Over the weekend, I was supposed to pick up my Festool circular saw from a client's home to fit a plywood floor in a log cabin this morning.
Needless to say I didn't pick it up.
Decided to try out the Festool guide rail plate for my old Festool Trion jigsaw that I purchased about 10 years ago and had never yet used.
V happy with the results. Clean, straight cuts (cutting from the underside). Cutting rate was a tad slower than the circular saw and I had to cut the ply on offcuts of Celotex. Nevertheless I didn't regret not having my circular saw.
With one of the first cuts, I neglected to take into account the thickness of the blade and overcut by 2mm. I simply pulled the guide rail back 2mm along the length and recut.
Granted t was only a plywood floor but I was instantly reminded of why I am willing to pay a premium for their tools and attachments.
That said, the dust extraction ports on the Trion are rubbish for cutting ply as the splinters clog them within seconds. Given that I was working outdoors, I didn't bother with dust extraction.
Needless to say I didn't pick it up.
Decided to try out the Festool guide rail plate for my old Festool Trion jigsaw that I purchased about 10 years ago and had never yet used.
V happy with the results. Clean, straight cuts (cutting from the underside). Cutting rate was a tad slower than the circular saw and I had to cut the ply on offcuts of Celotex. Nevertheless I didn't regret not having my circular saw.
With one of the first cuts, I neglected to take into account the thickness of the blade and overcut by 2mm. I simply pulled the guide rail back 2mm along the length and recut.
Granted t was only a plywood floor but I was instantly reminded of why I am willing to pay a premium for their tools and attachments.
That said, the dust extraction ports on the Trion are rubbish for cutting ply as the splinters clog them within seconds. Given that I was working outdoors, I didn't bother with dust extraction.
