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    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.

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    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

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    Quote Originally Posted by View Post
    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.

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    Great for the fingernails too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Calm View Post
    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 .
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    Jigsaw? Ply? You must've been going through the JS blades at a bulk-buy rate, !
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    Thank god the grinder worked , proberly would have been a hammer and chisel next , now thats scary using darkside gear
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    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.

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    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...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!! View Post
    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?


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    Quote Originally Posted by Lignum View Post
    , 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

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    Quote Originally Posted by tea lady View Post
    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...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lignum View Post
    , 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.)

    Quote Originally Posted by Calm View Post
    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
    Quote Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!! View Post
    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)

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