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