Cutting big table legs

[gobbypunk]

Hi Martin , I seen one of those thatbolts on to a handheld circular saw on one of those building Alaska TV shows but could not find one for sale over hear 

[se7enthdevil]

makita have a handheld saw  the 5402A but there is a newish one on the market.

16-5/16 In. Magnesium Super SAWSQUATCH™ Worm Drive Saw

WWW.SKILSAW.COM

---

Cut big jobs down to size. The biggest worm drive on Earth features a cutting capacity of 6-1/4 in. so you can tear through 6x in one pass.

 

 

you have to get them from america as they are too dangerous for this side of the pond...

 

[Johnsond]

15 hours ago, se7enthdevil said:

gobby, do you know of anyone in your local area who has a chopsaw that has a 4" deep cut?

 

i have the DW708 and used that on my 6" table legs for the large table i did on the "all my woodwork so far" thread. you do have to flip it but being a chopsaw it gives accurate results.

 

i would not be without one so i suggest you consider buying a second hand one on ebay.

 

 

Agreed 

The larger mitre saws once set up can deliver really accurate cuts. I’d avoid the bigger circular saws for doing precision work. I’ve a Makita 0600 270 mm model and to be honest it was a wasted purchase, I used it once to cut some 8x8 beams  and did not like it at all. I got better results with a handsaw and patience. 

[gobbypunk]

Hi I have a big old Makita circular saw hand held and for rough stuff it’s ace if I had time to adapt something so it could run on the track that came with the makita track saw that would be cool ,but I just can’t find a big chop saw .

[Johnsond]

1 hour ago, gobbypunk said:

Hi I have a big old Makita circular saw hand held and for rough stuff it’s ace if I had time to adapt something so it could run on the track that came with the makita track saw that would be cool ,but I just can’t find a big chop saw .

Makita LS 1219 is what I use, 315 mm blade will do a 100mm cut over a decent run. 

[trigger_andy]

On 26/10/2019 at 18:32, Stubby said:

Is that you in the vid Trig ?

Nah, just a vid I found quickly with a google search. 

[gobbypunk]

Hi everyone just thought I would give you an update on how I cut the legs ,I used one of those saws from Japan ,bloody ace such a nice cut ,took a bit of getting used to but ace saw ,I think I will get more of them

[Lazurus]

8 hours ago, gobbypunk said:

Hi everyone just thought I would give you an update on how I cut the legs ,I used one of those saws from Japan ,bloody ace such a nice cut ,took a bit of getting used to but ace saw ,I think I will get more of them

What did you get?

[Woodworks]

I am a convert to the Japanese style saws. Oddly my favourite is made by Irwin with a more western style handle but the cut is fast and clean and they last an age.