20-04-2014, 04:09 PM
David, there was no fence there to be against the beam.
If an accurate cut is needed, 90 degree or otherwise, then using the fence is only as good as the face it's guiding against so it's a case of chicken/egg.
We used a clamped guide track , that's what the operator should have done or used a guide batten.
Having used one of those saws I would say his stance was correct but he should have done another shuffle just before the point of blade breakout to reduce the out stretching of his arm, with a saw that size and weight you have to shuffle to a certain extent otherwise it's possible to loose control if your arms are at the wrong angle, especially at the start of the cut and the end of the cut and even more so on a wider beam.
When I we first got that saw I was a bit wary of using it but after a couple of goes I was fine with it.
Lawrence.
If an accurate cut is needed, 90 degree or otherwise, then using the fence is only as good as the face it's guiding against so it's a case of chicken/egg.
We used a clamped guide track , that's what the operator should have done or used a guide batten.
Having used one of those saws I would say his stance was correct but he should have done another shuffle just before the point of blade breakout to reduce the out stretching of his arm, with a saw that size and weight you have to shuffle to a certain extent otherwise it's possible to loose control if your arms are at the wrong angle, especially at the start of the cut and the end of the cut and even more so on a wider beam.
When I we first got that saw I was a bit wary of using it but after a couple of goes I was fine with it.
Lawrence.