Timeline for Is it safe to cut throught a 70mm spruce beam with a Metabo jigsaw?
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Apr 27, 2013 at 12:03 | comment | added | alecail | I must say I underestimated a lot the power of this Metabo jigsaw. I bought a 10 cm blade (~5€) and with the right settings, I almost didn't realize that I was cutting through the beam. | |
Apr 27, 2013 at 12:00 | vote | accept | alecail | ||
Apr 25, 2013 at 14:41 | comment | added | sharptooth | @Antoine: The problem is likely with the wet chips getting stuck inside the cut - you could pause cutting, retrieve the jigsaw, then put it back and continue - that should help remove the wet chips. | |
Apr 25, 2013 at 14:38 | comment | added | alecail | OK I'll have a try, do it slowly and let the jigsaw do its work. I cut one with a handsaw, but it was so wet that the blade could barely move after ~ 2 cm , and I had to reiterate the cut on each side. | |
Apr 25, 2013 at 14:28 | history | answered | sharptooth | CC BY-SA 3.0 |