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Re: Tiny circular saw
By:Nick Schade
Date: 6/16/1998, 9:35 pm
In Response To: Tiny circular saw (NPenney)

If I ever have $200+ burning a hole in my pocket I'd like to get the detail sander from Fein (as far as I know they invented the detail or corner sander). You can replace the sanding pad with a little saw blade and use it like a power razor saw.

I'll let mark find a link to Fein, they have other expensive sanding tools.

> Makita makes a great little circular saw that may be handy when
> making a kayak, especially a strip built. A link describing it is
> attached. I've used them, and they are a great tool. I do have to
> admit, I don't have one in my home arsonal at the moment. Extremely
> light, quite powerfull, wonderfully manageable. I've stood there with
> one ripping 8" 2x4's until I was bored and quit. Not because
> the saw quit or the battery went dead.

> The reason I suspect it could be very handy is for when you have
> to start triming down strips. With this tool, you could set depth
> to just barely strip thickness, and do the job right on the hull,
> using it instead of a pencil. I could be real wrong on its handyness
> for kayaks, but I figured I'd toss it out there.

> B&D makes one too. But theirs is much more a full sized saw
> in personality. Bigger blade, heavier and bulkier unit, etc. More
> suited for house building and such imo.

> I do not own stock in Makita, have no vested interest, blablabla.
>

Messages In This Thread

Tiny circular saw
NPenney -- 6/16/1998, 8:15 am
Re: Tiny circular saw
Nick Schade -- 6/16/1998, 9:35 pm
some general building tips!
david shipway -- 6/20/1998, 1:38 am
Re: Good advice.
Mark Kanzler -- 6/20/1998, 11:07 am
Re: Good advice.
R.C. -- 6/20/1998, 11:12 pm
Re: Tiny circular saw
Mark Kanzler -- 6/17/1998, 10:44 am
Re: Fein Cutting tools link
Mark Kanzler -- 6/19/1998, 6:42 pm
Re: Tiny circular saw
Mike Spence -- 6/17/1998, 1:20 am
Re: Tiny circular saw
Mark Kanzler -- 6/16/1998, 11:03 am