Brokentone

I have cut quite a few signs from trex, they are very good outdoors. There does not appear to be dust, where I normally see dust I find heavy saw chips must go slow or the piece may weld back together or the blade weld in the slot. I do wear a mask even though there doesn’t appear to be any dust. At my 86 years I don’t think I have to be to concerned about long term effects. The sign in the picture is probably 10 years old outdoors. Bob

I have cut some intersecting word name signs from trex, one has been outside since 2015 and looks as good as new. I don’t think it would be good to cut on cnc as it requires a very slow blade speed. If I cut at a fast speed the blade welds to the material plus the cut welds back. I have not yet tried to glue up to make a board wider than 5 1/2”. Bob

I don’t use it often, yesterday I decided to make an intersecting word sign, as soon as I started cutting I new it was not going to go well because the pattern started lifting immediately. I had used shelf liner for the first time on this material, lesson learned. Here is the result, still need to do the ends not decided on design. Tanks for the kind words Bob

‘8I have used Trex deck boards for outdoor signs. Pros are after it is cut it is done (no finish required), stays like new indefinitely, there is no fine dust when cutting, blade life is pretty good I guess because of the oil in the material. Cons are it is heavy, need to tape backside (this is recycled material and I found something’s that can scratch table), cuts slow I use the lowest speed on my hawk, if you cut fast it will weld back together, I just found out today that shelf liner does not stick well enough use blue tape. The last pieces I bought were about 53. for a 16’ 1x6 solid edge. Bob

This was from a pattern request that was fulfilled by Travis, Thank You. Maple plywood, 2/0 Pegas mgt Bob

Have any of you tried Pegas super skip blades for compound cutting? I need to order some blades and was wondering how these would perform, thank you for any help you can provide. Bob

Possibly something is stuck in the chuck not allowing blade all the way in to the stop, if you put something behind the blade and cycle it up and down you will be able to see if it is the top or the bottom that is causing this. Good luck Bob

From what I have read is that a leak will disrupt the cyclonic action and allow the dust to get to the vacuum Bob

.Unless you need a portable saw I would repair the Jet, most parts that go bad are fairly inexpensive. Bob

I had the type 1 that I had bought used and did the service on it, the bearings were made in USA and Japan. When I took it apart most of the bearings still had adequate grease in them. I lost that and many other items to hurricane Florence. I bought a New Delta, not as good as the dewalt did a bunch of tuning to make it better but still not up to par. Was planning to buy Pegas when 20 RBI ultra showed up near me and meets all my needs at a much lower price. I studied the pegas trying to figure how they change the aggressiveness and came the conclusion that it is done by changing the length of the stroke. The arc of the blade is not changeable in that design so a shorter stroke will have less for and aft movement. Bob

I would love to have that pattern to. Make for the coffee bar at my church. Ahappy and healthy New Year to All Bob

I did buy some 6” from Lowe’s that was green it had thin wall don’t know if pvc fittings will work with it. I think the pvc would work fine .

I have bought 6” pvc from Lowe’s they had in stock, if no luck there any plumbing supply would have.

I have an upholstery staple gun that shoots 26g staples that range between 1/4” and 5/8” . I had not ever thought of it for stack cutting but think it might be the best option? Will have to order some staples for it,

I don’t know about fire but in hurricane Florence.noting in the garage was covered. Insurance people. Say a garage is for cars. A tool shed would be covered. Bob