Lousy day.

[RETIRED]

I had a lousy day today.

Cold, wet and windy. Making a cabinet to fit into a motorhome that has to go around a heap of stuff in the way.

Glue up was not going as intended and I seemed to be all fingers and thumbs.

Just a lousy day. We all have them.

The final straw was my faithful jigsaw threw in the towel as I was cutting the ply for the faces and backs.

Did you know that an angle grinder with a thin (1mm) cut off wheel cuts ply better than any jig saw I know?

Very little break out or charring but a bit of smoke. Jobs done.

[Calm]

Cold, wet and windy.

After the last 10 years this is perfect weather - no complaints allowed

Look at the positive side you still learnt something new

Cheers

[artme]

I had a lousy day today.

Did you know that an angle grinder with a thin (1mm) cut off wheel cuts ply better than any jig saw I know?

Very little break out or charring but a bit of smoke. Jobs done.

I knew that!!!!

Also great for cutting bottoms of door jams so you can slide tiles under and not have to cut tiles to shape!

IMHO one of the greatest tool /blade combinations on earth.

[munruben]

Great for the fingernails too.

[Waldo]

After the last 10 years this is perfect weather - no complaints allowed

Look at the positive side you still learnt something new

Cheers

Great weather? I'm freezing my butt off and awaiting the 6:00 news tonight only to find out that I don't live in Melbourne as I thought, but that the tectonic plates have moved and we are living in Siberia.

Good tip .

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

Jigsaw? Ply? You must've been going through the JS blades at a bulk-buy rate, !

[Ashore]

Thank god the grinder worked , proberly would have been a hammer and chisel next , now thats scary using darkside gear

[bsrlee]

A mate was in hospital a couple of years ago having some work done - the bloke in the next bed with the morphine drip had been using an angle grinder to cut wood - I suspect he had fitted a small saw blade, but he wasn't in a condition to ask - and had dropped it, still running, onto his leg - which had been opened from mid-thigh to foot.

Of course you can do the same trick with a circular saw, but it requires more co-ordination to hold the guard back.

[Lignum]

I had a lousy day today.

Cold, wet and windy. Making a cabinet to fit into a motorhome that has to go around a heap of stuff in the way.

Glue up was not going as intended and I seemed to be all fingers and thumbs.

Just a lousy day. We all have them.

, it was lousy because you ventured into the real world of woodworking and your comfy blanket (lathe) wasnt their to help... Persevere, work through the pain, you can do it; the rewards are life changing… Real woodworking will change your life…. don’t give up... I know you can do it.... we are all here to help...

[tea lady]

Jigsaw? Ply? You must've been going through the JS blades at a bulk-buy rate, !

What exacty are you supposed to cut ply with then? And what then is a jigsaw for?


Lucky I left to pick up Small Boy from school. warned me earlier in the day that I might actually see him do his Lolly. I hope Julie arrived home with the appropriate chocolate.

[Calm]

, it was lousy because you ventured into the real world of woodworking and your comfy blanket (lathe) wasnt their to help... Persevere, work through the pain, you can do it; the rewards are life changing… Real woodworking will change your life…. don’t give up... I know you can do it.... we are all here to help...

Lignum it looks as though you have him stumped (hard to beleive for ) but almost a day & a half and no reply

Congratulations he must have accepted defeat

cheers

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

What exacty are you supposed to cut ply with then? And what then is a jigsaw for?

I use a JS & drill for cutting small holes in ply, but much prefer a BS or TS for cutting sheets to size. The glue they use in ply chews out JS blades pretty quickly.

And with the amounts of ply I'd imagine goes through kitting out a motor-home...

[RETIRED]

, it was lousy because you ventured into the real world of woodworking and your comfy blanket (lathe) wasnt their to help... Persevere, work through the pain, you can do it; the rewards are life changing… Real woodworking will change your life…. don’t give up... I know you can do it.... we are all here to help...

I grew up with hand tools. I figure that I have earned the right to use things with switches. More power, (insert grunt here.)

Lignum it looks as though you have him stumped (hard to beleive for ) but almost a day & a half and no reply

Congratulations he must have accepted defeatI am only catching up with the board now. Saw Jersey Boys Wednesday night and stayed in town for WWS.

cheers

I use a JS & drill for cutting small holes in ply, but much prefer a BS or TS for cutting sheets to size. The glue they use in ply chews out JS blades pretty quickly.

And with the amounts of ply I'd imagine goes through kitting out a motor-home...

I break down big sheets with the Jigsaw and then use the radial arm or bandsaw.

I agree that the glue plays havoc with blades. Turning it can be a pain on chisels (there's that lathe again Terry)